William Searcy, a two-decade FBI veteran and a former head of information technology programs at the bureau, has joined Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS) to lead the technology services company’s new justice, law enforcement and border security initiative. Unisys said Thursday Searcy will help oversee the Blue Bell, Pa.-based company’s ...
The State Department has cleared a potential $225 million foreign military sale of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems and logistics support for the United Arab Emirates’ C-17 military transport planes. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will act as principal contractors for the&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 23, 2016 ” Modern Technology Solutions Inc. will provide technical engineering support to the Strategic Capabilities Office within the Defense Department under a $22.6 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. DoD said Friday the award from the Washington Headquarters Services runs through Feb. 24, 20...
Pat Blevins, formerly senior vice president of strategic growth at InfoZen, has been named vice president of the solutions engineering organization at General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) information technology business unit. Blevins will lead the organization that works to deliver platforms to industry and government clients in the areas of cyber...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) a potential six-year, $37 million contract to provide logistics and repair services for the military branch’s subscale aerial target system. Kratos said Monday it will also supply consumable and peculiar reparable spares for BQM-167A fligh...
The Government Accountability Office has denied the Boeing (NYSE: BA)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team’s protest of the U.S. Air Force‘s award of the highly-classified Long Range Strike Bomber contract to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) in a ruling that could give way for engineering and development work to start. Boeing and Lockheed hold a...
The State Department has given Pakistan the go-ahead to buy eight F-16 Block 52 planes, related equipment and logistics support from the U.S. government under a potential $699.04 million foreign military sales agreement. Pakistan will use the additional fighter jets to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations, the Defense Secur...
A team comprising Dynetics and Radiance Technologies team has been selected to build the core stage Pathfinder vehicle for NASA™s Space Launch System under a delivery order awarded through a potential five-year, $350 million contract vehicle. Team technical lead Dynetics said Thursday the companies will work to fabricate, assemble and transport...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2016 ” The Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) electronic and combat systems onboard the U.S. Navy‘s DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer have completed a week-long at-sea series of trials, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday the Alpha Trials tested the capabilities of the Total Ship Co...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 10, 2016 ” Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide training support to the U.S. Marine Corps to help them operate data and radio communication systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday it will also help the Marine Special Operations Command on the implementation of satellite...
