Maxar Technologies has been awarded a five-year, $23 million contract by the Department of the Interior to develop an analytics system to probe the behavior of vehicles in multiple domains at scale and in near-real-time for the Department of Homeland Security, the company announced Monday.

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Tony Frazier, executive vice president for global field operations at Maxar Technologies and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, told SpaceNews in an interview published Wednesday about the company's efforts to build up the U.S. government business with the integration of legacy operations of SSL, Radiant Solutions and DigitalGlobe.

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Maxar Technologies announced on Thursday that Chris Shank has joined the company as the vice president of National Security Space, effective Monday.

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Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced on Thursday that Nazzic Keene, 2019 Wash100 Award winner, has assumed the role of chief executive officer for SAIC effective today. Keene succeeds for CEO and fellow 2019 Wash100 Award winner Tony Moraco, who announced his retirement back in March. 

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Alongside Capital One, the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) announced the 50 fastest growing companies owned and led by women across a wide variety of industries in the Charlotte, N.C. area during the 12th annual awards ceremony on May 2nd. More

Jonathan Cooper, vice president and managing partner for True Zero Technologies, accepted the Splunk Public Sector Partner of the Year award on the company’s behalf for exceptional performance and commitment to Splunk’s Partner+ Program by closing over $4 million in license sales.

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Ronald Yearwood, formerly a senior executive in the FBI's cyber division, has joined global advisory firm FTI Consulting as a senior managing director for its cybersecurity practice on the West Coast.

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Intel seeks feedback on a draft model bill that encourages policymakers and stakeholders to participate in transparent discussions related to personal data privacy. The company said Thursday the model legislation aims to inspire Congress to develop a federal law that will direct companies in the proper use of personal information. The effort comes as several issues are beginning […] More

The Defense Department has chosen 11 scientists and engineers to conduct foundational research through the 2018 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship program. They will join 45 current VBFF members who support studies in areas such as quantum information science, neuroscience, engineered materials, nanoscience, statistics and applied mathematics, DoD said Thursday. The Basic Research Office at the Pentagon’s Office of the Under Secretary of […] More

Leidos has been included in Thomson Reuters‘ 2018 list of the top 100 technology companies worldwide. The information services provider launched its Top 100 Global Technology Leader program to rank global technology firms based on eight performance metrics, Leidos said Thursday. Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone said the company works to develop creative technology platforms “to […] More

Every day is a chance to grow, to learn and make gains into a better, more capable version of you. Last week, members of the defense, security and training industries attended the Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, FL to come together on how we can make a better training workforce. I/ITSEC, the world’s […] More

ExecutiveBiz is pleased to name Dale Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search, as a recipient of its 2017 Top 10 GovCon Executive Recruiters Award. Dale E. Jones is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Search. His responsibilities include oversight and management of the firm and its global CEO Advisory Services. A native […] More