TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 2, 2017 ” Mitre has appointed a former chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology and operations at global nonprofit organization ACT as VP and director of the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. Patricia Steinbrech will oversee the M...
Researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) are using drones to detect submerged and buried mines using a system sponsored by the Office of Naval Research™s (ONR) TechSolutions program. Designed to safely remove explosive ordinance in both coastal surf and shallow-water, the Mine Warfare Rapid Assessment Capability system (MIW RAC) c...
Jeff Storey, president and CEO of Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT), will serve as president, chief operating officer and board member at CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) once the Monroe, Louisiana-based telecommunications firm completes its planned $34 billion acquisition of Level 3. Storey will succeed CenturyLink CEO Glen...
Saab has received a potential two-year, $218.6 million contract from Sweden’s defense materiel administration to provide continued maintenance and support services for the country’s Gripen C/D multirole fighter aircraft. The company said Wednesday it will maintain components, procure equipment manage obsolescence, maintain spar...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2017 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a spot in Military Times’ list of Best for Vets Employers in 2017 for the company’s employment programs for military veterans, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. CTC said May 25 that 32 percent of its new hires and 15 percent of its total workforce...
Ashley Godwin, formerly senior defense and government affairs adviser for the Shipbuilders Council of America, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) as director of federal policy. HII said Wednesday she will help develop the company’s legislative and federal policy priorities in support of future sh...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Jean-Charles Ledé to the list of panelists for the Unmanned Systems Forum. As the use of military UAVs and commercial drones become more ubiquitous, innovative new uses of the technology have emerged. Th...
The General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security have selected Alliant and Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contracts as potential vehicles for agencies to procure continuous diagnostics and mitigation support services, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. DHS and GSA expect agencies to award $2.75 billion in...
Julie Bowen, a vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Mitre, has been promoted to senior VP at the nonprofit research and development company. Jason Providakes, president and CEO of Mitre, said Friday Bowen will oversee initiatives to expand outreach efforts, government relationships and strategic partnerships as well as e...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 26, 2017 ” CGI (NYSE: GIB) has been selected to provide cloud-based enterprise resource planning technology to several states through the National Association of State Procurement Officials’ ValuePoint acquisition vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday Utah administered a ...
