Kevin Youngquist was named vice president of sales for public sector at SoftBank Group-backed data security software firm Cohesity, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Youngquist came to Cohesity from Veritas Technologies, which was acquired by the former to create the largest data protection software provider by market share. Read...
Jacobs has been awarded a contract valued at $249 million by the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide architecture and engineering services to USACE’s Northwestern Division. The company said Thursday the multiple award task order contract aims to support environmental and facilities design projects that promote cl...
Michael Baker International has appointed industry veteran Tricia Quinn as vice president of aerospace and healthcare sectors. The Pittsburgh-based engineering and consulting services provider said Wednesday Quinn will strengthen the company’s engagement with federal, state and local government agencies, health systems and industry partners and ex...
Ayar Labs has raised $155 million in a round of Series D financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital. The San Jose, California-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to support high-volume production of its in-package optical interconnects to help address the need for scalable artificial intelligence infrastru...
BAE Systems’ land and armaments business segment has received a U.S. Army contract worth approximately $656.2 million to produce M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for the military branch. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal in Michigan will obligate funds and determine work locations ...
Leidos has appointed IT industry leader Tim Gilday as vice president of enterprise digital experience practice and human resources executive Tracee Sanders as VP of HR. Gilday and Sanders announced their appointments in separate LinkedIn posts published Tuesday. Tim Gilday Prior to Leidos, he was emerging technology senior director at General Dynami...
A Textron business has secured a potential $106 million contract from the U.S. Navy for production and engineering support of Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems. The company said Tuesday the award to Textron Systems is in support of Mine Countermeasure Mission Package, or MCMMP, PDS production, spares and engineering services. The MCMMP assists ...
Mark Donar, former vice president of growth and strategy solutions at Aeyon, has joined CGI Federal as VP of business consulting, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. The move follows CGI Federal’s acquisition of Aeyon in September in an effort to expand its digital transformation offerings and support services for U.S. federa...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million foreign military sales, or FMS, contract to provide command and control capabilities to Japan’s F-15 jet fighters. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that under the sole source award, Boeing will deliver radars, self-protection toolkits and mission computers to the Japan Air Self-Defense F...
The State Department has cleared Ukraine’s request to purchase F-16 Fighting Falcon sustainment services for $266.4 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed foreign military sale is aimed at strengthening the country’s capability to meet current and future threats. Ukraine to Buy Military Equipment, Se...
