Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/08/2014

Steven Russell Named Leidos Health Sales, Accounts SVP; Steve Comber Comments

Steven Russell, formerly senior vice president of corporate development at Quantros, has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as senior vice president for sales and strategic accounts at its health business unit…

CenturyLink Lands DHS Task Order for Cyber Services to Civilian Agencies

CenturyLink will continue to deliver cybersecurity services to U.S. federal civilian agencies under a one-year task order from the Department of Homeland Security‘s office of cybersecurity and communications…

Cubic to Design, Test Updates for SPAWAR Data Link; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic Defense Applications will continue to provide support for the U.S. Navy’s data link systems used in operational missions under a $3.1 million contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command…

EMCORE Shareholders OK Space Photovoltaic Tech Portfolio Sale

Shareholders at EMCORE Corp. have approved the sale of the company’s space solar cells business to Veritas Capital affiliate SolAero Technologies. EMCORE said Friday its stockholders voted at a special meeting to approve the transaction…

John Hyten: USAF Has More Work to Do on Russian Engine Replacement

Gen. John Hyten, commander of Air Force Space Command, said the branch still needs to work out the details of a plan to develop a rocket engine to replace the Russian-made RD-180, Defense News reported Friday…

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