Stan Hawkins, a nearly 13-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service, has joined Maximus (NYSE: MMS) as vice president and strategic client executive for the company’s federal civilian business. “I look forward to bringing my years of public service knowledge to Maximus as the company seeks more ways to help federal agencies best utilize t...
Ann Rusher, formerly vice president of trusted space solutions at space and intelligence segment at General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business, has been named VP of supply chain management. She succeeds Scotty Miller, who retired from his role at GDMS on Friday after more than four decades of service, and will oversee subcontract manage...
ExecutiveBiz featured Michael Parker, vice president of business development at Salesforce, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He talked about his more than three decades of experience in public sector and how it could help with his responsibilities in his new role at the company. Discussions also covered the Sales...
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation unit has chosen 25 out of 100 proposers to compete for a program aimed at developing methods and systems to train airmen. Finalists in Strikewerx’s Advanced Training Concepts Challenge will aim to demonstrate platforms for B-52 communications training, explosive ordnance disposal and ...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $93.55 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue the company’s modernization, conversation and overhaul support for the MK15 close-in weapon system. The company’s missiles and defense unit is helping the service branch update CIWS and associated hardware, the Department ...
Global satellite operator SES has signed a $450 million deal to acquire a Leonardo DRS business unit that offers satellite communications and security services to the federal government. The boards of directors of the two companies have approved the terms of the agreement for the DRS Global Enterprise Solutions business and both parties expect to...
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has awarded NT Concepts a spot on a potential five-year, $241.6 million basic ordering agreement to support a program aimed at preparing Department of Defense data for use in AI applications. NT Concepts said Tuesday it will support JAIC’s Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development program, whic...
Fred Kennedy, former director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s tactical technology office, has formed a company with the goal of developing nuclear thermal rocket engine technology to support cislunar space programs. Dark Fission Space Systems aims to work with government and industry partners in efforts to accelerate the on-orbi...
Mission Critical Partners has acquired RKV Technologies for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand MCP’s information technology, project management and data integration offerings for public sector customers. Darrin Reilly, president and CEO of MCP, said in a statement published Tuesday the shortage of technical talent in the public se...
Emergent will help the Department of the Air Force obtain licenses for 12 core Oracle software products and the Java Standard Edition platform under a potential five-year, $419.7 million contract. The Enterprise Software License Agreement II also offers a suite of customer services and a catalog for DAF agencies to acquire discounted technology offe...
