Leonardo has secured a contract to manufacture a pair of AW139 helicopters for the National Nuclear Security Administration‘s search and research and topographic surveying operations. The company said Tuesday the two aircraft units for NNSA will have an integrated avionics system that includes sensors and communications tools. NNSA uses sensor...
As the global geopolitical environment sees rapid developments unfolding, the United States is shoring up its defense and military capabilities to prepare for an array of potential scenarios in the face of budgetary and adversarial uncertainties. More than 20 of the Defense Department’s top leaders gathered on Wednesday during the McAleese FY2023...
The U.S. government appears to be favoring the expansion of surveillance technology deployments along the border with the inclusion of funds for autonomous surveillance towers and other border security platforms in an omnibus budget package, The Washington Post reported Friday. On Thursday, Congress approved and sent to the White House a $1.5 trilli...
A Cognosante business unit has received a potential three-year, $26 million contract to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services handle inquiries from agency customers regarding the No Surprises Act. The company said Thursday its CognoConnected sector will perform multi-tiered help desk services to address calls and online queries related...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $91.28 million contract modification to develop and electronic warfare radio frequency compatibility tool for the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide software development, testing, capability maturation and hardware qualification support services to the military branch, the Department of Defense said ...
Tim Kopra, a former NASA astronaut who became commander of the International Space Station, has joined the U.S. proxy organization of OneWeb to serve as president and drive its growth efforts. He most recently worked as the vice president for robotics and space operations of Canadian space technology firm MDA, OneWeb Technologies said Thursday. Kopr...
Church Hutton, a more than two-decade veteran of the public and private sectors, has been named vice president of government relations at aerospace and defense technology provider Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY). The U.S. Army Reserve veteran will lead a business that engages with federal and state government entities in his new position, Mercury sai...
Randy “RJ” Kolton, a more than 23-year government market veteran, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fairfax, Virginia-based information technology services provider HarmonyTech. The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel will be responsible for overseeing HarmonyTech’s corporate operations, growth strateg...
Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been elected to serve on Mitre’s board of trustees. Jason Providakes, president and CEO of Mitre and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Thursday Gordon’s expertise will help the nonprofit research company pursue innov...
Keith Johnson, a four-decade government market veteran and a former executive at Spire Global, has joined artificial intelligence software provider CrowdAI as strategic revenue officer. Johnson led the establishment of Spire Global’s (NYSE: SPIR) federal practice and helped the space company go public in August 2021, when it merged with specia...
