A NASA rover that launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket in July 2020 has reached Mars. NASA said Friday the 2,263-pound Perseverance rover will go through weeks of testing before it kicks off its scientific investigation of the planet’s Jezero Crater for two years. Astrobiol...
Advanced Technology International and the U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics have established a consortium as both nonprofit organizations aim to drive domestic production of electronic systems for defense use. ATI said Thursday the Defense Electronics Consortium will support a research and development effort focused on lead-free electronics m...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, as a 2021 Wash100 awardee for leading the company in efforts to create value through portfolio management, as well as her continued focus on growth through executive hires and contract pursuits in the federal sector. “Kathy has delivered an unpre...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has continually worked to identify, adapt and deliver innovative and disruptive commercial technology solutions to enhance safety and effectiveness, as well as maintain a competitive edge. The department and its agencies identify and develop emerging commercial technologies, adapt them for government use and...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize George Wilson, president of ECS Federal, for his significant contributions to the government contracting (GovCon) industry with his fourth consecutive Wash100 Award, the most coveted and prestigious award in all of GovCon. Visit ExecutiveBiz to read George Wilson’s full 2021 Wash100 Award profile. To vote f...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has appointed six members of the company’s board of directors to lead different committees in a move slated to take effect when the company holds its shareholders’ meeting on April 20. The announcement comes as Arthur Collins and Susan Schwab plan to step down from the Chicago-based planemaker’s board upon expirat...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Accuity have agreed to merge their operations to establish a combined entity focused on providing financial crime compliance and risk offerings for government and enterprise customers. Accuity will operate under the LexisNexis Risk Solutions organization as a result of the merger transaction, the companies said in a joi...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for his notable leadership that enabled the company to win massive contract awards in support of U.S. service branches, as well as drive growth efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks Prow’s seventh Wash100 Award. He...
SpaceX raised $850 million at $419.99 per share last week through an equity funding round that took its valuation to $74 billion from the $46 billion market value after an August fundraising effort, CNBC reported Tuesday. The report said Elon Musk’s space venture secured nearly $2 billion from its funding round six months ago and...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business will build sonar domes on U.S. Navy and allied surface combat vessels under a potential $64 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane, Indiana, division. Collins Aerospace said Tuesday its naval programs group will produce, install, engineer, deploy, inspect a...
