Neel Mehta

CSRA‘s (NYSE: CSRA) DynPort Vaccine subsidiary has been awarded a spot on a potential 10-year, $159 million contract to handle various medical product development initiatives for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. DynPort will work to create manufacturing processes and analytical test methods, characterize and manufacture products and provide regulatory support for the […] More

Lockheed Martin and the Data Security Council of India have introduced a new web-based platform that seeks to educate small and medium-sized enterprises as well as vocational training organizations on cybersecurity, DefenseWorld.net reported Thursday. DSCI and Lockheed introduced the CyberAware online portal at the two-day NASSCOM-DSCI Annual Information Security Summit that kicked off Dec. 14 in […] More

Ralph Heath, former executive vice president of aeronautics at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed to Textron‘s board of directors effective January 1, 2017. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said in a press release published Thursday that Heath will bring experience in the aerospace and defense industry, government defense programs and international business development. Heath held a […] More

Chris Lu, deputy secretary of the Labor Department, is set to join Washington, D.C.-based FiscalNote in February as the company’s first senior strategy adviser. Lu will focus on business development in coordination with co-founder and CEO Tim Hwang and the executive team, FiscalNote said Thursday. “Companies, non-profits and advocacy groups face increasing uncertainty with the […] More

Andrew Lewis, formerly group finance director at Avon Rubber, has been appointed to the same role at U.K.-based technology products and services provider Chemring Group  effective Jan. 9, 2017. Chemring said Dec. 13 Lewis will succeed Andrew Davies, who has served as the company’s interim finance director over the past two months, and will also join the board of […] More

Doug Harlow, formerly a business development executive at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has been named executive program manager for the acquisition management services company’s contract with the Department of Homeland Security‘s national protection and programs directorate. ACT I said Harlow will oversee program management and service delivery efforts and serve as the primary contact for contracting personnel on matters […] More

The Professional Services Council re-elected several executives and appointed new members to its 2017 executive committee and board of directors during its annual meeting held Thursday. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture’s federal services business; and Deb Alderson, president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions; were respectively re-elected as PSC’s chair and vice chair, […] More

Avaya will provide its contact center technology for the North American Aerospace Defense Command‘s Santa hotline. The communications services company said Thursday volunteers will use the Avaya Customer Engagement platform to answer children’s calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline. “Avaya Government Solutions is pleased to help the North American Aerospace Defense Command keep the NORAD Tracks […] More