ExecutiveBiz News on Video 1/6/2022

Leidos has named Terry Phillips, former U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations executive director, as the Reston, Virginia-based information technology company’s senior vice president and chief security officer. He will lead, manage and direct activities within Leidos’ Global Security Organization as well as oversee compliance efforts with national security standards for U.S. and foreign government customers, […]

Stevan Slijepcevic, a more than 25-year veteran of Honeywell, has succeeded Brad Feldmann as president and CEO of Cubic. Slijepcevic said in a statement Wednesday he will lead Cubic alongside three-decade government contracting executive Mac Curtis, who will take over Feldmann’s duties as board chairman, to drive its next phase of growth as a private […]

Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer at Fortinet, said the government should address security concerns ahead of further adoption of robotic process automation and other related technologies and one way to do that is harnessing artificial intelligence to “power ecosystems or platforms of interoperable security across the federal government.” “AI-powered instrumentation can […]

NetCentrics, a leading provider of cybersecurity services to the U.S. government, announced on Thursday that the company has named Michael Zembrzuski as its new chief growth officer.  “NetCentrics will benefit from Mr. Zembrzuski’s multi-faceted expertise. He has decades of experience in cybersecurity, as well as established relationships across the Federal, Intelligence, DOD and Law Enforcement […]

AT&T and Verizon reached a deal with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, to delay until Jan. 19 the deployment of a 5G wireless service, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The telecommunications companies’ decision, which will provide FAA more time to address flight safety concerns, came after […]

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Amazon and Cisco to equip NASA’s Orion spacecraft with human-machine interface technologies designed to allow for deep space voice and video communications. The Callisto technology would use Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant and Cisco’s Webex video conferencing platform to demonstrate communications as NASA prepares Orion for the Artemis I uncrewed mission, […]

U.S. Northern Command used a Department of Defense financial and management data platform to track threats during Joint All Domain Command and Control exercises in summer, FedScoop reported Wednesday. DOD Chief Data Officer Dave Spirk shared in a media roundtable that the Advana system delivered live readiness data related to incoming threats to commanders on […]

Northrop Grumman subjected the Precision Strike Missile‘s rocket motor to extreme cold temperatures in a static test aimed at determining the design’s production readiness. The test verified that the PrSM motor meets performance requirements as part of a larger qualification effort, Northrop said Wednesday. PrSM is designed to extend strike ranges and load out capacity […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries has demonstrated an unmanned surface vessel carrying a Technical Solutions division-made open architecture collaborative autonomy and mission planning systems integrated with the SM300 autonomous piloting technology of Sea Machines Robotics. HII said Wednesday its offerings showcased the capabilities to manage mission delegation and enable inter-vehicle partnership for the test USV, as well […]

Technology and engineering services provider Infoscitex has completed a 5,000-square-foot expansion of its corporate office in Dayton, Ohio. Infoscitex said Wednesday its newly renovated and expanded headquarters, which is opposite the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, features conference rooms and cube spaces for collaborative work. The DCS subsidiary employs personnel who provide support to various government […]