ExecutiveBiz News on Video 7/20/2022

James Yeager, vice president of public sector and healthcare at CrowdStrike, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about how the company ensures the long term success for its workforce as well as the implementation of recent acquisitions like Preempt Security and Humio during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “At CrowdStrike, we focus on our customers first. We invest our time and […]

General Motors’ defense subsidiary will provide a battery electric vehicle for the U.S. Army for use in analysis and demonstration. The company said Tuesday it will offer its GMC Hummer EV pickup to help the service meet its need for a light to heavy duty BEV and reduce dependence on fossil fuels in garrison and […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will expand the workforce of its SRE Birmingham arm and invest in its advanced concepts engineering facility over the next five years to drive business growth. The company said Tuesday it will hire 76 engineers, technicians and support staff to add to its current 140-employee count and further contribute to […]

Boeing has invested $50 million in the second funding round of its venture capital arm with AE Industrial Partners, AEI HorizonX, in a move intended to support startup technology companies. AEI HorizonX is aiming to raise $250 million in funding to help enable up-and-coming mobility, space and sustainability-focused aerospace companies, Boeing said Wednesday. “This new Fund […]

Robert Morse, an information technology leader with more than 30 years of government and industry experience, has been appointed senior solutions architect at General Dynamics’ IT segment. In his new role, Morse will provide U.S. federal judiciary customers with IT services in support of their missions, GDIT said Tuesday. He most recently served as the […]

The Department of Energy has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to carry out two projects aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness of two possible alternative fuel sources for power-generating turbine systems. Raytheon said Tuesday it will test if hydrogen products and mixtures can help the Mitsubishi Power Aero-made gas turbine FT4000 operate and will collaborate with the […]

Northrop Grumman has partnered with Boom Supersonic to develop new special mission variants of the latter’s Overture supersonic airliner for use in military and government missions. The new version of the Overture aircraft is envisioned to carry up to 80 passengers at twice the speed of existing airliners and to support rapid response operations, including […]

Carahsoft Technology and cybersecurity platform vendor Conceal have teamed up to help government customers adopt technology built to protect endpoint devices, networks and cloud environments from malicious threats. The Conceal Platform, which comprises three integrated products, is available from Carahsoft or its resellers for procurement by federal agencies through the General Services Administration’s Schedule contract […]

A new KPMG survey has found that 70 percent of U.S. public respondents agree or strongly agree that governments should play a lead role in addressing environmental, social and governance issues. The professional services firm said Tuesday it surveyed over 1,400 U.S. residents and federal, state and city government employees between February and April and […]

Microsoft has made its cloud-based desktop virtualization service generally available for users of an Azure Government platform version that supports U.S. agencies working with secret-level data. The offering of Azure Virtual Desktop to Azure Government Secret customers followed Microsoft’s receipt of Department of Defense Impact Level 6 accreditation for the product formerly known as Windows Virtual […]