Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 05/02/2016

Susan Balaguer Joins Engility as SVP, Chief HR Officer; Lynn Dugle Comments

Susan Balaguer, formerly senior vice president of human resources at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has joined Chantilly, Virginia-based government services contractor Engility (NYSE: EGL) as SVP and chief human resources officer…

Jonathan Woodson Retires From DoD Health Assistant Secretary, MHS Leadership Roles

Jonathan Woodson stepped down from his former roles of assistant defense secretary for health affairs and head of the Military Health System Saturday, DoD News reported Friday. Lisa Ferdinando writes that the U…

Raytheon BBN-Led Team Seeks to Extend Mobile Apps’ Viability Under Air Force Contract; Partha Pal Comments

A team led by a Raytheon subsidiary will work to develop techniques that seek to extend the functionality of mobile applications for up to a century under a four-year, $7.8 million contract with the U…

Finmeccanica Shareholders Approve Name Change to ‘Leonardo’

A near-unanimous majority of shareholders at Italy-based defense and industrial conglomerate Finmeccanica have approved the company’s proposal to officially change its name to Leonardo from Jan…

Navy Awards Contract Modification to Lockheed Unit for Anti-Submarine System Components

A Lockheed Martin business unit has received a $45 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy in support of the AN/SQQ-89 anti-submarine warfare system. The award exercises an option on a previously awarded contract for the production of TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array units, tow cables, electro-optical slip rings, drogues and shipping products, the Defense Department said Friday…

Space News: Iridium NEXT Constellation on Pace for July Launch

Iridium Communications remains on schedule to launch the first 10 satellites of the Iridium NEXT constellation in July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Space News reported Friday…

BAE to Deliver Virginia-Class Submarine Propulsors, Tailcones Under $72M Navy Modification

BAE Systems‘ contract with the U.S. Navy to manufacture and deliver propulsors and tailcones for Virginia-class submarines SSN 794 through SSN 803 has reached a potential value of $163 million with the award of a $72 million modification…

Northrop, USC Viterbi Inaugurate Nanophotonic, Optical Materials Research Org

Northrop Grumman and the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have formed a new research organization focused on optical materials and nanophotonic devices. The Northrop Grumman Institute of Nanophotonics and Nanomaterials will facilitate collaboration between university and industry researchers in an effort to explore properties of atomic-level structures and materials, the company said Thursday…

CSRA Subsidiary Lands Navy Contract Modification for IT Support Services

CSC Government Solutions, a subsidiary of technology services contractor CSRA, has been awarded a potential $55.4 million contract modification to continue to provide information technology services for the U…