Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 08/18/2015

Eric Wieman Joins A-TEK as COO, EVP; Kathryn Freeland Comments

Eric Wieman, formerly senior vice president and general manager of the civil sector at STG, has joined Maryland-based information technology contractor A-TEK as chief operating officer and executive VP…

Bloomberg: Investment Firms Bid on Airbus’ Defense Electronics Business

Airbus Group has received initial acquisition bids for its defense sensor and border security technology assets from private equity companies Blackstone, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co., Bloomberg reported Tuesday…

Michael Poth Named FirstNet CEO, TJ Kennedy Appointed President

Michael Poth, a 14-year public safety veteran and former police captain, has joined the First Responder Network Authority as chief executive. He will be responsible for the oversight of FirstNet’s partnerships with industry to build, implement and run a national emergency services network, FirstNet said Monday…

Data Systems Analysts Closes Symbolic Systems Federal IT Services Buy; Fran Pierce Comments

Data Systems Analysts has moved to expand its U.S. Army knowledge management practice with the acquisition of Symbolic Systems‘ federal information technology assets for an undisclosed amount. Robert Wheeler, formerly chief operating officer for Symbolic Systems, joined DSA’s leadership team as a vice president as part of the acquisition, DSA said Friday…

SES’ US Arm to Link NOAA With O3b Satellite Tech for Weather Data Distribution

SES Government Solutions will provide O3b Networks‘ satellite services and ground equipment to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency‘s National Weather Service Office in American Samoa under a one-year contract…

SRI International Wins DARPA Data Privacy Research Contract

SRI International has won an $8,520,257 contract to assist the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in research for data privacy and privacy science studies. SRI will submit research proposals on how to capture and test technologies to DARPA, the Defense Department said Monday…

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