Fairbanks Morse Defense has purchased Maxim Watermakers, a provider of desalination technology for marine defense applications, to grow FMD’s naval products and services for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Maxim Watermakers manufactures reverse osmosis systems, waste treatment technology, evaporators, salinity monitoring equipment and cleaning sol...
JihFen Lei, general manager of the surveillance group at Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY), has been appointed executive vice president for the defense business under the company’s Teledyne FLIR subsidiary. She will lead the newly rebranded segment that consolidates the surveillance and unmanned and integrated solutions units of the sensor pro...
Shannon Hines, former staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been named Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) upcoming senior vice president of government affairs and Washington operations. Textron said Tuesday she will oversee various government affairs activities, with a focus on connecting with federal agencies, legislative and executi...
Mike Ronayne, a retired Air Force command chief master sergeant, has joined Radiance Technologies as assistance vice president of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance solutions and strategic engagements. He will report to Radiance CEO William Bailey and brings more than three decades of military and industry experience that included work w...
Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed its $80 million cash acquisition of space solar power technology provider SolAero Holdings as part of its growth strategy to offer a comprehensive portfolio that includes satellite subsystems, spacecraft manufacturing, launch, flight software and ground operations support. The deal was first announced in D...
GovCon Wire Events on Thursday hosted the Department of Defense: Digital Modernization Forum where distinguished defense agency and private sector leaders talked about technology procurement efforts, infrastructural priorities, modernization strategies and cultural shifts affecting how Defense Department agencies, military service branches and ...
The top official in charge of the Department of Defense organization responsible for commercial technology deployments to the U.S. military will deliver a closing keynote address to the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Michael Brown, a former Symantec CEO, assumed the director po...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a call for nominations to serve on the inaugural internet of things advisory board in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The IoTAB would provide advice to the IoT federal working group on...
Andrea Shields, formerly program manager at Alethix, has elevated to the role of vice president of delivery at the IntelliBridge subsidiary. She announced her promotion in a LinkedIn post. In her new position, Shields will oversee the development and implementation of the company’s strategic approach to managing operations, leading business develo...
Carahsoft Technology was awarded a five-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services for Salesforce licenses in support of HHS organizations looking to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency through cloud-based implementations, FedHealthIT reported Wednesday. The contractor was the s...
