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KBR Subsidiary Continues High-Energy Laser Dev’t for Army Stryker Vehicles
A KBR subsidiary is continuing integration activities for the U.S. Army’s Mobile Experimental High Energy Laser weapon at the company’s new facility in Huntsville, Alabama ahead of prototype deliveries scheduled for fiscal year 2022.
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NASA, Boeing Plan to Conduct for Second Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test in Late March
Boeing and NASA have scheduled the second uncrewed test flight of the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for March 29 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.
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Cloudera Government Solutions’ Henry Sowell: Automated Tools Could Help Agencies Glean Insights From Streaming Data
Henry Sowell, chief information officer for Cloudera Government Solutions, wrote in a guest piece published Wednesday on Nextgov that agencies seeking to optimize streaming data for decision-making should adopt a data platform that could help analyze large volumes of data in real time using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Novetta’s Kevin Heald on Leveraging Cloud to Accelerate Modernization Timeframe
Kevin Heald, vice president of information exploitation at Novetta, has said the company is working to address customer challenges within six to 12 months to demonstrate capacities to expand into bigger programs, SiliconANGLE reported Wednesday.
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Gunnison Subsidiary Books $53M Interior Dept IT Support Contract
A Gunnison Consulting Group subsidiary will help the Department of the Interior implement enterprise information technology platforms under a potential five-year, $52.7M blanket purchase agreement.
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Air Force SBIR, STTR Program to Launch First Call for FY 2021 Open Topics in Mid-January
The Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program announced at the AFWERX Accelerate event that it will release the first open topic for fiscal year 2021 on Jan. 14, in coordination with the Department of Defense. The first open topic will run through Feb. 18 and the second and third open topics will be released respectively in May and September next year and close 30 days after.
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in Executive Moves, News
AAR Creates Board Committee to Oversee Aviation Safety; John Holmes Quoted
AAR has established a committee tasked with assisting the company's board of directors in ensuring safety across employee training programs and aviation services. AAR said Tuesday that Duncan McNabb, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former head of U.S. Transportation Command, will serve as chair of the Aviation Safety and Training Committee.
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Executive Spotlight: John Song & Jean Stack, Managing Directors with Baird
John Song and Jean Stack, managing directors with Baird, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the organization’s recent efforts within mergers & acquisition (M&A), following the close of NuWave’s acquisition of BigBear and Jacobs’ recent purchase of The Buffalo Group. The two leaders also discussed current market trends, and provided insight into Baird's upcoming Government & Defense Conference.
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in Executive Moves, NewsAECOM Adds New Leadership to Board of Directors; Troy Rudd Quoted
AECOM had added new leadership to its board of directors to strengthen the company’s strategy and drive value. AECOM has nominated Diane Creel and Sander van’t Noordende as new independent directors for election to its Board of Directors at the company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to take place on Feb. 24, 2021.Â
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Jeff Nigriny Promoted to CertiPath CEO
Jeff Nigriny, founder and former president of CertiPath, has succeeded Shawn Hughes as CEO of the Reston, Virginia-based network security and credentialing company. Hughes will transition to a new role as chief experience officer.