Ken Hunzeker, former president and CEO of Vectrus (NYSE: VEC), has joined the board of directors for SparkCognition‘s subsidiary that develops artificial intelligence technology for government and national defense applications. The retired Army lieutenant general will serve on the board of SparkCognition Government Systems, where he brings mor...
Axon (Nasdaq: AXON) has acquired virtual reality studio Foundry 45 in a push to transform public safety training with the use of immersive technology. The acquired business will operate as part of Axon’s VR team that makes scenario-based simulator training tools designed to prepare law enforcement personnel for real-world situations, the company s...
NowVertical Group has wrapped up its acquisition of Arlington, Virginia-based systems engineering and technical services provider Allegient Defense after the Canadian big data software provider received approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. NowVertical said Wednesday it purchased all of Allegient securities for approximately ...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mike Costas, general manager of defense and space business at Bechtel, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s 125- year history as well as its efforts to help bridge gaps in U.S. infrastructure modernization and latest technology implementation. Costas also shared his...
Four small businesses have won two-year, basic ordering agreements worth $100 million combined to provide a range of contingent support services to the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The minority-owned companies will assign personnel to assist ORNL across information technology, engineering, project management, busines...
Poland on Tuesday signed a potential $4.75 billion deal to buy 250 U.S.-made Abrams tanks as part of the Central European country’s initiative to reinforce its armed forces and deter potential Russian aggression on its eastern border. The agreement includes the procurement of 26 M88A2 Hercules maintenance vehicles, 17 M1074 joint assault bridg...
Oceus has secured a potential $84 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to design and build a mobile cellular network for the Department of Defense. The 10-year IDIQ award calls for the provision of a communications system to support DOD’s wireless applications and future network updates, the company said Tuesday. Contract w...
The State Department has approved a request by Taiwan’s economic and cultural representative office to obtain technical assistance and related equipment for the Raytheon Technologies-built (NYSE: RTX) Patriot air defense system through a $95 million foreign military sales transaction with the U.S. government. The Taiwanese government is seekin...
Maurice Thomas, former senior director of corporate governance at Visual Connections, has been promoted to lead the Windsor Mill, Maryland-based information technology services provider as president. Thomas oversaw project portfolios valued at $300 million combined over the course of his government contracting industry career, Visual Connections sai...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has formed an innovation accelerator to pursue the development of new systems intended to help domestic and international defense clients address near-peer threats. The Agile Development Group is composed of 2,500 engineers, technicians, operations professionals and program managers that will focus on developing sen...
