Dan Fisher, president of Ball Corp. (NYSE: BLL), will officially assume the additional role of CEO when the company’s shareholders hold their annual general meeting on April 27. He will succeed John Hayes, who has held the top post at the corporation since 2011 and will continue to serve as chairman of the board of...
Blue Origin has agreed to acquire advanced robotics manufacturer Honeybee Robotics from technology conglomerate Ensign-Bickford Industries for an undisclosed amount. Once the deal is completed in mid-February, Honeybee will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin while retaining its brands, leadership team, offerings and business process...
Federal Advisory Partners, a Sagewind Capital portfolio company, has purchased Favor TechConsulting for an undisclosed sum to further advance the delivery of information technology and integrated management consulting support to federal sector clients. Tim Borchert, CEO of Federal Advisory Partners, said in a statement published Tuesday the two comp...
Thirteen commercial launch services providers have secured positions on a $300 million contract vehicle to help NASA send small satellites to Class D spacecraft into different orbits. The agency said Thursday it will place firm-fixed-price task orders through the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract over five years. NASAR...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its FAA: Climate Change Priorities Fireside Chat session Wednesday featuring keynote speaker Kevin Welsh, executive director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Environment and Energy, who delivered exclusive insights to the virtual audience on how the aviation industry is tackling climate change thro...
Neal Frick, formerly vice president of mission services at CyberCore Technologies, has elevated to the CEO post at the Elkridge, Maryland-based company. He brings to the chief executive role over 18 years of experience building operational teams and driving growth for businesses supporting the Intelligence Community and other U.S. government custome...
Jeff Harman, president of Oceus Networks since June 2020, will serve in the additional role of CEO at the Reston Virginia-based broadband communications company. Harman has helped steward Oceus’ growth initiatives prior to the promotion and he will continue to lead innovation efforts across its portfolio in his expanded responsibilities, the c...
Egypt has asked to buy a dozen C-130J military transport planes and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a $2.2 billion foreign military sales proposal approved by the State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed FMS deal for Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Super Hercules offering seeks to ad...
On Tuesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its final installment of the informative Data-Driven 2021 Series, Fostering Resilient, All-of-Nation Pandemic Response, which acted as a dedicated platform for federal and industry health sector leaders to join in a synergistic discussion on the U.S.’ pandemic response and resilience efforts as new...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) reported $17.7 billion in net sales during the fourth quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, up 4 percent from the prior-year period, and posted $2 billion, or $7.47 per share, in Q4 net earnings from continuing operations. The Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense contractor said Tuesday Q4 cash from operations reache...
