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CenturyLink has hired Gaurav Chand and Shaun Andrews to serve in executive positions and directly work under Chief Operating Officer Jeff Storey. The company said Tuesday Chand, who previously worked at Dell EMC‘s infrastructure solutions group, and Andrews, formerly senior vice president for IP and real-time communications at Level 3 Communications, will serve as executive vice president for marketing […] More
Joseph Weiss, president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries for nearly six years, has informed IAI’s board of directors that he intends to retire from his dual-role once the company finds a successor. IAI said Thursday it will form a committee to find the aerospace technology firm’s next CEO. Weiss joined the company in 1998 after he spent 27 […] More
A partnership of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Microsoft will launch an information technology academy meant to train transitioning service members at the U.S. Marine Corps‘ installation in Quantico, Virginia. The ERAU-Microsoft Software and Systems Academy will be unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Marine Corps’ National Museum on Jan. 8, the military branch said Saturday. The […] More
An employee resource group at Raytheon has partnered with the University of Arizona to mentor and inspire Native-American students toward science, technology, engineering and math careers. Raytheon American Indian Network members facilitate monthly workshops that offer hands-on activities revolving around STEM to high school and middle school as part of the university’s Native Student Outreach for Access […] More
A partnership of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman and U.K.’s defense electronics and components agency has received recognition from the British defense ministry for their collaborative efforts under the F-35 Lightning II program. MoD honored the bid team called Team UK during the Minister for Defense Procurement Acquisition Awards ceremony that took place Nov. 28 at the ministry’s headquarters, Northrop said […] 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. DARPAÂ said Friday the HO HO HO initiative is on its fourth year and aims to share with Santa […] More
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, will step down from her role as a member of the board of directors at DXC Technology effective immediately. Whitman became a board member earlier this year of DXC that was formed through the merger between HPE’s enterprise services segment and Computer Sciences Corp., DXC said Thursday. DXC expects HPE to […] More
Karin Hoeing, a more than 20-year veteran of global oil services company Schlumberger, will formally join BAE Systems in February as group human resources director. BAE said Wednesday Hoeing will also serve on the British defense company’s executive committee and report directly to CEO Charles Woodburn. She previously led Schlumberger’s Wireline business as president and before that she held senior […] More
Maxar Technologies, formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, has received SpaceNews’ “Deal of the Year†award in recognition of the company’s acquisition of DigitalGlobe in an estimated $3.6 billion transaction. Maxar’s predecessor MDA closed the deal in October in a push to offer imagery, satellite and geospatial services across the government and commercial sectors, Maxar said […] More
Boeing has committed to invest an additional $300 million in employee-related and charitable initiatives following the passage of a tax reform bill by Congress. Chicago-based Boeing said Thursday it will allocate $100 million to charity work in support of education, communities, veterans and military personnel. The aerospace and defense company also plans to spend $100 million on […] More
Engility will assist in the Defense Department‘s research and development activities on defense systems against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives through the company’s position on a potential $8.3 billion contract vehicle. The company said Wednesday it landed a spot on the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense’s Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition […] More
Dawn Lucini, formerly director of aviation security at Telos Identity Management Solutions, has been promoted to vice president of the company’s aviation security business. Telos ID said Monday Lucini will lead efforts to increase the aviation sector’s knowledge of channeling, identification management, biometrics and integration service offerings form the company, as well as strengthen the firm’s […] More
