Dean McKendrick, formerly a vice president at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), took a new role as Preferred Systems Solutions‘ senior vice president for its national security group in December. McKendrick brings more than 35 years of big data analytics and insider threat experience to PSS in an effort to boost its exposure in the Int...
The GovCon Index edged higher Wednesday with a gain of 0.300 points to 73.224 as the three major U.S. stock indices also closed narrowly up on new data investors welcomed as showing slight improvement in the U.S. economy. The latest National Employment Report from payroll processing services company ADP and Moody’s Analytics said pri...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” BAE Systems will develop an electronic warfare tool that works to pinpoint radio-frequency sources under an $11 million contract with the Office of Naval Research, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver will utilize ultra wideband sensors to fac...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” MarkLogic has deployed its database technology at healthcare agencies to help integrate health data in support of patient care, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday M*Modal and other healthcare organizations use the MarkLogic database to streamline data exchange and control adm...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will offer a new cybersecurity assessment service to help operators of industrial control systems determine risks in their network environments, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the Mandiant ICS HealthCheck service works to balance IT security and operational t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has partnered with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency to pursue information-sharing efforts to boost cybersecurity, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Derek Manky, a global security strategist at Fortinet, said in a company blog entry posted Monday that the current...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its partners will work on the preliminary design of the Quiet Supersonic Transport X-plane under a $20 million task order award from NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The space agency said Tuesday the award is part of its New Aviation Horizons program, whi...
Dell and Massachusetts-based data storage vendor EMC (NYSE: EMC) will implement a new senior management structure upon closing of their approximately $67 billion merger. Michael Dell told employees in a memo Tuesday the integrated company will have an executive group that will comprise current CEOs of the VMwa...
Michael Smith, formerly corporate vice president for business growth at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been named corporate VP for strategy and development. He will succeed Christopher Kastner, who will take Barbara Niland’s role as corporate VP and chief financial officer after her retirement, HII said Tuesday. Smith...
Maximus (NYSE: MMS) has bought specialized healthcare assessment company Ascend for an undisclosed sum to expand its portfolio of health and human service offerings for the public sector. “This acquisition broadens our ability to help our government clients deal with the rising demand for long-term care services, ” Ma...
