ExecutiveBiz News on Video 9/2/2021

General Dynamics‘ information technology business will use cloud-based artificial intelligence to modernize and consolidate the U.S. Navy’s IT help desks under a potential four-year, $136.5 million indefinitely-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Work will focus on building a knowledge-based platform out of the service branch’s Tier-1 service desks to ensure continuous warfighter operations, General Dynamics Information Technology said. Leigh […]

Praveen Kosgi, former enterprise solutions director at VMD Corp., was appointed as vice president of technical solutions at NetImpact Strategies where he will help optimize technology portfolio by overseeing and advising on the company’s digital transformation delivery roadmap and go-to-market strategies. He brings more than two decades of experience in government technology transformation and will […]

Patrick Loner, formerly the director of business development at SEAKR Engineering, has been appointed to succeed Jonathan Goff as CEO of Voyager Space Holdings‘ Altius Space Machines subsidiary. Voyager said Wednesday that Goff will join the company as vice president of on-orbit servicing while Loner will lead technology development efforts at Altius. Loner’s three-decade career […]

Boeing has received a potential one-year, $39.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for the maturation of an “air-breathing” weapon system in support of the development of a hypersonic conventional cruise missile. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award is for preliminary design review, the first phase of the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment project, the […]

AnChain.AI has secured $10 million in a Series A financing round led by SIG Asia Investments and the blockchain security company will use it to advance product development and increase workforce recruitment. Amino Capital, Hard Yaka, Nima Capital and Fin VC also took part in the funding round for AnChain.AI, the company said Wednesday. AnChain.AI […]

Don Raines, former vice president of business development at CACI International, has been named senior VP of growth within Belcan’s government information technology services unit. Wayne Lucernoni, president of Belcan Government IT Solutions, announced Raines’ appointment in a LinkedIn post. Prior to CACI, Raines was chief growth officer at Alion Science and Technology, now part […]

Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV have jointly tested new targeting and navigation features of the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system being offered for a U.S. Army program to replace its RQ-7B Shadow drone. V-BAT, a lightweight UAS operated by a two-man team, can carry a wide range of mission payloads including those designed for electronic warfare, […]

Dcode was awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program office for training courses intended to support government agencies in developing innovative technologies.  Under the BPA, organizations within the Department of Defense can avail themselves of innovation-related educational and advisory services to help address barriers and enhance mission outcomes through […]

NASA has started testing an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Joby Aviation as part of the space agency’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign to collect data on the vehicle’s performance and acoustic profile to support simulation and modeling of future airspace concepts. Davis Hackenberg, AAM mission integration manager at NASA, said in a […]

Keith Alexander, a retired military general who previously led the National Security Agency, has joined SolCyber to serve as part of the enterprise security company’s board of directors. Alexander, who also serves as chairman and co-CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity, will use his decades of experience across commercial, government and cyber areas to support SolCyber, the […]