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Microsoft has initiated a national campaign aimed at expanding the cybersecurity workforce to 250,000 professionals by 2025 in an effort to address the current shortage of employees in the said field. Brad Smith, president and vice chair at Microsoft, wrote on a blog post published Thursday that the initiative is done in collaboration with U.S. […] More
The U.S. Space Force has partnered with Norway’s government on a payload hosting initiative aimed at augmenting satellite communications for U.S. military forces operating in polar regions. Space Systems Command said Friday its Enhanced Polar Systems-Recapitalization program seeks to use a Norwegian spacecraft to deploy a military satcom system designed to extend legacy EPS services […] More
Leanne Caret, a Boeing executive and five-time Wash100 Award winner, has been elected to Deere & Company’s board of directors. Currently, Caret serves as an executive vice president at Boeing as well as president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and security business arm, Deere said Monday. John May, chairman and CEO of Deere, welcomed Caret to […] More
Teledyne FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies subsidiary, has elevated 20-year electronics and defense executive Anne Bulik to vice president of its unmanned aerial systems business unit. Bulik most recently led the UAS unit’s Waterloo, Ontario division, and will now oversee an ongoing business expansion aimed at meeting increased customer demands for advanced drone offerings, payloads and […] More
The U.S. Space Force plans to release requests for proposals for commercial satellite communications services and equipment starting next month and award up to $2.3 billion worth of comsatcom contracts in 2022 and 2023, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Future comsatcom acquisitions cover four service areas: COMSATCOM Transponded Capacity; COMSATCOM Subscription Services; Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions; […] More
ManTech International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gryphon Technologies for $350 million in a move that aims to expand the former’s advanced digital engineering capabilities. The Herndon, Virginia-based defense contractor said Monday it will add over 1,500 employees to its staff as part of the transaction, which involves purchase from AE Industrial Partners […] More
Lisa Firestone, president and CEO of Managed Care Advisors, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for her latest Executive Spotlight interview with the publication. She’d previously participated in an Executive Spotlight feature in Oct. 2020 to discuss the company’s new acquisitions, hires, and technologies that have expanded MCA’s presence in the federal sector. In her latest Executive Spotlight with ExecutiveBiz, Firestone discussed […] More
Boeing has broken ground on a site in Jacksonville, Florida where the company will stand up a 370,000 square-foot facility for efforts to maintain, repair and overhaul U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft. The future MRO facility, located within Cecil airport, will house eight hangars, office space and work areas for maintainers, data analysts and […] More
COSM Advanced Manufacturing Systems and NASA’s Langley Research Center are working to build an autonomous system for 3D printing of metal components in space using an electron beam gun technology. The company received a new Small Business Innovation Research contract to manufacture and demonstrate the Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication tool with algorithms and sensors designed […] More
NTT Data will work with the Louisiana government on a three-year project that seeks to help the state’s Office of Technology Services and Department of Children and Family Services modernize information technology to enhance the delivery of child support services to families. The company said Thursday it will provide advice in support of DCFS’ modernization […] More
Raytheon Technologies‘ missiles and defense business has received a $33.7 million U.S. Air Force contract to create a hypersonic cruise missile demonstration concept for a U.S.-Australian weapons program. Raytheon said Thursday it will work with Northrop Grumman under the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment, an effort focused on advancing air-breathing hypersonic technologies. In support […] More
The Space Development Agency has issued a new solicitation for industry proposals to design and build satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer and will use other transaction authority as a contracting mechanism for the satellite procurement effort, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SDA issued the initial solicitation for the Tranche […] More
