Aviation component manufacturer Norsk Titanium has named Carl Johnson as senior vice president of technology, engineering and quality and Rebecca McGrane as vice president and general manager of its technology center. Norsk Titanium said Monday Johnson, a veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) for more than three decades; a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 22, 2016 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown to provide research opportunities for engineering students at the university, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will also help Pitt-Johnstown develop research concepts,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 22, 2016 ” The U.S. Air Force has flown a General Atomics-built Predator C Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle carrying sensors from United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) in a series of flight demonstrations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Chris Pehrson, strategic development senior director at General Atomics’ a...
Alan Callaghan, a 13-year veteran of Harris (NYSE: HRS), has been named president and managing director of the communications and information technology company’s reorganized defense business in Australia that operates as Harris Defence Australia. He will oversee the Brisbane-based organization’s business development, oper...
Smiths Group has agreed to purchase Safran™s Morpho Detection subsidiary in the U.S. and other detection-related operations for approximately $710 million. The companies said Thursday Newark, California-based Morpho Detection will join Smith Group’s detection segment that makes sensors and generated approximately $320 ...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA April 21, 2016 — Chris Bauer, an executive vice president and general manager at AECOM (NYSE:ACM), has been inducted into Executive Mosaic™s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in GovCon for his contributions in information technology services. The Wash100 is the premier g...
Karen Forgy Hicks, formerly vice president and chief administration officer at Secure Mission Solutions, has been hired as executive vice president of operations at Siteworx. Hicks will be responsible for the firm’s daily operations, internal processes and team performance to drive customer service, Siteworx said Tuesday. Ken Quaglio, S...
The U.S. Army is looking at how contractors spend government-issued funds for research-and-development programs in order to better understand where industry focuses its R&D efforts, the branch’s lead acquisition executive said Wednesday. Katrina McFarland told an audience at a Potomac Officers Club-hosted event in Falls...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2016 ” Battelle™s Natick team will provide survival support and equipment systems for special operations forces to the U.S. Army under a $33 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the task order is part of the Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks contract ...
Ted Diacoumis, formerly vice president of application services at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has joined information technology provider Merlin International as its new vice president of federal civilian programs. Diacoumis brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial and government contracting, with emphasis on IT, software development and sy...
