Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 01/04/2016

CSRA Hires Leigh Palmer, Christian Marrone for Leadership Roles; Larry Prior Comments

Leigh Palmer and Christian Marrone have joined CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) as intelligence group vice president and government relations chief, respectively. Palmer most recently served as VP of national information technology mission solutions within BAE Systems‘ intelligence and security business, CSRA said Monday…

Ball Aerospace to Build 2nd Imaging Instrument for NASA’s Landsat 9

Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the second Operational Land Imager instrument for NASA‘s Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite under a potential six-year, $19.3 million sole-source letter contract…

Cubic Awarded Army Future Study Plan Support Task Order; Bill Toti Comments

Cubic has received a three-year, $15 million task order to conduct preparation, execution, assessment and analytical integration work for the U.S. Army’s future study plan and unified quest events. The Army intends for the FSP/UQ events to identify strategic and operational challenges, issues and solutions to existing and future development, Cubic said Monday…

DoD Seeks Proposals for Wearable Antenna Development Program

The Defense Department has asked industry to submit proposals for a three-phase contract that aims to research and develop wearable antenna systems for integration with soldiers’ multi-frequency band radios…

Raytheon to Provide Engineering, Technical Support for Navy’s Phalanx Weapon Systems

Raytheon has been awarded a $42.2 million contract modification with the U.S. Navy to exercise options for support to the Phalanx weapon systems designed to counter anti-ship missile threats. Raytheon will perform design agent engineering and technical support services on Phalanx and SeaRAM for the U…

Joshua Skule to Serve as FBI HQ Intell Directorate Assistant Director

Joshua Skule, a 17-year veteran of the FBI, has been appointed as assistant director of the bureau’s intelligence directorate in its Washington headquarters. He was most recently in charge of the intelligence division at FBI’s Washington field office, the bureau said Monday…

Former VA Official Jose Riojas Joins ManTech Mission Solutions, Services Group Advisory Board; Dan Keefe Comments

Jose Riojas, formerly chief of staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has joined the strategic advisory board for ManTech International’s mission solutions and services group. ManTech said Monday is also a former assistant veterans affairs secretary for operations, security and preparedness and served in that role between May 2009 and July 2013, …

Lockheed, Partners to Provide C-130J Operational Support to UK Under $545M Contract

Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group will continue to provide support for the British air force’s C-130J Super Hercules fleet through 2022 as part of a $545 million contract…