Tag Archives: National Defense Industrial Association

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 2, 2018 — Ed Sheehan, president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., was named in December as a member of the National Defense Industrial Association’s board of directors, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 12. He joined the latest batch of elected board members at the nonpartisan and nonprofit …

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s speech at a National Defense Industrial Association-sponsored briefing on hypersonics. Shanahan said Thursday at the NDIA event that hypersonic technologies need to be operationalized. “This is about industrializing…scale…deploying [offensive-hypersonic] deterrent…and then moving to [hypersonic] defense,” he noted. He said the …

Jerry Hathaway, a more than two-decade veteran of Leonardo DRS, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the electro-optical and infrared business at the Arlington, Va.-based defense technology contractor. The company said Wednesday Hathaway most recently held similar roles within its land electronics and network computing and test solutions businesses. Before …

A new McAleese & Associates report says several government and military leaders discussed some of the Pentagon’s technology priorities at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, talked about cybersecurity and the need for strong cyber defenses to counter threats posed by China, including …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 29, 2018 — Jeff Elder, head of the lethality unit at Modern Technology Solutions Inc.‘s army and missile defense division, has recently been granted a “Technology Award” by the National Defense Industrial Association’s Tennessee Valley chapter, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. MTSI said Thursday the award serves as a …

Christopher Kubasik, president and CEO of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL), has succeeded Michael Strianese as chairman of the New York City-based defense contractor’s board of directors. Kubasik said in a statement released Monday he will continue to work with L3’s board and management team to implement business transformation and growth efforts. He …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 18, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Executive Vice President Rick Ambrose has received recognition from the National Defense Industrial Association for his work in the space systems industry, GovCon Executive reported Friday. NDIA said its space division will present the Peter B. Teets Award to Ambrose, head …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 14, 2017 — Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, was a presenter at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 9th Defense Industrial Discussions event where he discussed the company’s cybersecurity efforts, GovCon Executive reported Friday. ACT I said Niggel provided insights into cyber initiatives such as …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2017 — Parsons Federal Group President Carey Smith has served as keynote speaker at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 33rd Annual National Logistics Forum in Florida, GovCon Executive reported Monday. The company said April 13 Smith, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, was scheduled to discuss the current …

Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, a retired Air Force general, has been appointed president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association in a move that will take effect in June. Carlisle will succeed Craig McKinley, who announced plans in August 2016 to retire after a two-year term as NDIA’s president and …