ExecutiveBiz – Covers emerging companies in Washington's government contracting sector. 7/13/2021

Science Applications International Corp. has formed a strategic advisory board consisting of former Department of Defense leaders and notable Wash100 Award recipients David Norquist, Ellen Lord and Dana Deasy who will contribute their expertise from both private and public sectors to provide advice and guidance in support of company-wide growth and innovation. SAIC said Tuesday […]

PAE has been awarded a potential three-year, $30 million task order to provide the U.S. Army with maintenance and logistics support under the service branch’s National Maintenance Program. The task order is part of the Contract Field Teams’ Maintenance Services contract aimed at deploying automated logistics support and repair services to the 1106th Theater Aviation […]

Craig Whelden, a retired U.S. Army major general, has joined hypersonic technology startup Velontra to serve as its inaugural president. Whelden has four decades of military service and he brings to Velontra his experience in leading soldiers, sailors, marines and civilians as a member of the Senior Executive Service with the Marine Corps, the company […]

Arlington Capital Partners has closed a deal to acquire Texas-based TRP Infrastructure Services, which provides traffic control and roadway marking offerings to state and local governments. The acquisition expands Arlington Capital’s portfolio of operations in Alabama, Arkansas, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas, the private equity firm said Monday. Michael Lustbader, a managing […]

Synthetic air combat training company Red 6 has opened a new headquarters in Miami and a technology hub in Orlando to build its footprint in Florida and support its growth strategy. Being in Florida would enable Red 6 to benefit from a leading state in business friendliness, corporate openness and economic growth, Daniel Robinson, CEO […]

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, who leads Air Mobility Command, has allowed the Boeing-made KC-46A Pegasus aircraft to use the centerline drogue system for aerial refueling on an interim basis. Van Ovost’s approval of an interim capability release advances the U.S. Air Force’s capacity for daily tanker operations and supports air refueling requirements, AMC said Monday. […]

The Parsons-operated Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina, processed its one-millionth gallon of radioactive nuclear waste approximately nine months after its opening in October 2020. The recent milestone moves SWPF closer to achieving the Department of Energy’s goal of emptying the 43 high-level waste tanks at SRS, Parson […]

Gretchen Stewart, chief data scientist at Intel’s public sector arm, said the next generation of artificial intelligence in the form of neuromorphic computing could provide government agencies a more efficient way to collect, process and analyze data to quickly generate insights for decision-making and carry out missions. Neuromorphic computing seeks to mimic the human brain’s […]

Esri has opened access to its collection of cartographic boundary files and demographic data, known as the National Geospatial Data Assets, in a push to support decision-making in disaster response, infrastructure development and other areas of national concern.  The location intelligence company’s move also seeks to support the goals of the Geospatial Data Act of […]

General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business maintains on-schedule delivery of electromagnetic aircraft launch systems and advanced arresting gear for the U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class carriers. The company said Monday its recently delivered EMALS and AAG units will be installed on the future USS John F. Kennedy and USS Enterprise, also known as CVN 79 and […]