Nelson Ford, former president and CEO of LMI and the 29th under secretary of the Army, was awarded the 2011 Technology Good Scout recognition from the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He currently serves as a board member at Acus Foundation, a Berkeley, California-based organization whose mission is to facilitate […] More

Leidos has handed over to the Department of Energy a strategic and implementation roadmap to establish a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at DOE’s Hanford site in Washington state. The company said Wednesday the roadmap seeks to help DOE achieve 40 percent zero-emissions vehicle standards for its fleet of light-duty vehicles at the site by […] More

Jim Ford, a 20-year U.S. Navy intelligence officer veteran and former director at Microsoft‘s federal business, has been appointed to serve in the dual role of president and chief strategy officer at Semantic AI. The newly hired executive will head functions related to business development, product strategy, industry offerings, delivery and customer experience, Semantic AI said Thursday. Ford brings […] More

Timothy Rumford, formerly an operating unit director within Northrop Grumman‘s tactical space systems division, has been appointed vice president of operations at Leesburg, Virginia-based aerospace technical services provider Optimum Technologies. Rumford comes to OpTech with three decades of aerospace industry experience across business, program management and engineering areas, the company said Monday. In his previous […] More

Curtiss-Wright announced on Monday that the corporation has received a contract from Airbus to provide custom electric actuation technology for the main deck cargo door on the future Airbus A350F freighter aircraft. “Curtiss-Wright is very proud to have been selected to provide our critical electric actuation technology expertise in support of the new A350F freighter, as […] More

Stellar Solutions‘ venture capital arm plans to invest in early-stage space technology companies after closing a new fund that has fetched $23 million in capital. SV Andromeda Fund will back startups who are aiming to bring products to the government and commercial space markets, Stellar Ventures said Thursday. “We are standing at the precipice of […] More

Christopher Ford, former assistant secretary for international security and nonproliferation at the State Department, has been named a fellow of Mitre and director of the nonprofit corporation’s newly established Center for Strategic Competition. The Harvard College and Yale Law School graduate worked for Mitre as a distinguished policy adviser prior to the appointment, the organization […] More

Curtiss-Wright will deliver processor modules to Manassas, Virginia-based company Progeny for use in the upgrade of a pair of U.S. Navy torpedo systems. Under a $70 million contract, Curtiss-Wright’s team will furnish the Navy’s MK54 and MK48 torpedo modernization project with Modular Open System Approach computers and digital processing modules, the defense and aerospace contractor said Wednesday. […] More

Curtiss-Wright and Teledyne FLIR have partnered to provide unmanned and integrated technologies for the Department of Energy and the country’s nuclear power market. Lynn Bamford, president and CEO of Curtiss-Wright and a previous Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Thursday the company’s partnership with the Teledyne Technologies subsidiary is an effort aimed at expanding […] More

Curtiss-Wright has announced a potential $240 million cash transaction to purchase the assets of Safran Aerosystems Arresting, an Aston, Pennsylvania-based supplier of aircraft arresting systems used by global militaries. Lynn Bamford, president and CEO of Curtiss-Wright and a previous Wash100 awardee, said in a statement published Friday the acquisition is aimed at expanding its global […] More

Battelle‘s logistics, operations and ground systems business has received a contract from the State Department to design an armored large sport utility vehicle for the Diplomatic Security Service. The company said Wednesday it will modify four Ford Expedition SUVs into armored vehicle prototypes to meet DSS’ requirements for protection operations. According to Sara Kuczek, ground […] More

A joint venture between Vector Solutions and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories was tapped to provide the Department of Energy, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions and other Hanford Site contractors with drone-assisted services. Under the HMIS contract, Vector Innovative Solutions will conduct 3D mapping and aerial surveillance using its Department of Defense-approved small unmanned aircraft systems, ATL’s […] More