Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/29/2015

Raytheon, Lockheed Vet Daniel Crowley to Join Triumph Group as President, CEO

Daniel Crowley, former president of the integrated defense systems business segment at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), will officially join Triumph Group on Monday as president and CEO of the Pennsylvania-based aircraft technology manufacturing company…

Arizona Daily Star: US Border Patrol Completes 1st Phase of Arizona Border Security System

The U.S. Border Patrol has completed the first phase of a border surveillance system installed in Arizona as part of an effort to increase situational awareness, the Arizona Daily Star reported Monday…

Senate Seeks Threat Analysis Support for Sergeant at Arms Office’s Cyber Threat Team

The U.S. Senate’s sergeant at arms office has requested information on potential contractors that can provide intelligence and threat analysis support services for the cyber threat analysis team within the SAA office’s information technology security branch…

USAF Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital ATK, Northrop for Engine Tech Research Services

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Orbital ATK and Northrop Grumman have received contracts worth a combined $14.5 million to help the U.S. Air Force explore new methods for production of rocket engine technology, Space News reported Monday…

Telesat Orders Comms Satellite From MDA’s Space Systems Loral Subsidiary

Telesat has selected Space Systems Loral, a subsidiary of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, to produce a communications satellite for the satellite operator’s infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region…

Lockheed Gets $107M Navy Contract Modifications for F-35 Logistics, Mgmt Support

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business unit two contract modifications worth approximately $107 million combined to provide unit-level augmentation, management and recurring logistics support for F-35 Lightning II…

Onvia’s Lyndon Dacuan: More Agencies Seek Cybersecurity Partnerships with Private Sector

Several government organizations look to increase their partnerships with security companies to guard agency data from cyber threats, Onvia market analyst Lyndon Dacuan wrote in a blog article published Wednesday…

Precise Biometrics Receives Mobile Smart Card Reader Order from DLA; Hakan Persson Comments

Precise Biometrics has received a $131,842 follow-up order for its Tactivo mobile smart card reader from the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA placed the order through Precise Biometrics’ partner TX Systems and the company will produce Tactivo for iPhone devices, Precise Biometrics said Tuesday…