ExecutiveBiz News on Video 8/9/2022

Doug Kumbalek, chief strategy officer and executive vice president at System High Corporation, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the critical attributes of his role with the company since his promotion in June as well as a look into his latest growth initiatives and emerging technologies as they continue to influence the federal landscape in unexpected ways during […]

QinetiQ‘s U.S. business arm will provide technical and programmatic services for a U.S. Army center under a potential five-year award worth up to $45 million. The defense and security company said Monday it will assist in system integration and development, technology assessment as well as sensor suite prototyping for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s […]

In recent years, artificial intelligence has made waves as one of the most important, consequential technologies of the modern era. Today, the federal government is getting serious about harnessing industry innovations, accelerating the adoption of AI across the public sector and laying the groundwork for future AI advancements. Pentagon leaders believe AI is critical for […]

Tom Britt, former regional vice president of digital technologies at Centene (NYSE: CNC), has been named chief information officer at the managed care company’s Magellan Health subsidiary. He will work closely with Magellan’s executive leadership team to shape an information technology strategy and bring technology-based digital approaches to customers, Magellan Health said Monday. The 25-year […]

When Timothy Grayson, special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force for mission-centered analysis and operational imperatives, considers how to best master and facilitate “system-of-systems” network technologies, he cautions that there is a ceiling to the intricacies people and organizations can grasp. “I don’t care if it’s human beings or computers. There’s a limit to […]

Companies looking to adopt private 5G can turn to five types of service providers and these are wireless carriers, systems integrators, private wireless network vendors, major cloud providers and original equipment manufacturers, Network World reported Monday. Global telecommunications companies such as AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Orange and Telefonica are offering private 5G network services and enterprises […]

NewSat North America has received an $18 million task order to help the U.S. Army incorporate tactical radios onto military platforms. The order is the second for NewSat under the multiple-award Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems II contract vehicle, the company said Monday. Ace Electronic Defense Systems serves as a subcontractor on the project and will […]

Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace have teamed up to build the first-stage Antares rocket upgrade and a medium launch vehicle to support customers in national security, civilian and commercial space launch markets. “Through our collaboration, we will first develop a fully domestic version of our Antares rocket, the Antares 330, for Cygnus space station commercial […]

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has received the first fleet representative test articles for the Raytheon Technologies-manufactured Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band electronic attack system. The AN/ALQ-249 NGJ-MB production representative pods will be used to complete the developmental test program and start the operational test for the new electronic jamming system meant for the […]

Lockheed Martin has made progress with its Next Generation Interceptor commitment after verifying the capability of the defense system’s communication technology to function through adverse environments while in flight. The defense and aerospace company completed a prototype testing of the interceptor’s communication radio technology, which can help raise in-flight situation awareness and therefore enable the […]