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Mary Griggs, a retired Senior Executive Service member, and Thomas Todd, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, have joined the board of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense as outside directors and members of the government security committee.
Leidos has booked a $14.1 million follow-on contract with NASA for the building of laser air monitoring systems to be used in future Artemis missions. The 19-month extension increases the total contract value to $37.8 million, which covers fabrication and delivery of four main LAMS units and one spare for the Artemis III, IV and V programs, the company said Tuesday.
Josh Jackson, senior vice president of the Army business unit within the defense and civilian sector at Science Applications International Corp., said rapid design to prototype, integration of emerging technologies and increased warfighter touchpoints are the three factors that drive the U.S. Army’s adoption of digital engineering to accelerate capability development and modernization.
Advanced IT Concepts has entered into a strategic partnership with FVLCRUM, a private equity firm with extensive experience working with government contractors. AITC, which provides defense and federal agencies with technology solutions, said Friday that FVLCRUM's investment will help bring about the company's continued growth.
Rick Wagner, former president of Microsoft Federal and a six-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined Enlightenment Capital-backed information technology company Agile Defense as its new CEO. Jay Lee, who previously held the position, will move into a strategic advisory role while remaining on Agile's board of directors, the Reston, Virginia-headquartered organization announced on Tuesday.
George Franz leads Accenture Federal Services’ Department of Defense cyber portfolio as a managing director, a role in which he focuses on cyber threats, risk mitigation opportunities and strategies for improving cyber defenses. In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Franz shared his insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the potential of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture to revolutionize DOD warfighting capabilities and Accenture Federal Services’ role in providing the DOD with the technology necessary to achieve its mission.
Wireless threat monitoring company LOCH Technologies has acquired software company Avirtek. With the transaction complete, LOCH said Monday it would work to enable a data detection and response capability by integrating Avirtek's autonomic cybersecurity technology into its AirShield platform.
Toni Townes-Whitley officially assumed the chief executive post at Science Applications International Corp. on Monday, bringing to the Reston, Virginia-headquartered technology integrator 35 years of experience as a global technology veteran. Townes-Whitley, who is also now part of SAIC's board of directors, has been with the company since June as its CEO-elect.
The research and development center of Lockheed Martin's space business unit has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to develop data exploitation technology for the U.S. Space Force's missile warning satellite constellation. Lockheed's Advanced Technology Center will build typing and characterization algorithms to help SSC's Tools Applications Processing Lab analyze and interpret incoming data from the next-generation Overhead Persistent Infrared sensors that track ballistic and hypersonic missile threats.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has selected six projects to receive $50 million in funding under the Digital Health Security program to address cybersecurity threats to the U.S. health care system. The research projects will advance technologies to protect digital health software and hardware against cyber threats by enabling institutions to automate medical device patching, implement cyber reasoning techniques, employ cognitive health assistants, consolidate electronic health records and mitigate ransomware attacks.
Chris Orlowski, a veteran in the defense industry with over two decades of experience at Northrop Grumman, has been named vice president of engineering at Austal USA. Orlowski oversees a team of over 350 professionals and manages the structural, mechanical, electrical and systems, integrated logistics support, naval architecture and program engineering divisions.
QinetiQ’s American business has received a five-year, $84 million contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture 700 Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suits meant to enhance the capabilities of explosive ordnance disposal soldiers. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, QinetiQ said Monday it will support and collaborate with the Project Manager Soldier Protective Equipment product team for the effort.
