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Dr. Robert Beyster, the iconic founder of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) and a legend in the GovCon sector, died Monday morning of natural causes at age 90, the family said on Beyster’s personal blog Monday. Beyster founded SAIC in 1969 as an employee-owned company and it has since grown to a …

EDITORS NOTE: The piece below is a special edition of the Weekly Roundup newsletter written by Jim Garrettson, president and founder of this website’s parent company Executive Mosaic, to recap the biggest stories in the GovCon sector for 2014. In this year-end issue, Jim wraps up the year with a …

Roger Krone, president of the network and space systems business unit at Boeing (NYSE: BA) for nearly six years, will join Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as CEO on July 14 to succeed the retiring John Jumper, Leidos said Tuesday. This announcement comes nearly five months after Jumper announced his plans to …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) could receive an additional order for two communications satellites from the U.S. Air Force and that purchase would be backed by international partners, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes the seventh Wideband Global Satcom satellite is scheduled for launch in 2015 while development of WGS-9 is underway …

Jim Chilton, Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) former vice president and program manager for exploration launch systems, has been appointed vice president and general manager of strategic missile and defense systems. The 29-year company veteran will succeed Greg Hyslop, who will serve as VP and GM of research and technology, Boeing said …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has announced the formation of a new electronic and mission systems division that will align the company’s C4ISR efforts. Terry Collins, vice president and general manager of Boeing’s Argon ST subsidiary, will lead the division, which will operate within Boeing’s network and space systems unit. Its headquarters will be …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) made three additions to its business development team within its Defense, Space & Security business unit. Tom Bell will serve as vice president of strategic development for BDS, Bill Bonadio is now vice president of Business Development for Network and Space Systems.  Jeff Kohler becomes vice president …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has an agreement to purchase Narus, a network traffic and analytics software designed to defend cyber attacks and persistent threats aimed at large Internet Protocol networks. “This acquisition is another step forward in our strategy to develop integrated solutions for better network visibility, threat detection, and cybersecurity, …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today it had agreed to acquire defense-equipment maker Argon ST (Nasdaq: STST) for an estimated $775 million. “Combining the strength of Boeing with the experience of Argon ST will significantly accelerate our capabilities in sensors, communications technologies and information management, ” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and …