James Lackey spent three decades serving as a civilian in the Department of Defense in various capacities. He began as a flight test engineer at Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, where he quickly ascended to a department management position. After this, Lackey was promoted to the Pentagon as a senior executive working...
Scott Cody, a senior vice president at Westat’s Insight subsidiary, will transition to a new role as sector lead for human services at the Rockville, Maryland-based professional services company on Jan. 1. Cody will be responsible for overseeing the areas of education studies and social policy and economics in his next position, Westat said. H...
IBM has agreed to acquire information technology modernization and digital transformation services provider, Octo, from Arlington Capital Partners in a deal advised by Baird. The acquisition, which marks IBM’s eighth this year, is anticipated to augment the organization’s digital transformation capabilities in defense, health and civil...
When Vectrus and The Vertex Company completed their merger to form V2X in July, the enterprise’s projected pro forma revenue was approximately $3.4 billion. As the year comes to a close, V2X now has a combined backlog of over $12 billion, which is three and a half times more than early estimates anticipated. Leading the merged entity’s...
Serco Group’s North American subsidiary has appointed former Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) executive Gator Harvey as vice president of transportation and homeland security services. He will be responsible for Serco Inc.’s operations and business development strategies in emergency management, fleet, aviation and intelligent transport serv...
Illuminate, a provider of data collection and analysis tools to the government sector, has promoted President Tameika Hollis to the CEO position and elevated Gregg Melanson from executive vice president and general manager to chief growth officer of U.S. operations. The leadership moves seek to help Illuminate better respond to the increasing demand...
Cydecor has purchased InnovaSystems International for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its technical capabilities and client base in the defense and national security market. The combined entity aims to offer database development, software engineering, user experience architecture, business intelligence and analytics services to help ...
Mile Corrigan has dedicated her career to advancing national security goals through measured, consistent technological progress and continuous innovation for the federal sector. A long-time employee of Noblis, the Reston, Virginia-based nonprofit science and technology organization, Corrigan initially served in roles such as computer scientist and s...
Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary has won a potential $1.3 billion contract from the U.S. Army to build its V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the service branch’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. The Army said Monday FLRAA will replace the branch’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and the initial contract will cover the delivery of virtu...
Estonia has closed a $200 million deal to purchase six M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers, manufactured by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), along with associated equipment and support services from the U.S. government. The Estonian defense investment agency said deliveries of the systems are scheduled to begin in 2024 under the contrac...
