Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has agreed to acquire Fulcrum IT Services for an undisclosed sum in a move to grow predictive threat analytics and situational awareness offerings for the government sector. The deal is expected to be completed in February and would add cybersecurity, software development, big data, special op...
Nicolas Nowinski, formerly a technical architect at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined ViON as vice president of information technology and security. œNicolas understands how best to blend IT with business strategy, which is an important set of skills that mirrors how our customers and all modern organizations are approaching IT, Tom Fra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 17, 2018 ” Mitre has opened the application process for its systems engineering fellowship program targeted toward federal employees with the goal to help them earn a master’s degree at the University of Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The nonprofit corporation said the 12-month program, which...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 16, 2018 ” SSL will design and establish requirements under an Environmental Defense Fund contract for the development of a small satellite that will work to monitor methane emissions from oil and gas plants, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) said Thursday its SSL business will co...
BAE Systems™ land and armaments business has received a potential six-year, $474.1M contract from the U.S. Army to help maintain the service branch’s systems. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the company will provide sustainment and technical support through the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The branch received one bid for the...
Donald DiFrisco, former CEO of International Surveillance Technology, has been named president of Telecommunications Support Services — a portfolio company of Acorn Growth Companies and provider of technical services to the defense electronics sector. DiFrisco said in a statement released Tuesday he aims to continue TSSR...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 15, 2018 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will work to build a submarine-based acoustic device designed to counter torpedo threats, under a potential $36M contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the contract for the development and testing of...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) a potential five-year, $1.76B contract to support company-made products for the Department of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard and the intelligence community. DoD said Friday the company will provide engineering services to help software developers and other product teams utilize knowledge database, t...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has landed a spot on a potential $501M contract vehicle from the Department of Defense to support joint force development programs. The company said Friday it will compete for task orders to provide cybersecurity, planning, execution and analysis services for Joint Chi...
Thomas Gillespie, director of the Department of Defense Information Analysis Centers, has provided the agency with strategic studies and built communities of interest in areas of critical importance, including cyber operations, weapon systems and homeland defense. In September, DoD signed 15 companies to a potential nine-year, $28B contract for tech...
