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Leidos Named to Forbesâ€™ 2018 Americaâ€™s Best Employers List; Roger Krone Comments

Leidos has been included in Forbesâ€™ annual Americaâ€™s Best Employers list. “This recognition demonstrates our dedicated effort to attract a highly-skilled, talented and diverse workforce that has a passion to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient,â€ Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Monday. […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 5:38 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview With John Vollmer, President of Management Services at AECOM

ExecutiveBiz spoke with John Vollmer, president of management services at AECOM, and a three-time Wash100 winner, about AECOMâ€™s robust organic growth, future in the unmanned aerial systems market, what infrastructure opportunities lie ahead, and much more. â€œTodayâ€™s U.S. infrastructure gap is in the trillions of dollars. To address this, itâ€™s absolutely crucial that we work […] More

by Jason Scott May 15, 2018, 5:30 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Matt Desch: Iridium Eyes â€˜NEXTâ€™ Satellite Deployment Completion by Q3 2018

Iridium Communications CEO Matt DeschÂ has said the company expects the remaining three Iridium NEXT satellite launches to conclude by the third quarter of 2018, SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œAll of the satellites are going to be in place within probably about 30 days of our final launch,â€Â he told reporters Monday in a conference call Monday. Desch […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 4:46 am
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Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret Cites Milestones to Back KC-46 Tanker Delivery This Year

Leanne Caret, president and CEO ofÂ Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security segment,Â told Military Times in a video interview aired Sunday that the company is going to deliver KC-46 aerial refueling tanker aircraft this year, citing several milestones. â€œYouâ€™ve seen the completion of several very critical milestones that were the major gates towards enabling that delivery. One […] More

by Jane Edwards May 14, 2018, 7:08 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview With Brian Baldrate, VP & General Counsel of International and Washington Operations at Raytheon

ExecutiveBiz talked with Brian Baldrate, vice president and general counsel of Raytheonâ€™s international and Washington, D.C., operations, about his military background, views on international defense sales and where he sees room for greater public-private sector collaboration. â€œA lawyerâ€™s job isnâ€™t to simply weigh in on whether something is legal, but to act as a trusted […] More

by Jason Scott May 14, 2018, 5:30 am
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SAIC to Establish Platform Integration & Engineering Hub in S.C.; Tony Moraco Comments

Science Applications International Corp.Â has begun construction of aÂ Berkeley County, S.C.-based facility for the engineering and integration of technology platforms. SAIC said FridayÂ it is scheduled to open theÂ Platform Innovation Center later this year and expects to createÂ up to 200 jobs there during the next five years. The center is part of the company’s efforts to grow […] More

by Joanna Crews May 14, 2018, 5:00 am
in Featured, General, Government Technology, News

Matt Desch: Private-Public Coordination Needed to Fix Current Space Debris Problem

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said coordination between the private and public sectors is needed to resolve the current space debris problem, USA Today reported Monday. Desch believes the U.S. should lead efforts in space activities, especially in manufacturing satellites, as start-ups have started designing and launching satellites at low cost, making them […] More

by Monica Jackson May 14, 2018, 1:26 am
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Cubic to Update Navy’s LCS Virtual Training Environment; Dave Buss Comments

Cubic‘s global defense business has received eight delivery orders worth $16 million combined to add new functions andÂ virtual content to a U.S. NavyÂ virtual training environment forÂ Littoral Combat Ships. The companyÂ said ThursdayÂ theÂ orders fall under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for support work on the service branch’sÂ Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment. IVSE is designed to generate a virtual three-dimensional environment […] More

by Joanna Crews May 10, 2018, 11:25 am
in General

CenturyLinkâ€™s David Young Promoted to SVP of Strategic Government

David Young, a 2018 Wash100 winner, has been promoted to senior vice president of CenturyLinkâ€™s strategic government group, the Arlington, Va., division announced Wednesday. Youngâ€™s promotion furthers the divisionâ€™s integration efforts and demonstrates the importance of strategic government to the organization, the telecommunications firm added. Previously, Young held the role of regional VP for strategic […] More

by Jason Scott May 10, 2018, 10:39 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoDâ€™s National Defense Strategy Calls for â€˜Resilientâ€™ Satcom, Space Tech Investments

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat Government, told C4ISRNETÂ in an interview published Wednesday that the Defense Departmentâ€™s National Defense Strategy highlights the need to build up space-based threat awareness and safeguard military and commercial space assets from adversaries. Cowen-Hirsch said the space sector should bolster support for military and enterprise […] More

by Jane Edwards May 10, 2018, 5:30 am
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CTC Recognized by Military Times as a â€œBest for Vetsâ€ Employer; Ed Sheehan Comments

Military Times has chosen Concurrent Technologies Corporation as a 2018 â€œBest for Vetsâ€ employerÂ for the eighth year, the Johnstown, Penn., company announced Wednesday. The annual list features 100 companies recognized for â€œtheir commitment to providing opportunities to Americaâ€™s veterans.â€ Organizations are judged by their corporate culture, veteran recruiting, veteran policies and accommodations for reservists. The […] More

by Jason Scott May 9, 2018, 1:59 pm
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LMI Named to 2018 Military Timesâ€™ â€˜Best for Vetsâ€™ Employers List; Angie Casper Comments

LMI has been named toÂ Military Timesâ€™ Best for Vets Employers list for nine years in aÂ row in recognition of the companyâ€™s efforts to provide employment opportunities to retired service personnel. The 2018 Best for Vets list of 100 companies is based on an annual survey that evaluates the firmsâ€™ corporate culture, policies and recruitment initiatives […] More

by Jane Edwards May 9, 2018, 9:02 am