ExecutiveBiz talked with Michael Niggel, CEO of ACT I, about his company’s recent contract wins, strong growth over the past few years and current positioning in the technology acquisitions market. “We expect to grow another 50-100% in 2018. Our national security, cyber and FMS markets are expanding because of the persistent and advanced global threats, […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has provided Santa Claus and his crew with technology platforms designed to help them carry out their duties this Christmas as part of the High-speed Optimized Handling of Holiday Operations program. DARPA said Friday the HO HO HO initiative is on its fourth year and aims to share with Santa […] More

Tim Paynter, director of communications at Northrop Grumman, has been selected to succeed the retiring Randy Belote as vice president of strategic communications. Paynter’s appointment will take effect Jan. 21 and he will report to Lisa Davis, corporate VP of communications, Northrop said Wednesday. Paynter will serve as the firm’s principal spokesperson, oversee media coverage […] More

The Federal Aviation Administration has chosen Liteye Systems to provide a counter unmanned aerial vehicle technology for evaluation at domestic airports as part of the agency’s Pathfinder Program. FAA and Liteye signed a cooperative agreement to test the Anti-UAV Defense System developed by British companies Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems, Blighter said Tuesday. Liteye acts as the North American manufacturing […] More

The government contracting industry and its agency customers are both grappling with questions as to how they can keep pace with fast technology advancements as requirements and demands of users change with those trends. Coupled with those changes is the work of both public and private sector organizations to hire qualified talent with skills and […] More

BAE Systems has partnered with Japan’s Daicel Corp. to offer cockpit airbags for U.S. Army helicopters in a push to establish military and industrial ties with Tokyo, Reuters reported Monday. Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo write that the partnership with the British defense contractor also works to build on Japan’s military exports following the repeal of a […] More

The U.S. Air Force launched a Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft Wednesday morning at Cape Canaveral AF Station in Florida to conduct on-orbit scientific experiments, Space.com reported Wednesday. Mike Wall writes the launch marks the fourth mission of the military service’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle program. “OTV missions allow us to examine a payload system or technology […] More

The U.S. government could soon sell as many as 40 of Boeing‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets to Kuwait as production of the aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Australia nears its end in 2017, Defense News reported Wednesday. Christopher Cavas writes the deal could be worth at least $3 billion. Defense News reports the House Armed Services Committee allotted $1.2 billion […] More

Neil Albert, vice chairman of MCR LLC, oversees strategic operations at the McLean, Va.-based professional services contractor and led the company as CEO from 1999 to 2012. Albert previously spoke to ExecutiveBiz one year ago to overview his 26-year career at MCR and discuss the evolution of the GovCon market during his almost three decades of […] More

Matt McQueen serves as sector director of strategic and external communications at Northrop Grumman‘s information systems sector, where he acts as the primary spokesperson and communications liaison to the sector’s external stakeholders. He is also responsible for the sector’s integrated strategic communications campaigns, executive communications and media relations functions. Prior to this role, McQueen held […] More

Matt Warren serves as president of Agilex‘s Justice and Homeland Security Sector, where the long-time federal government marketplace leader manages that business and is responsible for its growth. A close-to-six-year Agilex veteran, Warren joined Agilex in 2008 after spending more than 10 years with Oracle, where he helped start the homeland security sales team and […] More

Carl Salzano retired in the Spring of 2014 as a senior vice president for acquisition services at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he also served as co-chairman of the Veteran and Wounded Warrior Committee. The U.S. Navy veteran joined Booz Allen in 1986 after holding leadership roles at firms including Bendix Aerospace and Advanced Technology. Soon […] More