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Sharon Hays Joins LMI as Senior Technical Fellow; Sanjay Parthasarathy Quoted

Sharon Hays, formerly an account manager at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, has joined LMI as a senior technical fellow. LMIÂ said Tuesday Hays will help Chief Technology Officer Sanjay ParthasarathyÂ to manage the nonprofit consulting firm’s research institute and implement technologies that can support customer missions. She will also be responsible for cultivating strategies to invest […] More

by Monica Jackson September 26, 2018, 3:30 am
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Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret Talks Defense, Space & Autonomy

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security business, told Fortune Magazine in an interviewÂ published MondayÂ the Trump administrationâ€™s move to communicate with industry represents a step toward collaborative public-private sector relations. “The types of conversations this administration is having now, and the insight itâ€™s giving us, are unique,” added Caret,Â who ranks 23rd […] More

by Monica Jackson September 25, 2018, 11:41 am
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Engility CEO Lynn Dugle: Space Assets Key to Ground Combat Operations

Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO ofÂ Engility,Â told Fortune in an interview published Monday how space assets help the military perform operations on the ground. She said satellite communications systems work to help the military monitor the location and movement of troops as well as communicate with deployed soldiers. â€œGPS and precision navigationâ€”if weâ€™re going to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 25, 2018, 8:55 am
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ACT I Among Fastest-Growing Companies in Washington; Michael Niggel Quoted

The Washington Business Journal has named Advanced Concepts and Technologies International to the publication’s list of 75 fastest-growing companies in the region. “Our growth demonstrates the commitment and execution of the companyâ€™s mission, vision, and core values in support of our customers,” ACT CEO Michael NiggelÂ said in a statement released Tuesday. WBJ recognized companies that […] More

by Monica Jackson September 25, 2018, 5:05 am
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Tony Moraco Talks SAICâ€™s Planned Engility Buy, Armyâ€™s Mobile Protected Firepower Program

Tony Moraco, CEO ofÂ Science Applications International Corp.,Â told Defense News in an interview published Monday that the planned acquisition of Engility fits into SAICâ€™s strategy and provides an opportunity to gain access to market channels that SAIC lacks. Moraco, aÂ five-time Wash100 winner, cited Engilityâ€™s â€œmulti-intelligence agency portfolioâ€ and space capabilities as factors that drove SAIC to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 25, 2018, 4:47 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: US Government’s Commercial Satcom Adoption Efforts Could Drive Cultural Change

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat Government, has said latest government efforts could pave the way for a cultural change that would leverage commercial satellite communications systems to support military missions. She wrote in a Via Satellite pieceÂ posted Friday that one of those efforts is the House Appropriations Committeeâ€™s move […] More

by Jane Edwards September 24, 2018, 8:10 am
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Lynn Dugle: Engility to Offer Technical Research, Analysis Services Through DoD Contract Vehicle

Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO ofÂ Engility, has said the company seeks to provideÂ technical research, scientific and analytical support forÂ Defense Department missions via a potentialÂ $28B contract vehicle. “DoDÂ has been working on ways to more rapidly deliver needed capabilities to the front line and I’m glad to see this translate to action,” added Dugle, a two-timeÂ Wash100Â […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 24, 2018, 8:05 am
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SAICâ€™s Kim Rupert Named to 2018 ‘Women Who Mean Business’ List; Steve Mahon Quoted

Kim Rupert, chief risk officer at Science Applications International Corp., has been included in the Washington Business Journalâ€™s 15th annual list of top 25 influential businesswomen in the Washington, D.C., metro area. The journal received approximately 400 nominations for the 2018 Women Who Mean Business list that recognizes women for their leadership skills, performance in […] More

by Jane Edwards September 24, 2018, 5:30 am
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Raytheon Gets Foreign Gov’t Cyber Support Contract; Dave Wajsgras Quoted

Raytheon has landed a multiyear contract to provide cybersecurity services and associated support to an unnamed government client in the Middle East and North Africa region. The company said Monday it will also conduct training, operational, sustainment and knowledge transfer efforts under the contract. “We are honored to have been selected as a trusted cybersecurity […] More

by Nichols Martin September 24, 2018, 4:31 am
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ManTech to Vie for R&D Services Task Orders Under $28B DoD Contract; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTech InternationalÂ will compete for at least $15M in research, development, evaluation and test services task orders under theÂ Defense Departmentâ€™s potential nine-year,Â $28B Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract. The company said Thursday it will provide services across information technology, cyber and homeland defense disciplines under Pool 1 of the Defense Technical Information Centerâ€™s IAC MAC vehicle. […] More

by Jane Edwards September 21, 2018, 10:15 am
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Cubic to Build F-35 Combat Training System; Dave Buss Quoted

Lockheed MartinÂ has awardedÂ Cubicâ€™s global defense segment a contract of an undisclosed value to build an air combat training system for theÂ F-35 Lightning II program. Cubic said ThursdayÂ it will deliver more than 500 ACTS subsystems over the next four years as part of F-35 production lots 12 to 14. The system will incorporate theÂ P5 ground software […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 20, 2018, 11:24 am
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Raytheon Updates Air Operations Center Software With Agile Methodology; Todd Probert Quoted

Raytheon has used agile development practices in efforts to integrate new features into the baseline software of the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. The company added functions for targeting, battle damage assessment and logistics applications, among other things, into the software to link previously disconnected systems, as […] More

by Monica Jackson September 19, 2018, 8:12 am