Stu Shea — chairman, president and CEO at Peraton and a 2021 Wash100 winner — has offered a glimpse into the nine business sectors that will arise out of the Peraton-Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) merger slated to close in a few weeks. Shea said Thursday in a regulatory filing the businesses set to be formed by...
Ametek (NYSE: AME) has closed its $1.35 billion cash acquisition of Huntsville, Alabama-based embedded computing systems provider Abaco Systems from private equity firm Veritas Capital. Abaco, which generates approximately $325 million in annual sales, will operate under its new parent organization’s business group that offers analytical, disp...
Roy Azevedo, president of Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) for Raytheon Technologies, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award during Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 dinner on Thursday by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. This marks the second consecutive year that Azevedo has received the most pres...
TODAY is the last chance you have to vote in the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings to stand behind TEN of your favorite executives who drive success for our industry and community into the future. It’s now or never to submit your votes before this year’s Wash100 voting season will officially come to an end TONIGHT...
The State Department has cleared Australia’s request to buy heavy armored combat systems, related equipment and services through a potential $1.685 billion foreign military sales agreement. The proposed FMS deal includes M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks, M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles, M1074 Joint Assault Bridges and M88A2 Hercules combat reco...
Chris Johnson, former president of Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) satellite systems business, has been appointed as senior vice president of space programs delivery at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), effective May 24. The new SVP will be responsible for leading and overseeing 1,900 employees who design, develop, integrate, test and deliver space platfor...
John Zangardi, president of technology services contractor Redhorse, has joined the board of directors of cybersecurity company Forcepoint. He brings to the board more than three decades of experience as an information technology leader in the government and private sector, Forcepoint said Thursday. “I’m thrilled to join the Forcepoint Board...
Zhenia Klevitsky, former vice president of business development at ASRC Federal’s civilian, health and national security business group, has joined information technology company Sev1Tech as chief growth officer. She will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, expanding customer portfolio and driving organic growth initiatives ...
Holly Freedlander, corporate controller of Xator since September 2019, has been promoted to serve as chief financial officer at the Reston, Virginia-based security and intelligence services provider starting May 1. She will succeed the retiring Matt Galaski, who has led the company’s overall financial operations since 2014 and led the financin...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Caliburn’s Sallyport subsidiary a one-year, $240 million contract to help the Iraqi military operate an installation that houses F-16 fighter jets. Work under the sole-source contract will include security support services for Balad Air Base in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The AF Life Cycle Mana...
