BAE Systems has tested a counter-unmanned aircraft system prototype, developed in partnership with Moog, on an armored multi-purpose vehicle during a live fire demonstration at the Big Sandy range in Kingman, Arizona. The C-UAS prototype demonstrated its capability to detect, track and defeat stationary and moving targets in the air and on the ground in […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture capital arm has invested in space company Albedo to accelerate the delivery of space data and other capabilities to federal government and commercial clients and support the deployment of the latter’s satellite constellation. Albedo builds very low Earth orbit satellites designed to collect ultra-high resolution thermal imagery to help customers in […] More

A Battelle-developed telecommunications technology has proven its ability to cover 600Mhz to 7Ghz with a single aperture during an ultra-wideband capability demonstration at the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation’s 5G/XG field test site. According to a joint statement from Battelle and VT-ARC, Battelle RavenStar antenna technology is a broadband massive multiple-input and multiple-output, digitally steered […] More

Measurable, repeatable and countable data makes information actionable and valuable for decision makers, said Joe Perez, senior systems analyst and team lead at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. He spoke to Bill Sullivan, vice president and general manager of Denodo, about how actionable data should be able to aid decision making, […] More

J&J Worldwide Services has been named a subcontractor on the Veterans Health Administration Integrated Critical Staffing Program contract awarded to service-disabled veteran-owned small business Titan-Auxo. J&J said Wednesday in a press release received by Executive Mosaic that, under the 10-year, $23 billion, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract, it will support Titan-Auxo in providing the VHA […] More

Stacy Schwartz, vice president of public sector and education at cloud-based communications services provider RingCentral, said government agencies looking to support their workforce, attract and retain top talent and improve the citizen experience should deploy voice communication technologies. “By centering voice technology as a critical component in workforce operations, employees can collaborate more efficiently, serve […] More

General Dynamics‘ electric boat subsidiary has received a not-to-exceed $96.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of long lead time material to build two Block V Virginia-class submarines. The company previously secured a $1.1 billion contract to acquire components needed for the SSN 812 and SSN 813 construction projects, the Department of Defense […] More

Marshall Smith, formerly vice president of exploration at Voyager Space, has been named chief technology officer of the Denver, Colorado-based space exploration company. He will serve as a member of the board of directors at Starlab Space, a planned joint venture between Voyager and Airbus, and advise the team on the development and operations of […] More

Maynard Holliday is performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He is one of the panelists for the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. Keep reading to learn more about Maynard Holliday’s background and expertise.   […] More

Chris Scott joined Cherokee Federal in 2017 as director of business development and has since ascended the ranks to his current position as vice president of defense markets. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, Scott highlighted Cherokee Federal’s core values and explored the ways in which these beliefs intersect with talent acquisition and retention, collaboration and the pursuit of contract wins.

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Engineering and project management contractor Amentum ended 2023 with a number of notable accomplishments. Its team is particularly excited about the establishment of a technology council composed of the organization’s foremost technical minds. “The Council is the connective tissue for technology across Amentum,” Vice President of Technology Innovation Seth Eaton told ExecutiveBiz.

To gain insight into the next wave of technology being tested and contracted by the government, attend Potomac Officers Club’s Jan. 31 Defense R&D Summit. Register here!

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Matt Kinard, former director of operations and strategy at software services provider Forcepoint, has been promoted to vice president of operations and chief of staff at the company, he announced on LinkedIn Monday. Kinard has been working at the Austin, Texas-based firm for nearly seven years, starting as director of strategic alliances in April 2017 before transitioning to his most recent director role a year later.

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