Leonardo DRS has agreed to divest the 50 percent stake it holds in Advanced Acoustic Concepts, the defense contractor’s joint venture with the defense and security subsidiary of Thales. ACC, which earned $80 million in 2021 revenue, offers undersea warfare systems to the U.S. Navy and employs more than 200 employees, Leonardo DRS said Tuesday....
The Department of Defense has created two deputy assistant secretaries as part of the reorganization of its industrial policy office to improve oversight of the defense industrial base amid supply chain challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense One reported Thursday. Jessica Maxwell, a spokesperson for DOD, said one of the new deputies will f...
Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, was presented his fourth Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed annual award that seeks to acknowledge the significant leaders across the government contracting (GovCon) sector for the impending year, during a recent visit to the HII’ headq...
Steve Orrin, chief technology officer and senior PE with Intel Federal, published his first article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday. GovCon Expert Steve Orrin provides a look into the current cybersecurity space as it relates to artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies influencin...
Raj Shankar, vice president of digital transformation & GTM at Salesforce, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the importance of data transformation and how Salesforce can help drive larger digital transformation efforts for its customers. In addition, Shankar also discussed how Salesforce is driving success for its customers in the go...
The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is a set of cybersecurity standards created in 2019 to fortify the Defense Industrial Base against the increasing threat of cyberattacks and protect sensitive, unclassified information shared by the DOD and its contractors. CMMC incorporates these cyberse...
Henry Choi, a three-decade government services industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of business development for cyber, electronic warfare and space at HII’s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division. He will oversee business growth, customer engagement and strategic functions in his new position, the company said Friday. Choi previo...
Ian Reason, a two-decade aerospace and defense sector veteran, has been named a senior vice president at Barnes Group (NYSE: B) and president of the company’s aerospace business. His appointment takes effect May 2 and he will succeed Michael Beck, who intends to retire on April 30, Barnes said Monday. Reason most recently served as...
Babel Street has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of industry veterans Michael Southworth as CEO and Brian Daum as chief financial officer. The Washington, D.C.-based company said Thursday Southworth will succeed Jeff Chapman, who will transition to a new role as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. He joins the data...
Robert Samuels, an investment and financial analysis professional with two decades of Wall Street experience, has been appointed as the first vice president of investor relations and corporate communications at Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL). Michael Porcelain, president and CEO of Comtech, said in a statement published Monday that Samuel...
