Patrick Shanahan, former acting secretary at the Department of Defense, and 38-year General Electric (NYSE: GE) veteran William Fitzgerald have

Acacia Research Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTG) has made an unsolicited offer to acquire wireless communications equipment provider Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL).

William O’Brien, a member of Mercury Systems‘ (Nasdaq: MRCY) board of directors since 2008 and former chairman of its audit

John Donovan, former CEO of AT&T’s (NYSE: T) communications subsidiary, has joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:

Adam Palmer, co-founder of investment firm Capitol Meridian Partners, has joined the board of directors at defense technology provider Parry

Michael Daniels, chairman of CACI International (NYSE: CACI), and Lisa Disbrow, board chair at LMI, has been appointed to lead

Bill Moran, a 38-year U.S. Navy veteran and former vice chief of naval operations, has joined the board of directors

Graham Robinson, senior vice president and president of Stanley Black & Decker‘s (NYSE: SWK) industrial segment, has joined the board

Lisa Disbrow, chair of the audit and finance committee on LMI’s board of directors, has been elected board chair at

Larry Prior, an operating executive for The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) and a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, will formally join