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IT Vet Dean McKendrick Appointed EVP at Counter Threat Solutions
Dean McKendrick, a 35-year information technology veteran, has been named executive vice president at Counter Threat Solutions.
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in NewsLockheed CFO Kenneth Possenriede Forecasts Annual F-35 Delivery Growth
Kenneth Possenriede, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lockheed Martin, has said the company remains on track to deliver 140 F-35 jets this year and aims to increase its fighter aircraft deliveries each year, FlightGlobal reported Friday. He forecasts the number of F-35s Lockheed builds for military customers could reach 180 in 2024.
in NewsBoeing to Directly Offer Aviall’s Supply Chain Services After Brand Retirement
Boeing has decided to retire the brand name Aviall more than 13 years after the Chicago-based company acquired the supply chain management services provider. The decision is part of Boeing's business integration and alignment plans, the aerospace and defense contractor said Thursdsay.
in Contract Awards, NewsASRC Federal Lands Potential $277M Contract to Support DCSA Background Investigation Efforts
ASRC Federal has received a potential five-year, $276.6M contract to perform operation center support and case processing services for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
in NewsKathy Warden: Northrop Prepares for Air Force GBSD Weapon Dev’t Program
Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2020 Wash100Â awardee, said the company has moved to invest in people and facilities in anticipation of receiving a potential $85B contract to build the U.S. Air Force's Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent weapon system.
in NewsBoeing HorizonX’s Brian Schettler on Getting VC Funding for Defense Startups
Brian Schettler, managing director of Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures, told Defense News in an interview posted Thursday that getting venture capital funding for defense companies that are focused on hardware is a challenge and one way to help address that reluctance among investors is looking at the “capitalization piece.â€
John Vollmer, President of Management Services at AECOM, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Securing Major Contracts, Driving Company Growth
Executive Mosaic is honored to present John Vollmer, president of AECOM’s Management Services Group, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for his leadership and achieving substantial growth for AECOM by securing major contract wins across the GovCon sector.
in NewsSSA Awards CenturyLink $470M Task Order to Provide High-Speed Network Services; David Young Quoted
CenturyLink has been awarded a 15-year, $470M task order by the U.S. Social Security Administration as a key provider for its Wide Area Network and related high-speed network services, the company announced on Thursday. The task order was awarded via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program.Â
in News, Press ReleasesKBR Granted Access to Train Private Astronauts at NASA Facilities; Stuart Bradie Quoted
KBR has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA Johnson Space Center to provide human spaceflight operation services to commercial companies, becoming the first company to use the agency's facilities and capabilities, the company announced on Thursday.
in NewsCloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler Talks Federal Data Strategy Efforts, Hortonworks Merger
Shaun Bierweiler, president of Cloudera’s government solutions business, said the company’s merger with Hortonworks enabled the former to leverage a comprehensive data platform to address customer needs across all cloud environments and data types.
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MDA Issues Presolicitation for Hypersonic Weaponry Dev’t Services
The Missile Defense Agency expects to release a final request for proposals in April for the design, creation and assessment of a prototype hypersonic defense weapon.