Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has wrapped up the purchase of the Airbus DS Communications business from Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment. Chicago-based Motorola said Wednesday it made the acquisition to expand its portfolio of command center and software enterprise platforms. Airbus DS Communications offers the VES...
Douglas Rosendale, formerly CEO of clinical informatics consulting firm CAIRNformatics, has been named federal chief medical interoperability officer at Deloitte‘s consulting business. The more than 25-year healthcare veteran will work with federal clients to help them address interoperability goals through the use of technology, Deloitte...
Tom Vice, formerly president of aerospace systems sector at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Reno, Nevada-based Aerion Supersonic as president and chief operating officer. Vice will report to Brian Barents, Aerion chairman and CEO, and oversee the development, certification and delivery of the firm™s AS2 supersonic aircraft, the company...
NASA has awarded multiple two-year contracts worth a combined $96 million to 128 proposals from U.S. small businesses that will conduct research and development projects in support of the agency’s future space missions. Selected companies will perform R&D work under the second phase of NASA’s 2017 Small Business Innovation Resea...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 7, 2018 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has unveiled a Microsoft 365 software package specifically for government customers with support from three government cloud platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. A company blog post said Monday the Microsoft 365 for U.S. Government package includes Office 365, Enterprise...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 7, 2018 ” In-Q-Tel Executive Vice President Lisa Porter has been named a potential nominee for the role of deputy undersecretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The White House posted Friday Porter’s name alongside nominees for other key administration position...
Gary Wentz, formerly vice president of human and commercial systems at United Launch Alliance, has been appointed VP of government and commercial programs. He will oversee ULA’s efforts to help customers manage programs and missions, integrate hardware and launch space missions in his new position, the Boeing (NYSE: BA)-Lockheed Mart...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a $73 million contract modification from the Federal Aviation Administration to update a computer system that works to help air traffic controllers manage airspace. The company said Tuesday it will conduct the first technical refresh of FAA’s Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System in an effo...
Earl Matthews, formerly vice president and general manager of enterprise security solutions division at DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), has joined Verodin as senior VP and chief strategy officer. Matthews will be a part of Verodin™s leadership team and oversee the development and execution of the McLean, Virginia-based security instrumentation firm...
Mark Cabrey, former president and chief operating officer of Phacil, has joined information technology contractor Technica as chief financial officer. Technica said Tuesday the nearly three-decade industry veteran brings customer and corporate relations experience as the Dulles, Virginia-based company aims to build up its positio...
