Chris Boynton, a two-decade veteran of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has joined Battelle as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Tuesday Boynton brings to the nonprofit research and development organization his knowledge and e...
SilverEdge Government Solutions has acquired Gardetto Engineering for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to grow digital design and engineering service offerings for U.S. defense and intelligence community customers. Hanover, Maryland-based Gardetto helps customers to develop, model and implement algorithms in digital signal processing systems, S...
The CEOs of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), QinetiQ US and Capgemini Government Solutions have been appointed to the board of directors at the Professional Services Council. Thomas Bell, Shawn Purvis and Bill Webner could serve as PSC board members for up to three years until Dec. 31, 2025, the council said Tuesday. Bell formally took the...
Client Solution Architects has promoted Trinity Lefler, director of human resources and talent acquisition since August 2021, to a vice president role. Lefler oversees CSA’s workforce, processes and related resources in the United States, Germany, Japan and Italy, the company said Wednesday. She previously spent five years at General Dynamics&...
Doug Wyatt, former program manager and director for Kennedy Space Center Laboratory Support Services and Operations at Amentum, has taken on a new role as the company’s chief advisory scientist for energy and space science and technology. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Wyatt said that he will work with federal clients to help them...
A consortium of shareholders that purchased U.K.-based satellite communication services provider Inmarsat in 2019 nominated CEO Rajeev Suri and Chairman Andrew Sukawaty to serve as members of the board of directors of Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) upon completion of the two companies’ merger. Suri and Sukawaty will step down from their roles once Vias...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest trends in the world today, from generative AI to sophisticated cybersecurity, with a promise to transform the industry and society. While 84% of chief executives recognize AI’s importance in achieving their growth objective, most organizations are lagging behind the curve regarding AI and machine ...
Valiant has booked a potential $1.4 billion task order to provide linguist and translation services to military personnel throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. Two U.S. Army commands jointly issued the task order, which includes supplementary support work in the continental U.S., under the Department of Defense Language...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) is set to close the acquisition of U.K.-based satellite communication services provider Inmarsat by the end of May after the European Commission issued unconditional clearance to the approximately $7.3 billion transaction. The commission said Thursday it concluded that the deal would not impact competition in the broadband in-f...
The U.S. Army has selected 29 small businesses to compete for information management communication service orders under a five-year, $900 million contract vehicle. Army Contracting Command received 31 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an online-based solicitation, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. IMCS providers will suppor...
