Neel Mehta

Stephanie Cumberbatch, formerly vice president of A-TEK‘s federal civilian business, has been named executive vice president at the McLean, Virginia-based information technology contractor. The more than 18-year industry veteran will be responsible for oversight, strategic development and implementation of federal health and science programs in her new position, A-TEK said Monday. She has supported the company’s […] More

Jay Icard, former senior vice president of strategic sales at Comtech Telecommunications‘ command and control technologies business, has joined XTAR as president and CEO of the Ashburn, Virginia-based commercial satellite operator. The 13-year industry veteran succeeds outgoing President Philip Harlow, who has led XTAR over the past eight years and will help ensure a smooth transition, the company said Monday. […] More

Aviation Week has recognized Raytheon and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the publication’s Laureate Award for the deployment of company-built Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles to track and model Hurricane Maria last year. NOAA launched six Coyote UAVs from a Lockheed Martin-built WP-3D Orion aircraft in efforts to help agency researchers view the storm and examine its behavior from the inside, Raytheon […] More

Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35  program, has been appointed to similar roles within the defense and aerospace contractor’s advanced development programs division known as Skunk Works. Lockheed said Thursday Babione will lead Skunk Works’ efforts to support warfighters and succeed Rob Weiss, who will retire in late 2018. In his current role, Babione oversees […] More

A Noblis subsidiary holds a spot on a potential $8 billion contract vehicle for support services to the Defense Department‘s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The company said Thursday Noblis ESI aims to provide technology, subject matter experts and experience-based insight to help JPEO-CBD manage investments in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense platforms through […] More

Thomas Bell, president of the defense business at Rolls-Royce, has been appointed to serve in the additional roles of president and CEO for the company’s North American subsidiary. He will succeed Marion Blakey, who is due to retire by the end of June after three years at the helm, Rolls-Royce said Wednesday. Bell rejoined the company […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has received the 2017 Best Reliability Program of the Year award from Uptime magazine for the company’s work on a maintenance system at NASA’s Langley Research Center. Jacobs said Tuesday it helped the space agency create maintenance strategies for the Langley facility as well as implement a suite of tools for the center to prevent […] More

Frank Orr, a certified geographic information systems and project management professional, has joined Woolpert as program director for the company’s GIS solutions business. Orr said in a statement published Tuesday that he aims to help the company identify technology platforms to address customers’ challenges and develop an outreach strategy for both existing and potential new clients. He previously […] More

Kevin Fagan, formerly a vice president at ManTech International, has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the company’s federal civilian and health information technology unit. He will oversee the company’s approach to support the missions of federal clients that include the departments of Homeland Security, State, Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services, ManTech said […] More

Matt Gutierrez, a more than 17-year veteran of Level 3 Communications, has been appointed senior managing director of CenturyLink‘s Asia-Pacific business. CenturyLink said Tuesday Gutierrez will manage the company’s operations, sales and marketing functions in the region as well as work with government, enterprise and wholesale customers to help address their digital transformation goals. His career at […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries honored 148 graduates of the company’s Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia, during commencement exercises held Saturday. The company said Monday that Jennifer Boykin, president of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony. “We are working smart every day to innovate, to rethink and reinvent the business of shipbuilding,” said Boykin. […] More

Debra Lehman, a 35-year government contracting veteran, has joined Advanced Concepts and Technologies International as vice president of business development and program manager for the company’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract. She will lead ACT I’s efforts to identify, qualify and pursue business opportunities with the U.S. Navy and federal civilian agencies through the […] More