Stan Griswold Jr. joined ITT Exelis as vice president of strategy and business development for the information systems division in June 2010. He oversees growth and market-focused resource allocation strategies for the advanced systems and technologies provider. He recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about how his technical background has helped him transition into upper management positions […] More

A nonprofit organization representing many homeland security contractors is starting a new forum to establish dialogue with the Transportation Security Administration, Government Executive reports. The companies, members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable, have created a senior executive industry forum that will start with a meeting on June 5 with TSA Administrator John Pistole. Accenture, […] More

Cubic Corp. recently delivered a mobile combat training center to the country of Jordan through a $17 million foreign military sale, the company announced Thursday. Delivery of the mobile training system fulfills a contract between Cubic and the Army“™s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation. Additional equipment included multiple integrated laser system individual […] More

Integral Systems, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., will complete developing and fielding the RAIDRS Block 10 event detection system, Kratos announced Tuesday. Kratos said Integral Systems received a $9.9 million contract modification from the Air Force’s Space Command and Missile Systems Center. Kratos said RAIDRS, when complete, will characterize electromagnetic interference […] More

In its 2011 winter issue, GovCon Exec Magazine published its annual list of government contracting executives and government officials who are poised to shape the industry in the upcoming year. Below, you’ll find the 12 members of the private sector who were awarded positions on the “15 to Watch in 2012”. For their public sector counterparts, check […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton will help improve enterprise system support processes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a three-year, $43 million task order announced Thursday. As a single vendor, CDC awarded Booz Allen the CIMS vehicle’s information systems lot. Booz Allen Senior Vice President Susan Penfield told ExecutiveBiz the company will support CDC’s full […] More

HP today announced it has acquired privately held global software solutions provider Hiflex Software GmbH. The acquisition will extend the company“™s portfolio of cloud-based technologies and solutions. HP will support a broad range of partner solutions, giving customers maximum choice and flexibility, according to the news release. “HP wants to break the traditional barriers of […] More

A high-level secure voice conferencing center built by Lockheed Martin was selected as “Facility of the Year,“ by the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Lockheed manufactured center, located in the Pentagon, was selected in the“Large Switches“ category. The award recognizes Defense Red Switch Network facilities that demonstrate excellence in performance. “At the Pentagon, switch availability and […] More

Sabre Systems Inc. has named Hampton Dowling to serve as senior executive director for the company“™s mid-Atlantic region. In this capacity, Dowling will be responsible for managing networks and illicit trafficking programs, secure logistics and operations. His responsibilities include additional emphasis on integrated business and tactical solutions that address homeland security-related challenges of partner nations, […] More

The government contracting community recently lost a revered figure. Daniel R. Bannister, CACI board director, passed away March 12, at the age of 80. Always a prominent leader in government service, Bannister served on CACI“™s board of directors since 2007. From 1985 to 1997, he served as DynCorp president and CEO, and as chairman from […] More

Finmeccanica North America CEO Simone Bemporad sat down with ExecutiveBiz to discuss a range of topics, including his take on government contracting M&A and the role of an international company in the American defense market. ExecutiveBiz: Could you tell us a little about your background? Simone Bemporad: I started my career over 20 years ago […] More

An Ohio man has given the term black hat new meaning: According to The Smoking Gun reports, fashion-obsessed Ross Ulrich hacked into a Condé Nast computer system to snatch photos and pages from several upcoming issues of fashion magazines to later post them on his blog FashionZag. The 22-year-old graphic design student said he fessed […] More