Charles Woodburn, chief operating officer at BAE Systems, will officially assume the chief executive role after Ian King retires from the British defense company at the end of June. “Since his appointment last year, Charles has made an important contribution to the company, bringing impeccable engineering credentials, broad internati...
Eight companies have received contracts worth a combined $17 million to help NASA advance small launch and space vehicle technologies under the second round of the agency’s Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Tipping Point Technologies program. NASA said Thursday each contract contains a performa...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (NYSE: AJRD) has agreed to acquire L3 Technologies‘ (NYSE: LLL) Coleman Aerospace business for $15 million cash in a push to expand the former’s systems engineering and mission analysis expertise. Coleman Aerospace will be renamed “Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace Inc.”...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index held flat as the U.S. stock bellwether S&P 500 composite index traded narrowly lower Wednesday after the most recent Federal Reserve meeting minutes indicated a desire among many policymakers to raise interest rates “fairly soon.” GovCon Index advancers slightly edge...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2017 ” VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Intel‘s (Nasdaq: INTC) health and life sciences division have partnered to provide information and assessment services in an effort to help healthcare information technology organizations mitigate security risks, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The team will work to identify po...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2017 ” A Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) subsidiary in India has entered into an agreement with the government of Jharkhand to deploy cloud, mobile and machine learning technologies in support of the Indian state’s digital transformation initiative, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said F...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will produce laser-guided training rounds for Poland’s military under a $1.9 million contract from Megmar Logistics and Consulting, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. This is Poland’s first procurement of the Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds under the F-16 Block 52...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2017 ” Comprehensive Health Services is now part of the consortium called International Stability Operations Association that seeks to establish standards, partnerships and business development opportunities in stability operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. “We are proud to be a member of this disting...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2017 ” NTT Data (NYSE: NTT) will provide an infrastructure-as-a-service platform to state and local agencies participating under the National Association of State Procurement Officers’ ValuePoint cooperative purchasing program, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the mast...
Dan Allen, chairman and CEO of Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary, plans to retire from the Reston, Va.based professional services company by the middle of this year. Serco Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a search for Allen’s successor that will include internal and external candidates. “Throughout his tenur...
