Orbital ATK has received a contract from United Launch Alliance to produce large composite structures for installation onboard ULA-built Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. Orbital ATK said Thursday its contract with the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture was awarded in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles initiative. “Our support of ULA EELV […] More

NetScout Systems’ line of service assurance applications has received certification from the Defense Information Systems Agency after the products met the information assurance and interoperability requirements of the Defense Department for inclusion in the Unified Capabilities Approved Products List. The company said Wednesday its nGeniusONE Unified Performance Management and nGeniusONE InfiniStream platforms also secured Common Criteria […] More

Charles Peiffer, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of PAE, joined the company in April 2014. He previously served as senior vice president and CFO of IAP Worldwide Services and vice president of finance and CFO of ITT‘s Fluid Technologies segment. At Fluid Technologies, Peiffer helped complete eight acquisitions within a six-year period. He […] More

Ellen Glover, an executive vice president at ICF International, has been reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Flanagan, president and CEO of Abt Associates, were respectively re-elected as vice chair and secretary, PSC said Thursday. Twelve executives from […] More

NASA took the first step Friday in what it hopes to be a new era for human space exploration as the agency sent the Orion capsule into a nearly four-hour orbit to evaluate its potential for future missions via Boeing‘s Space Launch System. Engineers for NASA and Orion constructor Lockheed Martin focused much of their attention […] More

Dave Swindle serves as executive vice president of international and special programs at URS‘ federal services division. In this role, he serves as URS’s executive for coordinating international operations and new international business development with line responsibility for contracts with the U.K. defense ministry of and international organizations that include but not limited to the […] More

NATO has added a FireEye-built threat prevention tool to the alliance’s Information Assurance Product Catalogue and certified the platform for use by member nations and partner organizations. The NIAPC vets information assurance products and packages for NATO Systems Operations Centers through three levels of assessment that determine which information classification those products can secure, FireEye […] More

Steve Gaffney, CEO of DynCorp International, says the company’s decision to establish an international arm was part of its efforts to diversify its customer base and to help more government clients address security issues, the Washington Post reported Sunday. “We’ve always been global, but now it’s a more deliberate and dedicated part of our strategy,” […] More

ATK and Aerojet Rocketdyne aided in the launch of a United Launch Alliance-built rocket on Friday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. ATK technologies also helped to operate the new Boeing GPS IIF satellite, ATK said Monday. The company developed the solar arrays on the GPS IIF satellite, two Graphite Epoxy Motors, composite structures and the main engine […] 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

Dr. Melvin Greer serves as senior fellow and chief strategist for service-oriented architecture and cloud computing at Lockheed Martin, where he brings more than 25 years of experience leading systems and software engineering efforts to the contractor’s advanced technology office. Greer is a principal investigator in advanced research studies, and has dedicated his efforts towards […] More