Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., will discuss his work in managing the company’s transition following the SAIC-Leidos split in 2013 during the Washington Business Journal’s first Power Breakfast, the publication reported Tuesday. Jill Aitoro writes that Moraco will be the first featured guest of the roundtable event amid the rise …

A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the market for military electro-optical and infrared systems will climb in value at a 7.71 percent compound annual growth rate to reach $16.35 billion revenues by 2020. The company said Thursday that strategies to establish uncontested market space and increased military spending will drive fast-paced growth for the …

Lou Von Thaer, president of the national security sector business at Leidos, will be a co-keynote speaker at a company-sponsored symposium on how parents can best engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Von Thaer, a Wash100 inductee, headlines the WashingtonExec 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7 with …

The Northrop Grumman Foundation is sponsoring 25 high school and three middle school teams who will compete at the final round of the national CyberPatriot competition scheduled on March 13 in Washington. A team of professional aggressors will attack virtual networks and mobile devices and the CyberPatriot VII teams will …

The Northern Virginia Technology Council will auction off regional and industry c-level executives in a fundraising event scheduled on Feb. 4. Attendees will bid electronically for a chance with c-level executives within 12 months and gain insights, forge business connections and learn about future plans of various companies, the NVTC said. …

A new NanoMarkets report predicts that the radiation detection device market will reach a value of $1.92 billion for domestic security applications and $868 million for military applications by 2020. The company said Jan. 5 that the military and security sectors are the fastest-growing markets for radiation detection devices due to an …

Gulu Gambhir, a senior vice president and chief technology officer of Leidos, will represent the company at the Raymond James Government Solutions & Technology Summit on Tuesday, Leidos said Monday. The conference will focus on growth areas such as geospatial intelligence, big data and cloud in the government and commercial markets. According to the …

Visiongain published on Oct. 10 a new report on the $238-billion homeland security market that forecasts renewed growth for prime markets in Europe and North America and a surge in demand from Asia and the Middle East. The market analyst said the industry is poised to go through an expansion …

Deborah Drake serves as vice president of human resources at Sotera Defense Solutions, where she is responsible for leading the company’s enterprise global human resources function. Prior to her current role, she served as a Leidos vice president of Human Resources where she was responsible for compensation, international HR and services …

AtHoc-built emergency mass notification systems will be deployed to U.S. Army installations outside the continental U.S. under a Leidos-led modernization program. The Army extended the use of AtHoc’s IWSAlerts systems for communications in order to send emergency alerts to service personnel and their families at garrisons in Europe, the company said. …

Mark Jones serves as senior sales director at CA Technologies, where he oversees the public sector healthcare vertical. He has been at the Islandia, NY.-based firm for close to 20 years where he has held a number of leadership roles and has worked with federal customers for 18 years. Jones spoke to …

Tony Moraco, chief executive of SAIC, is moving to establish a more direct tie between him and members of his management team in 2014. Chief Information Officer Bob Fecteau and Chief Communications Officer Lucy Fitch will both report directly to Moraco beginning sometime after Feb. 1, the contractor said, as …

            After more than four decades of doing business as Science Applications International Corp., the iconic contractor founded by Dr. Robert Beyster divided into two independent companies in September. Tony Moraco (above), who joined SAIC in 2006 and formerly led its government solutions group prior …

Washington area contractors are applying unconventional strategies to attract and retain cybersecurity professionals, the Washington Post reported Monday. Sarah Halzack writes employers are facing tougher competition for workers with up-to-date technical skills as commercial and government clients focus heavily on cybersecurity projects. Foreground Security acquired training services provider Cyberspann to establish …

Tony Moraco, chief executive of the future Science Applications International Corp., believes the timing is right for the company to spin off from the current SAIC, he told the Washington Post in an interview published Monday. Marjorie Censer writes the Post interviewed Moraco ahead of this week’s formal split into Leidos Holdings and …