Bill Grabner, a 19-year business development veteran and former BD senior vice president at Phacil, has joined communication software and service provider Broadsoft as regional VP for federal sales, Broadsoft has confirmed to GovCon Wire. Grabner will hold responsibility over engagement functions with federal agencies and industry partners at B...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 10, 2017 ” Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) plans to allot more than $7 billion toward the development of a semiconductor factory in Chandler, Arizona, that could generate approximately 10,000 jobs in the region, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the future Fab 42 facility will utilize the 7-n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 10, 2017 ” Six technology companies have formed an alliance that aims to promote awareness, drive collaboration and advance technology development on internet of things security, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. AT&T (NYSE: T) said Wednesday it is part of the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance that also includes IBM...
Quantum Research International has appointed two former military service officers to lead company businesses that support defense programs. Quantum said James Lackey, former executive director of the U.S. Army‘s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, has joined the company as senior vice president and defe...
The U.S. Army has awarded eight companies positions on a potential nine-year, $3.04 billion contract to support research and development of space or high-altitude and missile defense technologies. Contractors will vie for task orders to help the Army design, build, integrate, demonstrate and provide domain-one services for hardware and sof...
Robin Lineberger, lead client service partner for the aerospace and defense industry practice at Deloitte, has been named global and U.S. leader for the professional services firm™s A&D segment. He will succeed the retiring Tom Captain, a 36-year company veteran who is set to retire by the end of fiscal year 2017, and oversee the ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 9, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has adopted DigitalGlobe‘s (NYSE: DGI) geospatial big data analytics platform to support the development of new commercial products designed to provide precision coordinates and three-dimensional maps, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Di...
Gary Rosholt, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and former U.S. Special Operations Command Central deputy commanding general, has joined L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) as vice president for Middle East operations. He will be oversee L3’s business across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other locations in the Middle East an...
Italy-based defense and aerospace conglomerate Leonardo has designated its U.S. subsidiary DRS as prime contractor for an industry team that will bid on the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X fighter pilot trainer contract. DRS said Wednesday it will collaborate with CAE USA and International Turbine Engine Company&nb...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 8, 2017 ” The U.S. Navy has accepted the first guided-missile destroyer constructed by General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Bath Iron Works subsidiary under the military branch’s restart of the Arleigh Burke-class ship development program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Navy said Monday&n...
