Kenneth “Kenny” Robinson, a more than 14-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been promoted to vice president and chief diversity officer. His promotion is effective May 31 and he will hold the additional title of president at Northrop’s philanthropic organization, the company said Tuesday. Robinson will succeed Sandra Evers-M...
Space-based missile tracking has become a top priority for U.S. space agencies as global adversaries’ use of hypersonic and long-range missiles continues to skyrocket, posing a significant threat to national security. Countries like China, North Korea and others have been building and testing an increasing amount of intercontinental ballistic miss...
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. has won a potential $531.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build flightline area facilities at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. The 11-facility construction project includes detection and protection features, site improvements and security enhancements, the Department of Defense said Tuesday...
General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems business will supply structural hardware for the propulsor of the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear submarine under a sole-source delivery task order. The task order awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is part of the Propulsor Demonstration Hardware indefinite-delivery/indefin...
Elizabeth Kimber, a nearly four-decade CIA veteran who served as deputy director of the agency for operations, was appointed as vice president of intelligence community strategy at Two Six Technologies. The technology company said Tuesday Kimber has over 37 of experience in serving the CIA, where she led global human intelligence missions and networ...
The Department of Defense’s research and engineering office has made changes to its organization to help DOD speed up the transition of technologies into capabilities for warfighters. DOD said Tuesday the office redesignated the three directors of defense R&E as deputy chief technology officers. The deputy CTO for science and technology, forme...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTN) has secured a potential seven-year, $376.4 million contract to help the U.S. Navy maintain a forward-looking infrared targeting system used on MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters. The defense contractor will update, repair and provide logistics support for 15 Multi-Spectral Targeting System FLIR components, the Depa...
The Office of the National Cyber Director has announced the appointment of cybersecurity leaders Kemba Walden, Neal Higgins and Rob Knake to help Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer and deputy national cyber director for federal cybersecurity, meet ONCD’s mission to protect U.S. citizens in cyberspace and enable them to benef...
Salas O’Brien, an engineering and facility planning services provider, has merged with Nelson Engineering to create a combined company that will serve federal clients and represent more than 50 offices. The merger brings the combined entity’s workforce headcount to 1,500, including 360 registered professionals, and aims to provide multi-discipli...
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business will continue to produce, test and deliver digital modular radios to the U.S. Navy under a potential two-year, $49.9 million contract modification. The modification brings the ceiling amount of the previously awarded contract to approximately $235.9 million and includes the provision of High Fr...
