Marina Theodotou, former Defense Acquisition University official, was named executive director of a Department of Defense organization focused on providing Pentagon leaders with independent advice and specific recommendations to drive innovation, according to her LinkedIn post. Theodotou brings three decades of leadership experience to the Defense I...
Bulgaria has secured U.S. State Department approval to procure 183 General Dynamics-built (NYSE: GD) Stryker armored fighting vehicles under a potential $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement. General Dynamics Land Systems will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed FMS deal that includes infantry carrier vehicles; ICV – Drag...
Quinlan Lyte, a nearly two-decade aerospace industry veteran, has joined L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) as vice president and general manager of space and sensors. He announced his new position Monday on LinkedIn and came to L3Harris after more than four years of work managing Collins Aerospace’s propeller systems business. Previously, Lyte...
IFS has agreed to acquire Falkonry, a California-headquartered developer of artificial intelligence-powered software, in a push to expand its enterprise software offerings for defense and manufacturing industries. The transaction will combine Falkonry’s automated, self-learning anomaly detection tool with IFS’ AI-based planning, scheduli...
The Department of the Air Force has made an initial announcement for the development of next-generation artificial intelligence and distributed capabilities to support the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative. DAF is allocating $99 million in funding for the broad agency announcement over five years to facili...
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce the appointment of Integral Federal Senior Vice President of Business Operations Heather Dallara as chair of the 4×24 Contracts Group. The 4×24 leadership program is a networking series centered around dinners and meetings that foster meaningful business connection and inspiration within t...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide the U.S. Army with hardware systems, components, system management platforms and non-personal services under the potential 10-year, $7.9 billion Common Hardware Systems-6th Generation indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland received three offer...
Dean Tilsley, a veteran finance executive, has joined Deltek as a senior vice president and chief financial officer. He will report directly to Deltek President and CEO Mike Corkery as he oversees the execution of the company’s financial strategy to advance growth initiatives, the company said Thursday. Corkery said Tilsley is a results-focuse...
Tecolote Research will advise and assist Space Systems Command on business processes under a five-year, $131 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The sole-source award covers support for SSC’s administrative, financial and acquisition functions until Aug. 31, 2028, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Goleta, Californi...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded an RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary a $192 million contract to procure Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile weapons as part of the Department of Defense-led Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Raytheon will help the Pentagon obtain fielded AMRAAMs from multiple sources for Ukraine’s military, according to a DOD...
