Saab will relocate the headquarters of its North American defense and security business from Ashburn, Virginia, to East Syracuse, New York, in a push to grow the unit’s U.S. footprint and local presence in the state, Syracuse.com reported Wednesday. Rick Moriarty writes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the State address...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell for a second straight session Thursday on continued declines by large aerospace and defense primes as U.S. stocks also tumbled with earnings season at the forefront of investor attention. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio and two of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 11, 2017 ” L3 Technologies‘ (NYSE: LLL) commercial training solutions business unit has partnered with the U.K.’s Surrey County Council to construct an airline training center and aircraft simulator production facility in London, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the L3 Lon...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 11, 2017 ” Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) digital solutions subsidiary will offer Quorum Analytics‘ legislative and dialogue tracking software to elected federal, state and local officials as part of an exclusive reseller agreement between the two companies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The partnership loo...
Phil Quade, former special assistant for cyber of the National Security Agency director, has joined Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) as chief information security officer and strategic consultant to C-level enterprise clients. Fortinet said Tuesday Quade will oversee the company’s information security, compliance with global regulations and standa...
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based knowledge discovery firm Diffeo has purchased Boston-based startup Meta Search for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand search and discovery technology offerings. Diffeo said Tuesday it also renamed Meta Search™s platform to Diffeo Cloud Search as part of the acquisition. “Diffeo’s cust...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded narrowly higher Tuesday with help from middle-tier and government services companies to offset losses by large primes as U.S. stocks recorded another mixed session that saw industrials lag and healthcare stocks climb. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio as five of its 11...
Jeffrey Nyweide, formerly GlobalOptions Group executive vice president and chief financial officer, has joined WidePoint (NYSE: WYY) as president, CEO and board member. The managed mobility services provider said Monday Nyweide will succeed former CEO Steve Komar, who will transition to the role of executive chairman and continue...
Billie Hartless, formerly human resources vice president at location-based cloud technology company HERE, has been appointed chief human resources officer at Polycom. The collaboration platform provider said Monday Hartless will succeed Laura Owen, who will move on to a new opportunity outside the company. “[Hartless] has a strong track r...
AAI, a subsidiary of Textron (NYSE: TXT), has won a potential $475 million contract to provide unmanned aircraft system intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has an ordering period of four and a half years ...
