James Lackey, formerly senior vice president of the defense systems group at Quantum Research International, has joined Parsons™ federal business as VP for simulation and integration services. Parsons said Friday Lackey will manage a portfolio of hardware integration, intelligence and simulation development support offerings...
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a $133.9M Missile Defense Agency contract to develop, integrate and test a new sensor for use with the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. The company will test the sensor in realistic conditions at locations within and outside the continental U.S., the Defense...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 20, 2018 ” Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) hosted a demonstration to close an eight-week NASA research program that focused on using artificial intelligence to address challenges in space science and exploration missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the NASA Frontier Development Lab Event Hor...
Kevin Wideman, a three-decade government contracting veteran, has been named CEO of Chantilly, Va.-based Koniag Government Services. He will oversee KGS’ efforts to deliver management consulting, application development and other shared services to government clients at the federal, state and local levels, KGS said Friday. Widem...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $152.5M contract from the U.S. Navy to update a sensor technology designed to help F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots locate targets at a long distance. The company will design, develop, integrate and test the Block II Infrared Search and Track system as part of an engineering change phase,&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 17, 2018 ” Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer of Dell EMC‘s federal business, has said a multicloud strategy that includes an assessment of applications will help federal agencies build on the cloud as a business operating model, ExecutiveBiz reported July 31. FedScoop reported July 30 that Chehreh caution...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has closed its purchase of CSRA™s former systems engineering and acquisition services business unit from General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) for $84M to expand support work for the U.S. Navy. Arlington, Va.-based CACI said Thursday it expects the acquisition to add approximately $150M to its revenue for fi...
David œDJ Johnson, an 11-year Honeywell (NYSE: HON) veteran, has been named vice president of the industrial conglomerate™s newly created federal solutions business, GovConWire has learned. He will work through the business’ Washington, D.C.-based office to manage contracts with the Energy Department, National Nuclear Security Agency...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 16, 2018 ” Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is developing a high-performance computing system for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory under a partnership with the Energy Department aimed at accelerating research across DOE agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. HPE said Tuesday the Eagle s...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 16, 2018 ” Reginald Brothers, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Peraton, has said the new Army Futures Command could adopt the same accelerated technology development approach as the Defense Innovation Unit as the former ramps up its mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 3. The former Department of...
