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Oswaldo Holguin, a finance executive whose experience spans more than three decades, has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer at research services provider Westat. He brings to the position his leadership experience and expertise in strategic planning and implementation, accounting, expansion strategies, investments and new business design, Westat said Thursday.
Maximus has received a contract from the Internal Revenue Service to help develop two systems. Under the $32 million Data Delivery Services award, Maximus is responsible for improving existing technological components and processes associated with these systems, the Tysons, Virginia-based company announced on Friday.
Jacobs and its subcontractors were instrumental in the Missile Defense Agency's flight demonstration of Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System-12 interceptor against an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Jacobs, which leads the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions contract, said Wednesday that it deployed employees in different locations to provide IT services, connectivity and communications for the flight test.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Applied Research Solutions a $48.75 million contract to study and develop closed-loop sensing, reasoning and data processing technologies for military missions. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will cover multiple defense domains and is scheduled for completion by April 2, 2029.
On Jan. 31, the Potomac Officers Club will host industry leaders, experts and government decision makers in the defense sector to put their heads together about the latest military technologies. POC's 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit is open for registration.
Timothy Barton, former chief technology officer of Leidos company Dynetics, has joined DESE Research as CTO. The company announced Thursday that it hired Barton to oversee all growth, strategy, change management, planning, execution, technical differentiation and investments.
John Selman, the chief operating officer at management and technical solutions provider Amyx, is retiring. Amyx, which was acquired by Tetra Tech last year, said Thursday in a press release received by Executive Mosaic, that since joining the company in 2021, Selman had led more than 600 professionals in a variety of fields, including cybersecurity, information technology and program management.
The U.S. Army sealed a $50 million undefinitized contract action agreement with BAE Systems for the construction of M777 lightweight howitzer major structures. The transaction allows BAE to restart production of the titanium structures, the first lot of which is expected for delivery in 2025, the company said Thursday.
Leidos, in collaboration with the American arm of German technology developer Rohde & Schwarz, has deployed a new flight service voice communications system for the Federal Aviation Administration. The activity is part of the flight services required under a previously awarded contract in support of the FAA’s Future Flight Services Program, Leidos said Thursday.
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions will help customers field and scale virtual ground systems using the software-based OpenSpace Platform from Kratos under a strategic partnership.
Gulla will serve as one of the speakers at the Potomac Officers Club’s Workloads at the Tactical Edge Forum on Feb. 8. Register here to hear the RGS CTO’s insights as he joins a panel discussion on hyperconverged infrastructure.
SandboxAQ President of Global Public Sector Jen Sovada and Head of Global Channels Robert Williams announced that their company has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft for the distribution of its offerings to the public sector via Carahsoft's contracts and resellers. Sovada and Williams said in an article published Thursday that the partnership covers its offerings in cryptography management — dubbed Security Suite — simulation and optimization and quantum sensing.
Sayres Defense has named Liz Dundon as its new chief operating officer. Dundon announced her transition to the new role on LinkedIn, saying she was excited about facing new challenges and that she would continue working with her organization "to provide support across the defense industry and beyond."
BWX Technologies has appointed Nicole Piasecki to its board of directors, effective Jan. 2. BWX said Wednesday that Piasecki had worked in The Boeing Company for 25 years where she held various senior executive positions, including vice president and general manager of the Propulsion Systems Division for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
