TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2021 — A solar electric propulsion system manufactured by Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) for NASA’s Psyche asteroid exploration mission arrived at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in late March, ExecutiveBiz reported March 30. JPL said March 29 efforts are underway to assemble the spacecraft ...
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is nearing a potential deal to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based artificial intelligence technology developer Nuance Communications (Nasdaq: NUAN) for $56 per share, or approximately $16 billion, Bloomberg reported Sunday. The estimated price of the transaction is a premium of 23 percent to Nuance’s Friday closin...
The Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) continues to help U.S. warfighters manage the modern battlefield’s information overload. JADO unites multiple defense systems and data sources to warfighters to provide combatants with comprehensive situational awareness. JADO enables warfighters to make quick decisions to dive into actions to achieve inf...
Neil Mitchill, formerly corporate vice president of financial planning and analysis and investor relations at Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has elevated to the role of chief financial officer of the aerospace and defense company. He succeeds Anthony “Toby” O’Brien, who held financial leadership roles for more than three decades at Raytheo...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for her data prioritization efforts and policy advancements, which will ready the federal defense sector for the future of warfare. This marks Hicks’ first Wash100 Award. Hicks, a former Department of Defense (DOD) official, was co...
Mike Madsen, deputy director and director of strategic engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has received his first Wash100 Award, the most significant award in government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership, innovation and success to drive commercial technology and partnerships to advance IT capabilities for both sectors. Visi...
McNally Capital and Nio Advisors have acquired McLean, Virginia-based professional services company Orbis Operations for an undisclosed sum as Orbis looks to establish a position in the national security market. Chicago-based McNally said Thursday it completed the acquisition through a capital fund and in accordance with the family-owned private equ...
Potomac Officers Club (POC), the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its CIO Forum 2021 on Wednesday, April 7th. If you missed the 2nd Annual CIO Forum, you can still access the OnDemand footage by visiting Potomac Officers Club’s Event Archi...
Five companies have won spots on a five-year, $25 million contract to help the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command connect with external organizations to develop a science, technology, engineering and math talent pipeline. Contractors will support CCDC in networking pursuits in the government, commercial and academic sectors to...
Sean Plankey, a cybersecurity and government veteran, has been appointed director of cyber missions at enterprise artificial intelligence company DataRobot. He will oversee the development and integration of DataRobot’s AI technology into cybersecurity platforms for government and commercial markets, the company said Thursday. Plankey’s appointm...
