ExecutiveBiz News on Video 3/7/2022

Executive Mosaic is glad to introduce Rob Joyce, the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity director and deputy national manager for national security systems, as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award for leading efforts to secure critical infrastructure and address increasing cases of cyber crimes and ransomware incidents. This marks the second time Joyce has been […]

Vectrus and the Vertex Company have reached a merger agreement to combine their service offerings in support of various defense sector needs. The all-stock transaction will officially close in the third quarter of 2022 and is intended to create a more wide-ranging revenue stream in terms of locations, customers and contract types from the Department of Defense […]

As artificial intelligence and machine learning expand their footprints in the public and private sectors, organizations are increasingly finding that the technology is a top priority for success. A recent survey conducted by cloud computing company Rackspace Technology found that 62 percent of respondents identified AI/ML as a high priority for their organization and up to 72 […]

Executive Mosaic has included Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo, in the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his leadership in company growth through key acquisitions and contract awards from U.S. service branches that support warfighter capabilities. This marks the first time that Moneymaker has been named to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of […]

John Heneghan, president of ECS Federal and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner; and Jennifer Warren, vice president of civil and regulatory affairs at Lockheed Martin, have joined the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. Heneghan and Warren will provide their industry expertise to a group responsible for overseeing policies aimed at ensuring that […]

McAleese and Associates will host the 13th Annual “FY2023 Defense Programs” Conference on March 9 and feature Department of Defense officials who will tackle current and future DOD priorities. The government contracts consulting and legal firm announced that Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, director for hypersonics, directed energy, space and rapid acquisition at the U.S. Army; […]

Lockheed Martin‘s laser business has secured a $34.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to work on an unspecified research program. Aculight will conduct most of its research and development efforts at its facilities in Bothell, Washington, while the remaining will be done in other locations at Moorestown, New Jersey, and […]

Bell-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters of the U.S. Marine Corps can now use the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile after the weapon achieved initial operating capability under the service branch. JAGM, which achieved the milestone on March 1, uses millimeter-wave radar and semi-active laser guidance to boost accuracy against targets on land and water, Naval Air Systems […]

Karen Douglas, formerly an executive of Oracle, was tapped by cloud-based software developer New Relic to serve as its federal director for civilian, FedHealthIT reported Friday. According to her LinkedIn profile, she most recently served as director of federal sales at DevonWay, where she supported sales team members and defined a vision for government contract […]

The first B-21 Raider bomber that Northrop Grumman built for the U.S. Air Force has kicked off the ground testing phase, Defense News reported Friday. “With the first [B-21] test aircraft in formal ground test, software and hardware are coming together,” said Tom Jones, president of Northrop’s aeronautics systems business. “The phase we’re in now […]