To fulfill the terms of a contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Raytheon has completed the first of six radar modernizations for Kuwait. The program calls for Raytheon, the prime contractor for the project, to upgrade Patriot radars to Configuration-3, according to the company release. “These upgrades to the latest Patriot Configuration [...]
Recent reports have indicated that the U.S. military sees a day where there will be live video tracking missile launchers, which would require space telescopes hovering in geosynchronous orbit capable of capturing real-time footage of any place on Earth. Space.com reported that Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is working to make that vision a reality. The company [...]
The Web Marketing Association is holding its 15th annual Web Award Competition for Website development. The awards are known as a standard defining competition, which sets the standards for 96 industries, including technology, computer hardware, computer software, electronics, information services, applications service providers, interactive service and internet service providers. The websites are judged on seven [...]
Consulting firm Deltek has announced its deal with Danish consulting firm COWI to bolster COWI’s One Company Strategy. “Deltek has extensive knowledge of consulting, which is apparent in how it designs its solutions,” said Lars Peter Soybe, COWI CEO. “We have found the long-term strategic match we were looking for and we know that Deltek [...]
A capacity crowd filled the Skyline Room at the Tower Club on June 3rd. Over 60 Washington area executives converged to see ExecutiveBiz’s CIO Expert Panel event in our popular Government IT Series. This event, made possible by Peter Ostrow of Technical Communities, brought together some of the leading CIO voices in the government in [...]
Today’s announcement that Stanley, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oberon Associates, Inc. for approximately $170 million in cash brings together two high-fliers that have experienced significant growth and success in the past few years. Stanley, a leading systems integrator to the U.S. Federal government, has swelled to 3,500 employees while Oberon [...]
Recently retired Dr. Renato A. DiPentima can point to an established track record of eyeing early opportunities to enter fast growing markets. As President and CEO of SRA International, Dr. DiPentima (Renny) helped to steer the federal systems integrator to explosive growth past the $1 billion milestone before handing the reigns over to Stan Sloane. [...]
