Professional services firm Sehlke Consulting has been named in Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 “fastest-growing” U.S. companies for 2017, with a recorded 2016 revenue of $6.9 million and three-year growth rate of 1,371 percent. The service-disabled, veteran-owned small business based in Arlington, Virginia, is placed at No. 319 in the 2017 …
Read More »BAE’s Australian Arm Seeks to Promote Defense Industry Careers Through Roadshow
BAE Systems‘ Australian subsidiary is conducting a roadshow to encourage university students to pursue careers in defense industry. The company said Wednesday it aims to create up to 1,000 positions for graduates and apprentices if BAE Systems Australia wins the contract to build SEA 5000 Future Frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. The SEA …
Read More »Report: Brett Newell Appointed Boeing South Australia Regional Director
Brett Newell, P-8 Poseidon program manager at the Australian defense business of Boeing, has been named as the unit’s regional director for South Australia, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said the nearly 11-year company veteran will lead Boeing Defence Australia's industry collaboration, education partnership, community engagement and workforce growth initiatives across the …
Read More »Joshua Seckel Named Chief Solutions Architect at Sevatec’s Agile/DevSecOps Practice
Joshua Seckel, former chief of the applied technology division at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has joined Sevatec as chief solutions architect for the company’s agile and DevSecOps practice. He led USCIS’ efforts to transform and modernize information technology systems at the agency during his tenure there, Sevatec said Wednesday. Seckel also has more than 20 …
Read More »Vencore to Highlight RF Mapping Platform at Cyber Electromagnetic Activity Forum
Vencore has agreed to sponsor a symposium co-hosted by Association of Old Crows and the U.S. Army’s program executive office for intelligence electronic warfare and sensors. The company said Tuesday it will serve as title sponsor of the Cyber Electromagnetic Activity Symposium that will take place at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland from Oct. 16 …
Read More »Women of Color Magazine Recognizes Mitre Employees for STEM Contributions; Julie Gravallese Comments
Seven Mitre employees have received recognition from the Women of Color magazine for their contributions to the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The nonprofit said Tuesday the awards were presented at the two-day 2017 Women of Color STEM Conference that kicked off on Friday in Detroit, Michigan. The conference honors multicultural women …
Read More »Comprehensive Health Services’ Gary Palmer Honored at Federal Occupational Health Conference
Gary Palmer, president and CEO of Comprehensive Health Services, has accepted a “Provider of the Year” award at the 2017 Federal Occupational Health Conference hosted by the Florida State Association of Occupational Health Nurses. FSAOHN honored Palmer for his efforts to promote and uphold the objectives of the association established to advance occupational and …
Read More »Cyber Vet Melissa Hathaway Voices Concerns Over Use of AI in Law Enforcement
Melissa Hathaway, former White House cybersecurity adviser, has expressed concerns over the potential use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement officers to foresee crimes, Euronews reported Monday. “I feel that more and more around the world we are starting to see Minority Report come about,“ Hathaway said at the European …
Read More »Fred Werner, Steve Morriss, Lara Poloni Take New Leadership Roles at AECOM
AECOM has promoted three executives to new leadership roles in support of the Los Angeles-based global infrastructure firm's strategic priorities. Fred Werner, formerly AECOM's group president of design and consulting services-Americas, will serve as president of major pursuits, the company said Monday. The 40-year civil infrastructure professional will work to …
Read More »Siemens Donates $246M Software Grant to Florida Institute of Technology
Siemens has provided an in-kind software grant worth more than $246 million to the Florida Institute of Technology to help students prepare for science, technology engineering and math careers. Florida Tech said Thursday it will incorporate Siemens' product lifecycle management platform into students' coursework and projects related to computer-aided design, engineering simulation, …
Read More »SPA Appoints Brad Williamson as Strategic Initiatives Director; William Vantine Comments
Brad Williamson, former founder and CEO of consulting firm MVSEA, has joined professional services company Systems Planning and Analysis as director of strategic initiatives. SPA said Williamson will work to expand the company’s customer base and teaming opportunities in his new role. “Williamson’s leadership, as well as his understanding of the Department of …
Read More »CAE's Gene Colabatistto Speaks at USC Viterbi’s 2017 Scholarship & Fellowship Dinner
Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE's defense and security group, was one of the featured speakers at the 2017 Scholarship and Fellowship Dinner hosted Wednesday by the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. Colabatistto is a USC alumnus who established the Colabatistto Family Scholarship in 2015 with his wife Connie, …
Read More »Northrop to Participate in Int’l C4I Tech Forum; Walid Abukhaled Comments
Northrop Grumman has announced it will serve as a strategic partner for the International C4I Solutions Conference that is scheduled to take place at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia from Oct. 17 to 19. The conference, themed “Alliance Against Terrorism, Strategies and Capabilities,” will feature a range of command, control, communications, computers …
Read More »Army Vet George Casey Joins Sarcos Advisory Board
Sarcos Robotics has appointed George Casey Jr., a retired U.S. Army general, to the board of advisers at the Salt Lake City-based robotic system manufacturing company. The 41-year military veteran joins Sarcos’ advisory board as the company aims to market robotic platforms in the defense sector, the company said Monday. Casey served as …
Read More »General Atomics' Chris Pehrson to Speak at TTC UAS Symposium
Chris Pehrson, vice president for Defense Department strategic development at General Atomics' aeronautical systems business, will serve as a guest speaker at Technology Training Corp.-hosted Unmanned Aircraft Systems East for Defense and Government symposium that will kick off Saturday, Nov. 7, in Washington, D.C. Pehrson is one of the 24 guest …
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