Honeywell will provide a satellite communications system for U.S. military transport aircraft as part of the Department of Defense-managed Fixed Installation Satellite Antenna program. Honeywell said Monday its Ku-band JetWave system is designed to work with Inmarsat's Global Xpress satellite network to provide global connectivity for the U.S. Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III planes.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Tim Reardon, chief executive officer of Constellis, was selected to join the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership and experience in the defense and intelligence industries generating organic growth for several companies.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division hosted a christening ceremony Saturday for the U.S. Navy‘s future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). HII said Saturday approximately 1,200 people attended the event at the company’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and Steven Giordano, master chief petty officer of the Navy, delivered the keynote address. Ima Black, widow of World War II […] More

Kate Schuelke — formerly senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Intel‘s Altera Corp. subsidiary — has been appointed SVP, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at data storage company Seagate Technology. She will report to Seagate CEO and Chairman Steve Luczo and lead global security and government relations teams under her new roles, the […] More

Blue Origin has received a spot on NASA‘s contract for suborbital reusable launch vehicle flight and payload integration services with a maximum combined value of $45 million. NASA said Friday Blue Origin will work to integrate payloads into its New Shepard suborbital rocket and fly the spacecraft near the boundary of space as part of NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program. […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division held a keel-laying ceremony for the 32nd Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer that HII built for the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) is named after the first master chief petty officer of the Navy who was aboard USS Maryland during the Pearl Harbor attack. Black’s wife, Ima […] More

Gary Noyes serves as chief financial officer at AT&T‘s government solutions business and is a more than two-decade veteran of the telecommunications company. In that capacity, he oversees the unit’s financial planning and analysis, internal controls, cost management, investment, accounting compliance and operations-related finance metrics. Noyes previously helped manage capital expenditures and growth programs at […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries President and CEO Mike Petters joined nearly 1,000 guests during the christening of the John Finn (DGG 113) guided missile destroyer at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, May 2. The 29th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was named after the World War II Medal of Honor recipient who died in 2010 at the age of […] More

STG Founder, Chairman and CEO Simon Lee has received the George Washington University President’s Medal for his contributions to the GovCon field and support for the university’s academic and alumni programs. GWU said Thursday Lee is the first Korean-American to receive the award. “I am proud to bestow this special honor on him for his unwavering dedication to the […] More

As executive vice president and chief technology officer at CACI International, Deb Dunie oversees work to develop and advance the company’s technology infrastructurer. Prior to CACI, she served as director of plans and analysis within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and was responsible for reviewing activities and programs related to U.S. national […] 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

Tim Zuber has been appointed U.S. partner-in-charge of knowledge and collaboration management at KPMG. In his new role, Zuber will lead efforts to adopt best practices throughout the firm and will serve on the U.S. strategic investments committee, KPMG said Tuesday. Steven Hill, U.S. vice chair of strategic investments, said Zuber brings experience in team building […] More