Todd Hicks, chief technology officer at Leonardo DRS, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Monday how industry helps the military address cyber challenges.
Forbes has listed Leidos among the top 500 employee-friendly companies based on a set of criteria and online surveys. Leidos said Wednesday it has been named among "America's Best Employers," a list that honors employee-favored firms.
Zion Market Research has predicted the global market for command and control, computers, communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems will hit a value of $127.2B by 2024 at a 3.6 percent compound annual growth rate. Investments in defense technology and demand for communication and surveillance systems and smart city projects will be among the forces that will […] More
Trey Theimer, vice president and account general manager for homeland security at Perspecta, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. She joins the board along with Brandon LaBonte, president and CEO of ArdentMC; and Martin Mackes, chief delivery officer of E3 Federal Solutions, the council said Thursday. All three appointees will serve […] More
FLIR Systems has announced that it will consolidate its business operations across the government and defense, industrial and commercial components in efforts to simplify the company’s business processes. The company announced Wednesday the restructuring also aims to foster operating synergies and establish management priorities. Jim Cannon, president and CEO at FLIR, noted that the streamlining […] More
Jessie Showers, infrastructure executive at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has stated that small businesses could help DISA develop and deliver new services and technology in support of the country’s warfighters. DISA said Tuesday it continues to work with small businesses and the larger industry in effort to meet the demand for information and technology at pace with the […] More
General Dynamics‘ U.K. subsidiary has opened a new facility in South Wales to carry out assembly, integration and testing functions for the Armored Fighting Vehicle program in Britain. The facility was declared open and will undergo refurbishment through 2016 and is projected to be fully operational by 2017, General Dynamics said Monday. General Dynamics Land Systems U.K. […] More
A team of companies led by Boeing will help the Australian defense department update the military’s high-frequency communications system under a contract worth more than $26 million. Alcatel Lucent and Ebor Computing will work with Boeing and Australia’s defense materials organization to bring new communications tools to maturity, Australian Defense Minister David Johnston said Monday. “This contract… builds upon […] More
The first satellite in Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress network has entered commercial service for U.S. government customers based within the satellite’s Indian Ocean region coverage area. Inmarsat said Monday that it expects the Global Xpress system to enter full global operations during the first half of 2015. “We are proud that Global Xpress has been selected to […] More
The massive transition taking place within the healthcare industry in recent years is making it hard for industry leaders to maintain equilibrium within their businesses, Mckinsey & Company reported today. The Afforable Care Act (ACA) promises to expedite the rate of change within the healthcare industry, and the problems companies have been dealing with adjusting […] More
BAE Systems plc CEO Ian King has expressed optimism that the U.S. government’s forthcoming defense budget could spell greater stability for the company and the industry over the next few years, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “In the U.S., the announced defense budget, while not yet finally agreed in detail, indicates spending reductions much as we had […] More
Click here to view the full list of GovCon and Government Leaders inducted into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 in 2013. The 2013 GovCon market saw a historic period of turmoil, uncertainty and change that will impact GovCon firms, the federal government and U.S. citizens for years. As the Asia pivot took hold, next-gen technologies grew up […] More