(Editor’s note: this interview took place prior to ATK’s April announcement that the company would spinoff its sporting division into an independent company and merge its aerospace and defense businesses with Orbital Sciences. Click here to read GovCon Wire’s coverage of both transactions.) As senior vice president and chief information officer at ATK, Jeff Kubacki acts as the Arlington, […] More

Pentagon science adviser Howard Meyer has suggested conditions are ripe for the emergence of directed energy weapons as the military is lowering expectations for laser technology and the likelihood of an attack is increasing, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney Freedberg writes Mayer expressed confidence that the Defense Department’s laser weapons system programs will take off by […] More

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has completed delivery of nine TAC-MAAS video processing, exploitation and dissemination systems to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The systems are used to capture and analyze full-motion video from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms to extract actionable tactical insights, the company said Monday. “With its suite of essential tools for video enhancement, event-tagging and geospatial […] More

Mark Jones serves as senior sales director at CA Technologies, where he oversees the public sector healthcare vertical. He has been at the Islandia, NY.-based firm for close to 20 years where he has held a number of leadership roles and has worked with federal customers for 18 years. Jones spoke to ExecutiveBiz about a variety of […] More

A-T Solutions has received a $37 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division for military forensic support under the Naval Expeditionary Forensics and Biometrics program. A-T Solutions intends to provide services such as program and supplies management, logistics and installation, and forensic support in the areas of DNA, chemistry, ballistics and latent prints, the company said Thursday. “Forensics and […] More

Sarah Allen serves as Leidos‘ chief human resources officer and is an executive vice president at the GovCon firm, where she works to use recruitment and retention efforts to generate competitive advantage and help the firm grow. Allen had been with SAIC for around four years when it separated into national security, engineering and healthcare technology […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More

Cascade Aerospace Inc. now holds the distinction of being one of only two authorized Lockheed Martin C-130J heavy maintenance centers in the world. Cascade Aerospace and Lockheed Martin previously signed a 20-year support contract for the C-130J fleet of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the company announced Monday. “The addition of Cascade Aerospace as the second-ever Lockheed […] More