L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) won a potential eight-year, $131.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a proximity sensor technology that will offer a “height of burst” feature for general purpose warheads. The company will replace the military branch’s current DSU-33D/B sensors in an effort to address obsolescence, performanc...
Quadrint has won three task orders under the potential five-year, $600M MOJAVE contract vehicle to provide expertise for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to increase organizational performance and reduce operational risks. The company said Thursday it will help NGA’s Office of Strategic Operations coordinate with stakeholders to for...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2019 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled plans to apply a four-tiered strategy in support of the company’s effort to build a competitive edge in the hypersonic defense market, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Defense News reported Tuesday that Northrop is moving to pursue opportunities in hypersonic defens...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2019 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) formed an alliance with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington in an effort to advance multisector research on quantum information science, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Monday the Northwest Quantum N...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will eliminate the chief operating officer role starting April 1 as part of a new organizational structure following the election of COO Nazzic Keene to succeed Tony Moraco as CEO of SAIC. SAIC said Wednesday solutions and technology and customer groups as well as corporate functions wi...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential three-year, $4.04B contract modification to provide 78 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets with Block III configuration to the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the contract will fund the full-rate production of 61 F/A-18Es and 17 F/A-18Fs for fiscal year 2018 through fiscal 2021. DoD noted the ...
Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Sudhakar Kesavan, chairman and chief executive officer of ICF, with his second Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Kesavan for leading the company to great financial success and multiple contract awards in 2018. We are honored to present the most coveted award in govern...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a spot on the U.S. Army™s potential $982M R4 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for cyber and electronic warfare capabilities. The service will use the R4 IDIQ contract to support cyber electromagnetic activities needed to build up the force™s lethality in non-kinetic combat engagement...
Rumman Chowdhury, Global Lead for Ethical AI for Accenture, is in Washington D.C. this week to consult with the White House about the American AI Initiative that originated from an executive order by President Trump in February. While in town, Chowdhury took time out of her schedule on Tuesday to attend a breakfast meeting with various...
Rick Harrison, formerly a vice president and program manager at Noblis, has been named president of the nonprofit science and technology organization’s ESI subsidiary. He will be responsible for the group’s administrative, technical and financial operations as well as its business strategy, Noblis said Wednesday. Harrison has led organiz...
