Noblis has purchased McKean Defense and its two affiliates – Cabrillo Technologies and Mikros Systems – for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to broaden its impacts in the defense mission area and deliver new technologies and capabilities to customers. Amr ElSawy, president and CEO of Noblis and a two-time Wash100 awardee, and the...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) reported $9.5 billion in sales for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, up 6 percent from the prior year period, and attributed the increase to results from its space, aeronautics and mission systems segments. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company said Thursday net bookings for the quarter totaled approximately&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2021 — Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft‘s (Nasdaq: MSFT) federal business, said the company seeks to develop and optimize devices that could help the Department of Defense manage cloud data processing work in austere operational environments, ExecutiveBiz reported April 15. C4SIRNET reported April 14 that DODR...
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...
