It has become evident of recent that agencies are beginning to refocus much of their spending toward cybersecurity related activity. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, for example, plans to increase cybersecurity research spending by 50 percent over the next five years, according to an ExecutiveGov report  As the government is making moves to spend […] More

ITT Corporation announced today it will separate into three entities, after a unanimous vote from its board of directors. One of the spinoffs will be a water technology company formed by the current ITT business units Residential & Commercial Water, Flow Control and Water & Wastewater. This company’s capabilities will run the gamut from water […] More

This week, ITT’s David Melcher shared his experiences and what he learned from his firm’s reorganization: “First of all, if you are going to reorganize, do it based upon what your customer base needs.  This was the primary driver in our decision to reorganize our businesses.  Secondly, if you are going to consolidate businesses, move […] More

Pamela Drew, executive vice president and president information systems at Exelis, has discussed the company’s initiative to advocate science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects among students in an interview with STEM Blog published Friday. Drew told STEM Blog that the company highlights contributions of STEM careers to different fields as it “is an important message to convey when encouraging our youth to pursue […] More

Stan Griswold serves as vice president of strategy and business development at Exelis‘ information systems unit. Griswold leads business development activities for an organization that works in air traffic management, networks, information, defense technologies, systems engineering and integration. He has worked to develop unit’s resource allocation strategies, as well as align business development with independent research and development resources. Griswold […] More

Pamela Drew, president of ITT Exelis‘ information systems business, joins the company as it pursues growth in aviation and technology services such as air traffic management. In an interview with the Washington Post, Drew said global en route air traffic control and regional work are among the needs of aviation customers worldwide. She joined Exelis […] More

ITT Exelis opened its newest composite design and manufacturing center Aug. 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company said Thursday, as it ramps up investment in broad-based government and commercial solutions. The company has added 250,000 square feet to its Salt Lake City office and hired more than 100 new personnel over the past year as part […] More

ITT Exelis and Booz Allen Hamilton executives will be making an appearance at the upcoming Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Conference on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. ITT’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Board Member Dave Melcher and Chief Financial Officer Peter Milligan will be speaking at the 17th annual conference and will discuss the newly public […] More

ITT Corporation has announced the members of the board of directors for ITT Exelis , a new publicly traded company that will result from the Oct. 31 separation of ITT. Ralph Hake, former chairman and CEO of Maytag, will become chairman of the Exelis board. Hake has been an ITT director since 2002. Steve Loranger, […] More

Robert Durbin, ITT ITT Corporation has named retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert T. Durbin as vice president of government relations for the firm's Defense and Information Solutions unit. Some of his responsibilities include providing guidance on proposed legislation and regulation issues that have an impact on ITT Defense programs. He will also be responsible […] More

This week, Bob Dix, vice president for U.S. government and critical infrastructure protection for Juniper Networks, spoke about educating the public about cybersecurity risks. Retired Army Lt. Gen. and President of ITT Defense and Information Solutions David Melcher wrote an article about how government contractors can succeed in an increasingly budget-conscious environment. More

Dave Melcher was named a Senior VP at ITT. Rene LaVigne commented on Iron Bow’s recent polycom award. Congress has been inundated with cyber attacks over the past two years. Indian companies are more worried about cyber attacks than terrorism. Experts are questioning the effectiveness of botnet take-downs. VA CIO Roger Baker snagged more funding […] More