ExecutiveBiz News on Video 12/30/2021

John Wasson, CEO of ICF and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing ICF’s significant growth through key acquisitions, company culture, its focus on public health and more. “I’m John Wasson and I’ve been the chairman and CEO of ICF since 2019, but have been at […]

A Vectrus company has received a $92.1 million contract modification to perform logistics support services for the U.S. Army. Vectrus Mission Solutions will conduct contract work in Fayetteville, North Carolina, through March 31, 2023, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Army will initially obligate $12.3 million in fiscal 2022 funds allotted for the service […]

SpaceX has received $337.4 million in a round of equity financing, Reuters reported Wednesday. The space company, which raised approximately $1.16 billion in equity funding in April, reached a valuation of $100 billion after a secondary share sale in October. Its investors include Alphabet and Fidelity Investments. Elon Musk’s company disclosed the new funding round […]

Leidos has received a $44.4 million task order modification from the U.S. Air Force to continue installing, fielding and supporting an automated command, control and emergency management system for two more years. The extension calls for the contractor to work on the Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application at its facilities in Reston, […]

Northrop Grumman, NAV Systems and NAVTECH Marine Electronics will help maintain the Military Sealift Command’s ship navigational systems under a potential $55.9 million multiple award contract from the U.S. Navy. The contractors will deliver to MSC services and parts for the maintenance of bridge electronic communications equipment, navigation equipment, steering gear and other systems within […]

Research and Markets has released a new forecast report on the global military robots market that predicts the industry to expand from $16.08 billion in 2020 to $33.65 billion in 2026. The report lists down the drivers for market growth including expanded battlefield deployment of robots and increased funding for robotics research and development, the […]

Naval Air Systems Command plans to award BAE Systems a contract for digital transponder systems that offer friend-or-foe common identification capability in support of its missions. The contract would provide for AN/APX-123(V) transponders, repair and modification support, associated spare parts, technical data and non-recurring engineering services, NAVAIR said Tuesday in a SAM.gov notice. In addition, […]

ExecutiveBiz featured Rich Jacques, corporate officer and vice president of intelligence and law enforcement at Noblis, in an Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday on its sister publication, ExecutiveGov. He talked about reaching a three-year milestone in his current role at Noblis, the emerging technologies’ impact on law enforcement operations, cybersecurity’s influence at the state and […]

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge and the Office of Naval Research have announced EpiSys Science and Draper as the winners of a U.S. Navy challenge focused on providing special operations forces with robotic autonomous systems for small unit maneuver missions. EpiSys Science placed first and Draper took the second […]

Military stocks are taking a hit as the Department of Defense prioritizes research and development over purchases of aircraft, tanks and other equipment and creates opportunities to work with Silicon Valley startups and other nontraditional defense contractors, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Competition with countries like Russia and China has resulted in a change […]