Arcfield has secured a potential three-year, $117 million follow-on contract to continue supporting the U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Life Extension strategic weapon system, or D5LE SWS, the government services and mission support provider said Tuesday. The 2026 Navy Summit, presented by the Potomac Officers Club, will be held on Aug. 27, wil...
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...
John Ratigan, formerly CEO and president of ST Engineering’s iDirect Government subsidiary, has joined Comtech (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief corporate development officer. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in the satellite communications and defense technology industry and will oversee the company’s strategic business growth initia...
Gunjan Goel, former chief information officer of ST Engineering, has joined General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems division as chief information and digital officer and senior vice president of information technology. The 25-year industry veteran will oversee the company’s digital transformation efforts in his new cap...
Tim Winter, former vice president of global accounts and international defense at ST Engineering‘s iDirect subsidiary, has been appointed interim president of iDirect Government. The U.S. Navy veteran replaces John Ratigan, who has led iDirectGov for two decades and helped the satellite communications provider grow its government business, the...
BAE Systems‘ land and armaments unit has won a seven-year, $278.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce a modernized ground vehicle designed to operate in the Arctic region and other extreme cold weather environments. The Beowulf amphibious tracked platform won the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle competition to replace the branch’s...
