Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Stefanie Tompkins is set to deliver a morning keynote speech at the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Jan. 19. Tompkins, who took the helm of DARPA as its 23rd director in March 2021, leads the Department of Defense’s research and development organ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 05, 2022 — Kevin Phillips, chairman, CEO and president of ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, said the company looks to increase its data analytics capabilities through its recent acquisition of Technical and Management Assistance Corp., ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. TMAC is a Columb...
Executive Mosaic’s flagship GovCon Wire will feature Kevin Welsh, executive director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Environment and Energy, in an upcoming virtual fireside conversation to overview the agency’s mission to address climate change within the aviation sector. The FAA unveiled in November its plan to impl...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 03, 2022 — Michael Buscher has joined UAV Factory to serve as chief strategy officer and help lead the unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing company’s merger with Jennings Aeronautics, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 29. “It’s truly exciting to be part of an organization committed to innovation and possessing a vision ...
Corey Frayer, formerly a senior professional staff member of the Senate Banking Committee, has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission to advise SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on cryptocurrency-related policy and interagency matters. SEC announced Thursday the appointment of Frayer to a senior advisory role and three legal professionals to operatio...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2021 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has demonstrated air to surface mission computer and sensors of its new anti-access/area denial missile using the CRJ-700 aircraft as the testbed, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 22. Mary Petryszyn, president of Northrop’s defense systems business and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2021 — Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) will continue providing three international defense and intelligence customers with access to the company’s 30 cm-class satellite imagery after it secured $100 million in contract extensions, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 22. The company also announced a second commitment to gai...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2021 — A team from Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has completed the system requirements review of the Next Generation Interceptor under a Missile Defense Agency contract awarded in March, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 21. The NGI team will now proceed to initial system design, additional...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2021 — Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) will work on the development, test and delivery of two six-foot-long robotic arms to the Defense Innovation Unit for use during in-space assembly activities, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 21. “Robotics will play a key role in humankind’s further development of space, and Maxar loo...
Executive Mosaic’s flagship GovCon Wire will feature Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, as the keynote speaker at a Jan. 13 virtual forum to offer the government contracting community an insight into digital modernization efforts at the Department of Defense. Costa was appointed to her current role in ...
