Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/11/2014

Bipartisan Omnibus Bill Faces Objections on Dodd-Frank, Campaign Funding Provisions

Congress faces a possible delay in the passage of the $1.1 trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 as some Democrats and Republicans have raised objections over some provisions, the New York Times reported Wednesday…

Stephen Spengler to Become Intelsat CEO in April 2015

Stephen Spengler, formerly president and chief commercial officer at satellite services contractor Intelsat (NYSE: I), has been promoted to deputy CEO and will transition into the chief executive role on April 1, 2015…

John Fratamico: Leidos to Help Army R&D Aviation, Missile Platforms

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been awarded a $37 million contract with the U.S. Army to provide engineering and technical program services for aviation and missile research efforts. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains a one-year base period of performance and Leidos will perform work within and outside the U…

Norma Lee Todd: Johns Hopkins APL Records Tech Transfer Increase in 2014

Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory says it has experienced record growth for initiatives to move its scientific discoveries into the commercial sector in 2014. APL said Wednesday it signed 77 license agreements covering lab-developed technologies this year, up from 40 technology license deals recorded a year ago…

QTS Secures FedRAMP Compliance Via CSP Supplied Path; Chad Williams Comments

QTS has established Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program compliance for its QTS Federal Cloud offering following a third-party security assessment by Veris Group. The company said Wednesday it secured FedRAMP compliance through the CSP Supplied path, allowing federal agencies to assess the company’s security package for agency-specific security authorization…

BAE to Support USS Bataan Dry-Docking Planned Maintenance Availability

BAE Systems‘ Norfolk Ship Repair segment will perform dry-docking planned maintenance availability services through November 2015 on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Bataan (LHD-5) ship under a $115 million contract modification…