Laura Hooks, a nearly two-decade veteran of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been appointed to succeed William Patterson as vice president and general manager of the ground systems line of business within the company’s mission systems unit. Patterson, who has been with General Dynamics for more than 19 years, will assist in Hooks’ leader...
Steve Orrin, chief technology officer and senior principal engineer at Intel Federal, published the second part of his first featured article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Wednesday. GovCon Expert Steve Orrin provides an insightful look into the current cybersecurity space as federal agencies work to address the chal...
Leonardo DRS has agreed to divest the 50 percent stake it holds in Advanced Acoustic Concepts, the defense contractor’s joint venture with the defense and security subsidiary of Thales. ACC, which earned $80 million in 2021 revenue, offers undersea warfare systems to the U.S. Navy and employs more than 200 employees, Leonardo DRS said Tuesday....
Michelle Sangiuliano, vice president of civilian programs and operations with NTT Data, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. She talked about the company’s recent acquisitions and their contribution to its product portfolio and technical capabilities. Sangiuliano also covered her overall g...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a potential $593 million contract to develop a passive sensor technology for the U.S. Navy’s shipboard surveillance, detection and cueing operations. The company will initially provide engineering, manufacturing and development services to the branch’s Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic/Infrar...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) saw its fiscal 2022 first-quarter sales rise 3 percent to $15.7 billion and reported $1.15 in adjusted earnings per share for the quarter, reflecting a 28 percent increase from the prior-year period. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based aerospace and defense contractor said Tuesday it logged a total backlog of $154 bill...
The National Security Agency has decided to re-award a potential 10-year, $10 billion cloud computing contract to Amazon Web Services after a reevaluation of bid submissions based on the best value sourcing method, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. AWS originally won the single-award “WildandStormy” contract in July 2021 following a two...
Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC) has completed its $100 million acquisition of Pittsburgh-based autonomous robot builder RE2. Sarcos said Monday it expects to add work through RE2’s government contracts and developmental partnership with Oshkosh’s (NYSE: OSK) JLG Industries subsidiary. The transaction, which was first announ...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded positions to five companies on a seven-year, $500 million contract vehicle for mission critical operations support services. NGA named the participants in the agency’s GEOINT Enterprise Operations Service and Solutions Program with Industry in a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. The GEO-SPI...
Michael Polmar, a business development executive with over three decades of experience, has joined B&A as chief growth officer responsible for leading the information technology systems integrator’s strategic growth initiatives. B&A said Tuesday Polmar previously worked at the former Vencore company, ManTech International (Nasdaq:...
