VSE (Nasdaq: VSEC) has purchased global aftermarket components distributor Desser Aerospace for $124 million in cash as part of efforts to diversify its aviation segment. The Alexandria, Virginia-based defense contractor said Monday it also concluded the $30 million sale of Desser Aerospace’s Seginus Aerospace, AOG Aviation Spares and DAC Engi...
Laurence Grayer, a former DynCorp International general counsel, has been named executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Sig Sauer. He brings more than two decades of experience in corporate compliance and governance and will help inform Sig Sauer’s business objectives, the Newington, New Hampshire-headquartere...
Kevin Toner, former managing director of treasury, economics and commerce at Mitre, has been elevated to the role of vice president of the organization’s Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization. He will lead the team that supports work programs and emerging technologies under the federally funded Center for Enterprise Modernizati...
The Government Accountability Office has decided to sustain 98 bid protests filed against the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center’s potential 10-year, $50 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract for IT products and services. CIO-SP4 is a governmentwide acqui...
Kristen McLeod, an accounting and finance professional with about two decades of industry experience, has been promoted to senior vice president of finance and accounting and controller at Calibre Systems. McLeod, a former VP, will continue providing guidance on corporate strategy development, budget execution and the synchronization of business app...
Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has appointed finance and technology leader David Farnsworth as chief financial officer and added Roger Krone, former chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and a 10-time Wash100 awardee, to the board as an independent director. Farnsworth will officially assume the CFO role at Mercury Systems on July 17, and will...
Susan Chodakewitz, former president and CEO of international economic and analytics consulting firm Nathan Associates, has been named chief growth strategy officer of technical and strategic consultancy Cadmus. Cadmus President and CEO Ian Kline said in a statement published Thursday Chodakewitz brings to the position her experience in building busi...
Executive Mosaic CEO and Wash100 Founder Jim Garrettson formally handed a Wash100 plaque of recognition to 2023 inductee David McKeown, senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the Department of Defense. McKeown is a first-time awardee of the Wash100, an annual selection of public and private sect...
The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has agreed to purchase the heads-up-display product line from Swedish defense technology manufacturer Saab in an effort to advance its avionics and safety portfolio of offerings. Saab’s HUD assets will be integrated into Honeywell Anthem, the aerospace business’ first cloud-native cockpit system customizable for a...
