Management consulting company LMI has promoted two of its executives effective June 1. Karen Britton has been named as chief digital officer and vice president of marketing and communications, which puts her in charge of LMI’s external communications efforts, particularly on expanding the company’s digital presence. Previously, Britton served as deputy chief information officer and […]
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to conduct a series of communication experiments for an optical inter-satellite link. In support of the Space Development Agency, GA-EMS will deploy its 1550 nm wavelength laser communication terminals to test capabilities to increase the speed, distance and variability of communications in space, […]
HawkEye 360, a satellite operations company, announced that seasoned executives Steve Worley and Chris Emerson have joined its board of directors to provide defense industry expertise and insights. Worley is the vice president and chief operating officer of cybersecurity, training and services within Raytheon's intelligence and space business. Emerson serves as the president and chairman […]
AeroVironment, a drone and missile company, announced that Ken Karklin has been appointed to the role of chief operating officer, effective immediately. Karklin, who also serves as AeroVironment's senior vice president of operations, will now also oversee sales, business development, emerging businesses, product line management, engineering, manufacturing, program management and corporate quality, AeroVironment announced Tuesday. […]
Robotic Skies has entered into a partnership with Autonodyne to provide services, including field maintenance, in support of the latter’s mission-critical systems and solutions for unmanned aerial systems. According to Steve Jacobson, chief executive officer of Autonodyne, the company is keen on building architectures to facilitate unrestricted UAS flights in the national airspace. Jacobson considers […]
The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council, a nonprofit corporate membership organization, has appointed Thomas Bruno and Donald Fenhagen to three-year terms on its board of directors. Bruno is a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, while Fenhagen is an IBM vice president and senior partner, HSDBC said. "As longtime leaders in the homeland security community, […]
Cloud security company Port53 has announced a partnership with TrustMAPP, a cybersecurity performance assessment provider, aimed at enhancing businesses’ protection against cyber threats. As part of the partnership, TrustMAPP will share its assessment capabilities with Port53 to evaluate the security posture of the latter’s clients in line with the requirements-gathering phase of each engagement. TrustMAPP’s […]
Karen Evans, the former federal chief information officer and assistant secretary at the Department of Energy, is slated to be the next chief information officer for the Department of Homeland Security, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The sources claimed that President Donald Trump is leaning toward appointing Evans as the successor of DHS […]
CData Software, a standard-based driver and data access solutions provider, has established an interoperability partnership with data logistics platform HULFT. With access to CData driver technologies, HULFT customers are set to more effectively connect their data from over 200 popular business solutions for various use cases, including software as a service, cloud, business intelligence, analytics […]
Atrium, an artificial intelligence consultancy, has partnered with cloud platform provider Snowflake to expand its AI-based data extraction services for enterprise customers. Snowflake's cloud data platform will empower Atrium's service offerings and allow its users to advance their investments in business intelligence, Atrium said Tuesday. “We expect Snowflake to be a critical partner in helping our […]
