SRI International has appointed Greg Kovacs, a 25-year professor at Stanford University, as president of its biosciences division and named Erin Andre, former chief human resource officer of Convergys, as the nonprofit’s chief people officer. Kovacs will collaborate with other executives of SRI and the biosciences division ...
May 16 – May 20 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The future of the federal government and contractor workforces is our focus here as we look at a pair of new initiatives announced this week that aim to help build up skill sets for current...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 20, 2016 ” Vencore and its partners have utilized its Activity-Based Intelligence technique to process and analyze open source data on activities in Syria as part of an internal research and development project, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it worked with Recorded...
Saab has received an estimated $184 million order for a lightweight torpedo system from Sweden’s defense logistics agency. The company will develop, produce and deliver the torpedo from 2016 through 2024 in support of the Swedish armed forces™ underwater systems, Saab said Friday. Gorgen Johansson of Saab said the lightweight&nb...
Sabre Systems has landed a potential five-year, $150 million task order under the U.S. Navy‘s Seaport-e contract vehicle to provide systems, software engineering and technical support for the service branch’s software engineering and acquisition management division. Sabre said Friday it will also provide systems and ...
AE Industrial Partners has acquired AC&A, a manufacturer of composite and metallic parts and tooling for the aerospace, defense, space and automotive markets. The private investment firm said Thursday the deal follows AEI’s purchase of Belcan, an engineering project management and technical staffing company, and K...
O3b Networks has appointed Jack Deasy, a former Federal Communications Commission bureau manager and Latin American telecommunications specialist, as its vice president for the government solutions business. He will lead O3b’s initial technology implementations at government and humanitarian agencies, as well as its local and in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will provide digital signal generation technology to the U.S. Air Force under separate contracts in support of the Orbit Reprogrammable Digital Waveform Generator program, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Monday Boeing rece...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2016 ” Alan Bloodgood, a senior vice president at Siemens‘ U.S. federal government subsidiary, believes the federal sector will see an uptick in focus on renewable energy, distributed energy systems and energy security, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Bloodgood, who oversees energy and infrastructure busines...
MBDA has been awarded an estimated $585 million contract to develop an air-to-surface precision strike missile for the U.K. military™s fleet of F-35 fighter jets. This work is intended to build on the previous assessment phase for the Selective Precision Effects at Range Capability 3 missile, MBDA said Wednesday. Britain’s ...
