Robert Freda, formerly assistant corporate controller of Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW), has been appointed to succeed the retiring Harry Jakubowitz as treasurer at the Davidson, North Carolina-based defense electronics provider. Curtiss-Wright said Friday that Freda will report to Chief Financial Officer K. Christopher Farkas and oversee corporate tax a...
Guilford, Maine-based woodenware manufacturing company Hardwood Products has secured a $110.1M undefinitized contract from the U.S. Air Force to obtain machinery and equipment needed to ramp up production of foam-tip nasal swabs for medical use. The AF Life Cycle Management issued the award as a commercial contract comes in support of industrial bas...
Since the onset of COVID-19, the government and industry have expedited the development process for new technologies and offerings to remain competitive in the evolving landscape. Innovation units across the nation have focused on artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, to support data and networks. During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th...
Axiologic Solutions, a federal information technology services contractor, has purchased intelligence services firm Knowledge Link for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its capabilities in support of missions of national security customers....
During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will meet to discuss the latest priorities across the R&D landscape. Featuring U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, chief of naval research, as keynote speaker, the summit will also address advancements and challenges w...
Isabel Guzman, director of California's Office of the Small Business Advocate, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as head of the Small Business Administration. The Biden transition team also announced the nominations of Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh to lead the departments of Commerce and La...
John Harris II, a 37-year Raytheon veteran and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the board of directors of Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO). He previously served as the Raytheon company's vice president of business development and as CEO of its international business....
Martin Schroeter, former senior vice president for global markets at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been named CEO of NewCo, an independent company that will be formed once IBM spins off its managed infrastructure services business by the end of 2021. Effective Jan. 15, Schroeter will oversee the new company that will focus on information technology infrastru...
New York-based private equity firm Sagewind Capital has invested in Perry, Georgia-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services provider Sigma Defense Systems for an undisclosed amount....
Maximus (NYSE: MMS) and Daly City, California-based cloud and artificial intelligence company Genesys released a report stating that most government organizations see the long-term benefits of implementing Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-approved cloud technologies....
