TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2017 ” Hughes Network Systems will look into the interoperability of commercial satellite transports in efforts to build a wideband communications architecture for government under a contract from the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the Wideband Communications Arch...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2017 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has added a media analytics tool and artificial intelligence platform to the Azure Government cloud in support of government customer needs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company introduced the Cognitive Services White Glove Program on July 17 and the Azure Media An...
Dan McCarron, formerly general manager of tiag‘s national security division, has been promoted to vice president for operations and national security at the Reston, Virginia-based management consulting and technology services provider. McCarron will oversee the national security division’s efforts to support customers in the intelli...
Wayne Lewandowski, formerly vice president of federal business at Thales e-Security, has joined HyTrust as senior VP and general manager for North American public sector business. Lewandowski will work to turn the federal advisory board™s advice into action as he oversees the company™s work with defense agencies and other federal...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 25, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) is scheduled to conduct next year an uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner space vehicle in June followed by a manned test flight two months later under the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Space...
Mark Fisher, formerly vice president and general manager of Schafer‘s aerospace business, has joined Dynetics as program manager for space hardware within the applied science company’s space systems division. Dynetics said Tuesday Fisher brings approximately 30 years of aerospace industry experience in program management, flight ope...
John Pitsenberger, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sotera Defense Solutions, has been appointed CFO of MHVC Acquisition Corp. — previously known as the government information technology services division of Harris (NYSE: HRS). MHVC CEO Stu Shea said in a statement released Tuesday Pitsenberger’s g...
Speedcast International has signed a definitive agreement for a potential $100 million acquisition of UltiSat in efforts to establish a new government division and build on existing remote communications offerings to the public sector. Speedcast said Sunday the pending transaction with the U.S. government contractor is anticipated to ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqtGuRdIFyQ Iraqi security forces recently liberated Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. U.S. and Iraqi defense officials have said the loss of Mosul is a decisive blow to ISIS and the coalition will stand with the Iraqi government until ISIS is defeated....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 21, 2017 ” Hortonworks (Nasdaq: HDP) has appointed Chief Financial Officer Scott Davidson and Senior Vice President Scott Reasoner as well as hired Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) software business Chief Operating Officer Alan Fudge to assume new leadership roles, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. Davi...
