Maxar Technologies appointed Dan Smoot as CEO of its intelligence business, taking over for interim chief executive Daniel Jablonsky. The company said Monday Smoot is the latest addition to Maxar Intelligence’s new leadership team, which includes CFO Mike Mohn, Chief Product Officer Scott Herman and Chief Human Resources Officer Anat Gan Eden....
Virtru has appointed industry veterans Carrick Longley as senior vice president of global public sector and Jason Green as vice president of federal sales as the company seeks to build its growth momentum. Both executives bring decades of experience overseeing modernization programs for public sector customers, the Washington, D.C.-headquarter...
Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of the Department of Transportation, and Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and a two-time Wash100 awardee, have been elected to respectively serve as chairman and vice chairwoman of Mitre’s board of trustees. Slater most recently served as interim chairman and has been a memb...
The shares of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) popped 4.03 percent to $242.40 on mid-week after the company reported a 6 percent year-over-year revenue growth in the third quarter of 2023 to $10.6 billion versus Q3 2022. Another business highlight was the $95.6 billion company-wide backlog, the highest ever in the defense contractor’s history. Net earn...
Today, the influence of technology on homeland security is stronger than ever before. With cyberattacks now intertwined with more traditional homeland security threats, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is racing to adopt the technologies necessary to tackle a shifting array of challenges. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homel...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has booked a 22-month, $180 million task order to upgrade the Defense Health Agency’s military virtual health platform. The company said Thursday it will work with Amwell (NYSE: AMWL) to install a replacement for the Military Health System Video Connect tool as part of the federal Digital First initiative. DHA’s Progr...
Digital modernization services provider MindPetal has agreed to buy VerticalApps for an undisclosed sum to expand its digital offerings and help federal agency customers advance the adoption of intelligent automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. VerticalApps is an Arlington, Virginia-based small business that specializ...
As 5G communications technology advances, it’s opening up a new world of capabilities for missions across the defense landscape and within the public sector. In a new exclusive video interview, JMA Wireless’ Rishi Bhaskar sat down with Executive Mosaic to talk about what’s on the horizon for 5G innovation and why it’s so important at this ...
Juan Toves, a business development executive at Peraton, has taken on the role of vice president of business development for defense mission and health solutions sector at the Reston, Virginia-based information technology services contractor. He announced his new position in a LinkedIn post on Monday and will bring to the role his knowledge and expe...
Greg Caicedo, a more than two-decade business executive, has rejoined Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) as vice president of space domain awareness and space superiority, he announced in a LinkedIn post. He brings to the role his expertise and experience in space systems acquisition and operations, business development, strategic ...
