Amir Zekrya, a 20-year financial planning and analysis veteran, has been named vice president of finance at Bethesda, Maryland-based government services contractor Abt Associates. Zekrya most recently led the formation of a business case analysis service for federal mortgage agency Freddie Mac, Abt Associates said Wednesday. His indus...
In this episode of Voices from DARPA, get inside the full-spectrum engineering head of Dr. Troy Olsson, a program manager since 2014 in the Agency™s Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). Listen in as Olsson describes progress toward vanishing materials that can keep sensitive electronic components out of adversaries™ hands; unmanned air ve...
Professional services firm EY has won a potential $149.4 million contract from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to help the U.S. Navy audit the service branch’s financial statements. DFAS received two quotes for the labor-hour contract with five base months and four option years, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The obligate...
Analytical Mechanics Associates has secured a potential five-year, $324.4 million contract to conduct technology research and development efforts in support of NASA missions. NASA said Friday the Technology, Engineering, and Aerospace Mission Support 3 contract covers scientific research; engineering design, analysis, and development; tech...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) Senior Vice President, Defense Health & International Jerry Hogge has lauded the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ move to adopt a commercial electronic health record system that is interoperable with that of the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. “The VA se...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2017 ” A subsidiary of Cubic (NYSE: CUB) has received clearance under the National Security Agency‘s Commercial Solutions for Classified program to offer its tactical cloud servers in support of classified data, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Cubic said Wednesday the DTECH Labs cloud server...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” Space Systems Loral has teamed with NanoRacks and United Launch Alliance to work with NASA in efforts to determine the feasibility of converting rocket upper stages into commercial space habitats, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SSL said June 21 the Ixion Initiative Team will explore the potential...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” Deloitte‘s federal consulting business has hired Alan Estevez, former principal deputy undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, as a national security and logistics executive, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Estevez will work with federal clients to help tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 22, 2017 ” Tony Frazier, senior vice president of government solutions at DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), has said intelligence agencies have discovered the impact of commercial technologies such as big data analytics, machine learning and automation in geospatial intelligence operations, ExecutiveBiz reported M...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 22, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has rolled out a C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft variant designed specifically for special operations forces and their international missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday C-130J-SOF is the Super Hercules’ 10th prod...
