Raytheon has signed a cooperative agreement with PASSUR Aerospace to jointly develop analytics-based tools for airline, airport and control tower operators to manage air traffic data. The alliance seeks to combine Raytheon’s ATM systems and PASSUR’s decision support software that is built with business intelligence and predictive analytics technology, Raytheon said Monday. “We are using […] More

Raytheon will research and develop new cyber operations strategies for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program under a $9.8 million contract. The company will identify approaches that are intended to help Defense Department to execute and assess cyber missions under DARPA’s Plan X program, Raytheon said Thursday. Jack Harrington, vice president of cybersecurity and special […] More

Lynne Chamberlain serves as vice president of business development for Red Hat‘s public sector. The more than 20-year industry veteran has been at Red Hat since 2004 and has previously held leadership roles at Unisys, HP and NetApp. In her Q&A with ExecutiveBiz, Chamberlain discussed her work with systems integrators, some of the newest cloud offerings […] More

Teresa Shea, previously a vice president at the former Raytheon company, was added to the board of directors of Two Six Technologies, an Arlinton, Virginia-based company that provides national security customers with technology products and expertise. The executive has over three decades of experience in serving with the National Security Agency.

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Altamira leaders, founders, execs, and management team are committed to strengthening national security by developing innovative, cutting-edge, and mission-specific solutions. The Intelligence community, national security agency, and the Department of Defense (DoD) partnered with Altamira’s extensive domain knowledge for 20 years. Meet the leaders behind Altamira Technologies Corporation’s success here.   Altamira’s Leaders, Founders, Execs: […] More

Executive Mosaic is proud to induct Sam Maness, managing director of the Defense and Government Services group at Raymond James, into the 2024 Wash100 class. In October, Maness helped launch the 2023 Raymond James Defense and Government Conference, which highlighted the increasing role of private equity in the government contracting sector.

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Jonathan Dalrymple, CEO of Chugach Alaska Corp., has been appointed by the board of directors to serve as interim president of the company’s federal government contracting division. The appointment at Chugach Government Solutions comes after the departure of President Scott Davis, who had been with Chugach for over two decades, CGS said Monday.

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Agnes Soeder, formerly vice president and chief of staff at RTX’s subsidiary Raytheon, has been appointed as VP of contracts for integrated maritime solutions at L3Harris Technologies, she announced on LinkedIn Monday. Soeder brings two decades of contracting experience from her tenure at Raytheon to her new role at L3Harris’ IMS division, which is responsible for developing new concepts and technologies that could help enhance naval operations.

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Spirit AeroSystems has named Jane Chappell to its board of directors, where she will serve on the corporate governance and nominating committee and the risk committee. Chappell brings to her new role a wealth of experience from the aerospace, defense and intelligence sectors, the aerospace company said Monday.

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Israel has a long history of having conflicts with its neighbors. Throughout the years, the country honed its national security measures, such as weaponry and defense systems, to protect its borders and people from imminent enemy attacks.   One of Israel’s prides is the Iron Dome. For a decade, the Iron Dome has been reliable […] More

Chris Winslett, general manager of Blue Canyon Technologies, an RTX subsidiary, said the small satellite developer aims to expand its presence in the defense market by pursuing business opportunities with spacecraft manufacturers bidding for Space Development Agency contracts. "I think there's enormous opportunities in defense, civil, on the intelligence side, as well as commercial space," said Winslett.

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Trusted contractors collaborate with the United States federal government to deliver a wide range of advanced products and services, spanning various industries, from everyday items like paper clips to heavy equipment such as tankers and aircraft carriers. The government contracting sector is a massive industry due to the fact that the U.S. government holds the […] More