Neel Mehta

United Technologies Corp. has appointed Diane Bryant, Intel executive vice president, to become a member of the global industrial conglomerate’s board of directors effective Jan. 1. 2017. Bryant currently leads the development of platforms for the digital services industry as general manager of Intel’s data center group, UTC said Wednesday. UTC CEO Greg Hayes said Bryant’s technology and digital economy […] More

Maximus has been selected as a regional 2016 Employer of the Year by the Texas Workforce Commission’s Texas Workforce Solution – Vocational Rehabilitation Services division for efforts to employ and retain persons with disabilities. The government services provider said Wednesday a special committee selected the awardee from a pool of nominees that was submitted by TWS-VRS regional staff and […] More

BAE Systems Inc. will help the U.S. Navy engineer and integrate weapons systems on board the military branch’s submarines as part of a potential five-year, $368 million contract awarded in October. The company said Wednesday it will also provide test engineering, information technology support and specialized test equipment to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs office under the contract. SSP manages the […] More

Northrop Grumman has sponsored the 2016 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of the company’s effort to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International’s charitable organization  organized the competition that began Dec. 11 and runs through 18 to inspire the next generation of robotic technology builders, developers and engineers in the U.S. and Pacific […] More

Bruce Cathell, vice president of government operations at ViaSat, and David Beering, Intelligent Design principal, have joined the board of directors of the Computing Technology Industry Association‘s space enterprise council. SEC brings together professionals from the space industry, including the commercial, civil and national security sectors, in efforts to advance relevant interests to policymakers, CompTIA said Friday. David Logsdon, […] More

Inmarsat‘s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch and Hughes Network Systems’ Rick Lober will participate in a panel discussion at the Satellite Industry Association’s two-day Defense Department Commercial SATCOM Workshop that will kick off Dec. 15 in Virginia. Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat; and Lober, VP and general manager of Hughes’ defense and intelligence systems division; will discuss the […] More

Leidos has obtained a silver medal-level award designation on Victory Media‘s 2017 list of Military Friendly Employers. The government science and technology services company said Tuesday the list recognizes top companies that offer civilian job opportunities, hiring practices and retention programs for transitioning service members. “We are particularly honored to receive this award as it is a recognition […] More

President Barack Obama has appointed Christine Fox, assistant director for policy and analysis at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, to the U.S. Naval Academy’s board of visitors. APL said Monday Fox will work with 15 other board members to evaluate matters that concern the academy, including its state of morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs […] More

Darius Adamczyk, president and chief operating officer of Honeywell, has been appointed to serve on the industrial conglomerate’s board of directors. Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote said in a statement published Monday that Adamczyk’s election to the board represents a key step in his transition to the chief executive role. The company selected Adamczyk to succeed Cote by March 31, 2017 […] More

Steve Case, chairman and CEO of investment company Revolution, will conduct a fireside chat session with entrepreneurs, business leaders and venture capitalists at the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur winter forum on Dec. 14 at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park in Virginia. Case is a co-founder of America Online and he currently serves as chairman at Startup America Partnership and Accelerate Brain Cancer […] More