David Van Wie, formerly mission area executive for precision strike mission at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been named head of the nonprofit research organization’s air and missile defense sector. He will lead the segment that aims to increase the country’s ability to defend against missile and aircraft threat...
Eighty percent of 222 dealmakers who responded to a KippsDeSanto & Co. survey expect merger-and-acquisition activity in the aerospace, defense and government services markets to increase this year or remain the same as last year. KippsDeSanto said Tuesday more than 60 percent of 2019 M&A Survey respondents were executive-...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 8, 2018 ” Mitre has updated its online list of software vulnerabilities with nearly 140 new entries as part of continued efforts to provide developers and security professionals a common reference and baseline standard to identify, mitigate and counter software security issues, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. ...
Tony D’Angelo, vice president of federal business at Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT), has said cloud migration and other information technology modernization initiatives provide agencies an opportunity to redirect their cybersecurity focus toward efforts aimed at protecting users from cyber threats. Agencies allocate only 8 percent of their cybersec...
Parsons has purchased Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor OGSystems for an undisclosed sum in a move to deepen expertise in geospatial intelligence and big data analytics. Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, said in a statement released Monday the company™s strategy is focused on disruptive technology platforms built ...
Sharon Watts, formerly an executive at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has joined Constellis as chief administrative officer. Constellis CEO Tim Reardon said in a statement released Monday Watts brings to the company “a strong background in information systems, human resources, staffing and optimizing merger and ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2018 ” Ray Williams, vice president and general manager of Radiant Solutions‘ agile intelligence business, has said the company utilizes technologies such as analytics, artificial intelligence and cloud to develop capabilities in predictive analytics, interactive mission planning, advanced data visualization ...
Lisa Crawford Bruch, most recently senior director of government strategy at CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), died on Dec. 17 at the age of 62. Family, friends and colleagues are invited to attend a celebration of her life at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Centreville, Virginia, on Saturday, Jan. 5th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CenturyLink said th...
San Diego, Calif.-based Cubic Corporation announced its acquisition of GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc. on Wednesday for $87M in cash, subject to customary adjustments. In 2019, GRIDSMART anticipates $25M in sales and $8M of adjusted EBITDA. Cubic expects to finance the acquisition through its existing credit facilities and predicts ...
Ronald Hahn, executive vice president of critical infrastructure protection strategies at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has been promoted to EVP of business development for the strategic growth organization within the company™s management services group. He will oversee the engineering firm™s growth initiatives in the federal government sector, AECOM...
