TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 7, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has named Todd Borkey chief technology officer and Chris Bishop as chief growth officer of the military shipbuilder’s technical solutions division after it closed the acquisition of Alion Science and Technology, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 26. “Alion is a perfect complement to our […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened the 12th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship manufactured by its Ingalls Shipbuilding division for the U.S. Navy in support of its amphibious and expeditionary missions. HII said Saturday LPD 28 is named Fort Lauderdale in recognition of the Florida city’s decades-long contributions to the Navy, including serving as a […] More

Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for its latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the current set of unique challenges and opportunities in the government contracting (GovCon) sector and federal landscape. During the interview with ExecutiveBiz, Brady discussed his growth strategy for GDMS, new […] More

General Dynamics‘ shipbuilding company christened the U.S. Navy’s first John Lewis-class replenishment oiler during a recent ceremony in San Diego, California. The future USNS John Lewis was completed only half a decade after the award of a construction contract in 2016, General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company said Saturday. The 742-foot-long and 49,850-tonner ship […] More

Veraxx Engineering Corporation (Veraxx), has appointed former president and CEO of ASRC Federal and six-time Wash100 Award recipient Mark Gray as its new executive chairman as well as named company co-founder Chris Conrad as its CEO and chief growth officer. Gray and Conrad will work together to evolve the company’s overall growth strategy for high-fidelity flight training solutions. 

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the top prize in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic response and relief as well as the advancement of U.S. space exploration and development of IT technology capabilities. 

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The U.S. Air Force has conducted a test of its Advanced Battle Management System along with Anduril-built missile defense towers and command-and-control technology at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

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DZSP 21, a joint venture between PAE and Parsons Corporation, has been awarded a potential $545 million facility and base operating support services contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, at Joint Region Marianas, Guam, PAE reported on Friday. Under the contract award, DZSP 21 will utilize its innovative approach to provide continuous improvement in responsive and transparent operations support.

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Chris Bellios, chief operating officer (COO) of Hexagon US Federal, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent growth, talent recruitment and retainment and how Hexagon US Federal will evolve technology to cater to the Intel and defense industry.   

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Christian Zur of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Scott Kordella of Mitre wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Federal Times that the U.S. needs to have a “single operational picture” to facilitate timely and accurate monitoring of aircraft and space systems and enable the space launch sector to safely coexist with the aviation industry.

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General Atomics is conducting a series of demonstrations to test how the extended range variant of the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system can support future multidomain operations, National Defense reported Friday.

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Christina Montgomery, chief privacy officer at IBM, has said the company “strongly supports” legislation on data privacy and is encouraging Congress to prioritize consumer protections.

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