James Ellis Jr., a member of the Level 3 Communications board of directors for more than nine years, has been appointed chairman of the board following Walter Scott Jr.’s retirement. “Jim brings more than 40 years of experience in managing and leading complex, technology-focused organizations to this appointment,” Jeff Storey, Level 3 president and chief executive officer, said […] More

Laurinda Pang, formerly chief human resources officer at Level 3 Communications firm, will succeed Thomas Stortz as executive vice president and chief administrative officer, the company said Tuesday. In her new role, Pang will be responsible for global company functions to include human resources, corporate strategy, corporate development, corporate communications and corporate social responsibility. Jeff Storey, president and […] More

L-3 Communications‘ MAPPS will build subsystems for Canadian navy crews to manage propulsion, electrical and auxiliary equipment on patrol vessels under a subcontract awarded by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed is a primary supplier for Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships fleet and has picked L-3 MAPPS to support design work on the fleet’s integrated platform management system, L-3 […] More

L-3 Communications is working to extend mobile communications to frontline soldiers under a $15.5 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Sunday. John Keller writes the U.S. Army and Marine Corps warfighters will connect to a millimeter-wave communications backbone under the DARPA Mobile Hotspots program. The company will work to […] More

L-3 Communications has reorganized the company’s business segments in a move that Chairman and CEO Michael Strianese called an effort to further the company’s technology and sales push. John McNellis has been named president of the new aerospace systems segment that combines the former platform and logistics segment and the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems […] More

A division of L-3 Communications has signed a three-year contract with Optometrics for the supply of optical components worth more than $4 million. Laura Lunardo, chief operating officer of Optometrics, said Monday the Dynasil company expects to create about 15 new jobs to scale production in order to meet the supply agreement terms. Watertown, Mass.-based Dynasil is a manufacturer of homeland […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary will work with L-3 Communications and Spain-based shipbuilder Navantia to create a preliminary design for the Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter vessel. The Coast Guard will select a competing team after the 18-month first phase to develop a detail design and build between nine and 11 ships for the planned 25-ship […] More

Level 3 Communications has predicted the technology trends the federal government will likely face in 2014 amid growing requirements for data and communications information management. Government technology leaders will need to take into consideration the demands for security, collaboration, mobility and business continuity when making decisions, Level 3 said Thursday in a blog post. Edward Morche, senior […] More

L-3 Communications‘ international customers are increasingly seeking to acquire simulation systems that multiple people can participate in as they want to create a virtual battlespace for training, L-3 Link Simulation & Training President Leonard Genna told Defense News in an interview published Monday. Genna described the goal of the “live virtual constructive” scenarios as being able […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded L-3 Communication Systems-East a contract of an undisclosed value to design a communications subsystem for deployment onboard Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships. L-3 CS-East will provide automated components for maritime communications equipment under the Canadian navy’s AOPS project, for which Lockheed is a supplier, L-3 said Wednesday. “The interior and exterior […] More

Experienced contracts executive Heather Gerczak has been elevated from her prior role as senior vice president of business operations at Integral Federal to the organization’s chief administrative officer. In her new position, Gerczak, who also serves as chair of the contracts group of Executive Mosaic’s elite 4x24 Leadership Series, will be senior-most authority on human resources, administration, facilities management, marketing and contracts and security, the Rockville, Maryland-based company said Tuesday.

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L3Harris Technologies has received a $46.6 million U.S. Navy contract modification, which exercises options for producing, testing and conducting the technical review of two shallow-water training ranges to support Undersea Warfare Training Range Increment II and Increment III requirements. Under the firm-fixed-price modification, the company will also be responsible for delivering various products to the […] More