Michael Huerta, the former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has joined D-Fend Solutions as an advisory board member. Huerta brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in the aviation safety and security industry to contribute to the organization’s growth and market presence in the domestic counter small unmanned aircraft security services […]
Vertex Aerospace has announced the appointment of Bill Beard, a 40-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, as the company's new senior vice president of corporate operations and strategy. As SVP, Beard is now responsible for overseeing Vertex's strategic growth and for providing leadership to its corporate business operation functions. "Bill's diverse and wide range […]
NASA has renewed its partnership with the Department of Defense with a memorandum of understanding signed by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Gen. John Raymond, the U.S. Space Force chief of space operations. The memorandum, signed during a Sept. 22 Mitchell Institute virtual event, indicates that the two organizations will collaborate in areas such as human […]
National security company Kratos has partnered with Microsoft to enable the launch of Microsoft Azure Orbital, a platform designed to provide "ground station-as-a-service" to the satellite industry. According to Kratos, Azure Orbital is a managed service created to address the massive amounts of data from Earth observation and internet of things applications. “With Microsoft Azure […]
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has selected Dr. William LaPlante , a former executive at The MITRE Corporation, as next president and chief executive officer. LaPlante will succeed Francis Kearney on October 7. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, Kearney has been part of the company’s board of directors since 2015 and interim president and […]
Carahsoft has announced the availability of Wasabi's cloud storage services for the public sector and reseller partners. Under their partnership, Wasabi's high-performance cloud storage services will be available on Carahsoft's NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contracts. “By combining Wasabi’s disruptive cloud storage technology with Carahsoft’s extensive understanding of government procurement […]
Manny Fernandez, a long-time senior staff at KPMG, has been appointed to Jacobs' board of directors, effective Oct. 5. He most recently served as KPMG's Dallas office managing partner and market leader for the southwest area. In the said role, he led a team of over 3K partners and professionals in audit, tax and consulting. […]
Retired Army Lt. Gen. William Phillips has joined the board of advisers of Day & Zimmermann, a privately held construction and engineering company. Phillips brought into his new role nearly four decades' worth of experience with artillery, ammunition, contracting and security. The appointee currently serves as Boeing's vice president for Army and Special Operations forces […]
Data analytics provider Govini has named Sam Jones, who has years of experience in defense technology, as chief product officer. He joined the company after spending his career delivering innovation and results to the Department of Defense, including taking on the senior product and engineering roles at Palantir Technologies and Shield AI, Govini said Monday. […]
L3Harris has announced that it will lead an industry team to help the Air Force integrate and standardize its aircraft training simulators. The team – composed of CAE USA, CymSTAR, Dell Technologies and Leidos – will support the service's Simulators Common Architecture Requirements and Standards program. “The future of Air Force training is here. The […]
