TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 5, 2016 ” Exelis, a subsidiary of Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS), will provide radar and sensor systems engineering, sustainment and integration services under a $14.1 million U.S. Air Force contract modification, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract modification also includes...
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) will continue to perform engineering and science services for NASA’s Huntsville, Alabama-based Marshall Space Flight Center under a one-year, $127.8 million contract modification. Jacobs said Tuesday the company started its science and engineering and technician support to MSFC on Oct. 3, 2015 and will...
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has appointed new vice presidents to lead its engineering and mission assurance businesses. The company said Monday it appointed Mike Gazarik as VP of engineering and Jeff Osterkamp as VP of mission assurance. Gazarik, formerly technology director at Ball Aerospace, will oversee the company’s en...
VT Halter Marine, a shipbuilding unit of ST Engineering North America, has been awarded a one-year, $39.9M contract option to design and build an additional mobile berthing barge for the U.S. Navy. “The Navy exercising a contract option for the fourth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) is a testament to the professional workforce at ...
Julia Jones, most recently director of operations integration at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been named vice president of manufacturing and facilities within the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division. HII said Monday it also promoted Gary Fuller, former director of test engineering for the company's nuclear p...
QinetiQ US has appointed Donna Wilson, a seasoned financial executive, as chief financial officer to help strengthen the company’s financial leadership as it advances strategic growth initiatives across national security and defense markets. Expanding Presence in Persistent Surveillance, Maritime Systems & Other Key Markets “Donna br...
BWX Technologies has appointed Kevin McCoy, Joseph Miller and Kate Kelly to key executive positions. The Lynchburg, Virginia-based company said Monday McCoy will serve as chief nuclear officer, Miller as president of government operations and Kelly as president of advanced technologies. Kevin McCoy As the new chief nuclear office...
Tom Vecchiolla, president and CEO of QinetiQ US, has accepted his 2025 Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently visited the QinetiQ US office to personally congratulate Vecchiolla for his second Wash100 win. Since 2014, the Wash100 Awards has been honoring the most influential people in the government and government contracting i...
Tom Vecchiolla, former ST Engineering North America leader and Wash100 Award recipient, was appointed president and chief executive of QinetiQ US, effective Jan. 17. The QinetiQ subsidiary said Vecchiolla, a defense industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, assumed the responsibility of leading its U.S. operations from Shawn Purvis, a ...
Comtech‘s (Nasdaq: CMTL) board of directors has named John Ratigan, chief corporate development officer, as interim CEO and elected Mark Quinlan as chair of the board following the termination of Ken Peterman for conduct unrelated to the business. “We are fortunate to have a leader of John’s caliber leading Comtech’s talented organiz...
