OGSystems has announced a series of leadership changes as CEO and Co-founder Omar Balkissoon transitions to the role of board chairman of the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense and intelligence technology contractor. Garrett Pagon, OGSystems president and co-founder, will succeed Balkissoon as CEO of the company, OGSystems said Tuesday. Balkissoon wi...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $115.2 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to provide integrated logistics and site activation support services for P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The Navy will fund $103.4 million of the modified contract’s value and the Australian government will finance the remaining $11.8 million a...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a six-month, $74 million contract to repair, replace and provide program support services for engine components of the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft platforms. The Defense Department said Tuesday that GE will support 773 F414 airc...
Patrick O’Reilly, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former director of the Missile Defense Agency, has joined L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) as corporate vice president of engineering. He will report directly to Chief Technology Officer Paul DeLia and joins the New York City-based defense contractor after a distinguished military career,...
Greg Hughes, former CEO of Serena Software, has been selected by the board of directors to succeed Bill Coleman as CEO of Veritas Technologies, effective immediately. Coleman will continue to serve on the company™s board and join investment firm The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) as operating executive, Veritas said Monday. Hughes will oversee inno...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 8, 2018 ” Diane Gongaware, vice president of U.S. public sector services at Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), has said that a “proactive” approach to cybersecurity can help government agencies detect and respond to threats faster and mitigate the effects of cyber attacks, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 27. Gongaware wrote in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 8, 2018 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has created international boards in an effort to support its commercial and military businesses in Australia, Canada and the U.K., GovCon Executive reported Friday. L3 executives Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster and Ronald Cook will oversee each organization establ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 8, 2018 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Air Force to develop a data exchange framework and plan required for the certification of the company’s Next Generation Launch system, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 8, 2018 ” The Federal Aviation Administration has assigned a registration number to Boeing (NYSE: BA) for the company’s proposed unmanned aircraft system to the U.S. Navy as the future MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based autonomous tanker, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Boeing secured the FAA registrati...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2018 ” A General Atomics business unit will provide high-energy density capacitors for a Defense Department program that utilizes a Pre-Emplaced Vehicle Stopper in support of force protection and checkpoint operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday General Atomics ...
