Arlington Capital Partners has launched a defense electronics company after the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm completed its purchase of two divisions that were formerly part of L3Harris Technologies‘ (NYSE: LHX) aviation systems segment. Arlington acquired the Electron Devices and Narda Microwave-West businesses to create Stellar ...
Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has won a $125 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract renewal from the federal government to continue providing cyber training for joint military servicemen for five more years. The Melville, New York-headquartered communications company said Monday it already received the first delivery or...
Andrew Conn, an experienced federal health care executive who has been serving as interim president of Anthem‘s (NYSE: ANTM) federal business arm, will assume the position full-time after holding it temporarily for a month, FedHealthIT reported Friday. As president of Anthem Federal Government Services, Conn will continue managing profits and ...
Jason Weiss, a senior information technology modernization professional, has been appointed chief software officer at the Department of Defense, FedScoop reported Friday. He will lead efforts to modernize legacy applications and implement modern software development practices across DOD. Weiss joined the Pentagon in January as director of software m...
In August, the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate recently published a strategy to maximize technological opportunities from artificial intelligence and machine learning. “Through this strategy, S&T will build and apply expertise to help the department fulfill the game-changing promise of AI/ML techn...
Marion Kennedy, a more than 25-year federal government and industry leader, has joined LMI as vice president of intelligence market. Pete Pflugrath, senior VP of markets and growth at LMI, said in a statement published Thursday said Kennedy’s hands-on experience in growing intelligence-related businesses in the private sector and supporting the de...
NASA has awarded a pair of contracts worth $253.4 million combined to General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) aviation subsidiary and MagniX USA to develop and demonstrate electrified propulsion systems intended for commercial aircraft. The two companies will participate in the Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration project within a five-year period, ...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business has won a potential five-year, $275.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the design, development and testing of a maritime mine deployment system. The company will deliver a prototype of the Hammerhead system meant to detect and engage anti-submarine warfare targets, the Department of ...
Brian Drzewiecki, a finance professional with more than two decades of industry experience, has joined Research Innovations Inc. as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. He will oversee RII’s overall business activity that covers its financial and operational planning functions, the company said Thursday. His career includes exe...
Garry Dean, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and a member of the board of advisers at Peduzzi Associates, has been appointed president of the Alexandria Virginia-based business development services provider in a move slated to take effect Oct. 1. He has served on the advisory board over the past four years and will...
