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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
Boeing has decided to retire the brand name Aviall more than 13 years after the Chicago-based company acquired the supply chain management services provider. The decision is part of Boeing's business integration and alignment plans, the aerospace and defense contractor said Thursdsay.
Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2020 Wash100Â awardee, said the company has moved to invest in people and facilities in anticipation of receiving a potential $85B contract to build the U.S. Air Force's Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent weapon system.
Several companies and universities have teamed up to develop mathematical approaches and tools for incorporating data-based machine learning algorithms into cyber physical systems as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program aimed at ensuring the safety of autonomous technology.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has selected United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace unit to provide a rescue hoist technology to be used on a fleet of S-70i Firehawk helicopters. Collins Aerospace said Wednesday it will supply Goodrich 44318 hoists to CAL FIRE and the fire departments of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.
A fourth batch of 60 SpaceX satellites launched into space as part of the Hawthorne, Calif.-based company's program to deliver broadband connectivity worldwide. The upper stage of a company-built Falcon 9 rocket deployed the latest internet satellite batch in low-Earth orbit Wednesday one hour after it lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Perspecta CEO and Wash100 awardee Mac Curtis, with the help of StoneHedge Global Partners CEO William "Bill" Jasien, kicked off the 2020 Heart Ball on Tuesday night at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, Va.
Susan Sparks, formerly an executive within the Department of Homeland Security division at ManTech International, has joined Zeneth Technology Partners as a senior vice president.
Telesat has partnered with General Dynamics and Ball Aerospace to demonstrate space-based data exploitation and processing approaches with the use of commercial satellite technology. The partnerships will use Telesat-built satellite and network emulation systems for live demo events in support of the U.S. Air Force's Commercially Augmented Space Inter Networked Operations program.
Chris Shank, vice president for civil and national security space at Maxar Technologies, said the company is preparing for the future of space exploration and Earth observation imagery to assist government customers with their missions.
BWX Technologies has begun to produce uranium and refurbish equipment as part of preparations to revive the tristructural-isotropic nuclear fuel manufacturing line at a company facility in Lynchburg, Va.
The Defense Information Systems Agency selected Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) for a potential 10-year, $6.5B contract to support operation, maintenance and security of the Department of Defense Information Network/ Defense Information System Network. "Leidos is proud to modernize and operate the information network that connects warfighters and government leaders around the world," said Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos' defense group.
