Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 02/25/2016

PAE CEO John Heller Selected to 2016 Wash100 for Natl Security & Civilian Sector Growth Vision

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce PAE CEO John Heller, for the second year, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar Named to 2016 Wash 100 for Tech R&D Investment and Strategy Leadership

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

NASA Books SpaceX for 5 More ISS Cargo Resupply Flights; Cheryl Warner Comments

SpaceX has been awarded five additional flights by NASA to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station under a contract signed in December 2015, Space News reported Wednesday. Peter B. de Selding writes the flights are valued at approximately $700 million total and raises to 20 the number of ISS cargo flights that NASA ordered from SpaceX under the potential $1…

State Dept OKs $225M UAE Request for C-17 IR Countermeasures, Logistics Services

The State Department has cleared a potential $225 million foreign military sale of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems and logistics support for the United Arab Emirates’ C-17 military transport planes…

Matt Desch: Iridium NEXT Launch Pushed Back to July on Russia Approval Process Delay

Iridium Communications has delayed the launch of its 66-satellite Iridium NEXT constellation from April to July after the launch provider notified of delays in obtaining government approvals for the launches, Iridium CEO Matt Desch told investors Thursday…

Avnet Adds NetApp Products to GSA Schedule Contract

Avnet subsidiary Avnet Government Solutions has added NetApp products and services to its General Services Administration schedule in efforts to offer data storage and management technology to government agencies…

Air Force Seeks Research Proposals on Resilient Autonomous Systems

The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a potential four-year, $7 million program that aims to develop autonomous systems that will work to demonstrate resiliency in contested environments where communications may be denied…

Tribalco Adds John Gregorits, Ronald Crocker to Capture Team; Kevin Moss Comments

Tribalco has appointed John Gregorits and Ronald Crocker to its capture team in an effort to support its long-term growth efforts and expand its contract vehicle portfolio. Gregorits, formerly senior director of business development at Vencore, will serve as Tribalco’s vice president of capture, Tribalco said Wednesday…