Chantilly, Virginia-based American Systems has promoted John Steckel, vice president of corporate development, to serve as president and CEO beginning on Sept. 6. Steckel, a 4×24 member, will succeed the retiring Peter Smith, who has led the company since 2014 and is expected to remain on the board of directors. Smith, also a 4×24 member, […]
Justin Fessler is the vice president of public sector at LogicMonitor. He launched his career in the government contracting with IBM and served in leadership roles at Salesforce before taking on his current role. In a recent interview with the Potomac Officers Club, Fessler reflected on his career journey. He also offered his insights on […]
Vectrus has entered into a $112M definitive agreement to acquire Zenetex, a provider of technical and strategic solutions for defense and national security communities worldwide. Vectrus said that the acquisition will accelerate its converged infrastructure strategy and expand its client base with new Department of Defense, intelligence and foreign military clients, Vectrus said Monday. “This […]
Lockheed Martin has announced a new line of satellites designed to provide the military with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition capabilities. The satellites, based on the LM 400 mid-size bus, will allow warfighters to track moving targets at long ranges and can be rapidly deployed in contested environments, Lockheed said Tuesday. Rick Ambrose, executive […]
Cubic’s mission and performance solutions business unit has signed an agreement with Alea for the joint development of public safety and tactical broadband solutions. The partnership will take advantage of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project’s Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk specifications for communications over LTE, Cubic said. “This exciting new partnership further enables us to provide standards-based critical […]
Leanne Caret, the president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security unit and a Potomac Officers Club member, has received her fourth consecutive Wash100 award, a recognition bestowed on influential executives in the government contracting sector. Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson honored Caret for her leadership in the development of the Starliner […]
ECS has announced the launch of its Cloud Center for Excellence 2.0 Initiative, promising greater investment and innovation in cloud computing technology. Cloud CoE 2.0 will be led by Imran Bashir, ECS’ chief technical officer of cloud computing and vice president of emerging technologies. “With Dr. Bashir’s leadership, the Cloud CoE will continue to help […]
The Defense Health Agency has awarded Perspecta a deal to deliver a prototype of its HealthConcourse digital platform in support of the Military Health System. Under the 12-month deal, Perspecta’s proprietary solution will help DHA with its goal of deploying a next-generation electronic health record system for the MHS’ GENESIS project. “We are excited to […]
A shift of focus is transpiring within public agencies regarding zero trust adoption, according to Eric Trexler, senior vice president of Palo Alto Network’s U.S. public sector unit. Trexler noted that agencies are now looking forward to the outcomes of deploying zero trust architectures rather than just ticking off checklists set by different offices and […]
HII’s Mission Technologies division has secured a $65 million contract for specialized research and analysis services to the deputy director for Joint Force Development, J7. Andy Green, HII executive vice president, HII Mission Technologies president and 2024 Wash100 awardee, said the contract expands the company’s current work with the J7 and J4 to prepare warfighters […]
