Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 06/22/2016

Chris Deegan Promoted to CEO at Maritime Engineering Contractor Gibbs & Cox

Maritime engineering and design company Gibbs & Cox has appointed Chris Deegan, former vice president of the company’s engineering group, to the roles of president and CEO. The Arlington, Virginia-based contractor said Tuesday Deegan will succeed Rick Biben, who will continue to serve on G&C’s board of directors…

Smiths Detection Gets DHS Follow-On Order for Handheld Radiation Detector Tech

Smiths Detection has received a $40.9 million follow-on task order from the Department of Homeland Security to supply a handheld radiation detection and identification system to DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office…

CGI Awarded State Dept Visa Process Support Service Task Order Recompete

CGI Federal has been awarded a potential four-year, $32 million recompeted task order to continue visa processing support services for the State Department‘s Bureau of Consular Affairs in Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia…

DARPA to Host Workshop on Synthetic Polymer-Based Medicine R&D Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a workshop in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on June 29 to discuss a program that seeks to develop medicines designed to retain potency for long periods of time amid exposure to extreme conditions on the battlefield…

In-Q-Tel, Databricks Aim to Offer Intell Agencies Big Data Processing Platform

In-Q-Tel has signed a strategic investment and partnership agreement with Databricks in a push to help the San Francisco, California-based technology firm deploy an open-source big data processing engine to U…

FAA Issues Small Civilian UAS Operational Rule; Anthony Foxx Comments

The Federal Aviation Administration has finalized its operational rule governing the use of small commercial unmanned aircraft systems in national airspace. The policy will take effect in August and covers safety regulations for non-recreational drones that weigh less than 55 pounds as well as requirements that a UAS owner needs to meet in order to fly a drone, the Transportation Department said Tuesday…

Norman Dong: GSA, CBP Accept 3 New Proposals for Port of Entry Infrastructure Upgrades

The General Services Administration and the Customs and Border Protection have accepted three new proposals for port of entry infrastructure and technology projects. The cities of Donna in Texas and Pharr in Texas as well as Red Hook Terminals have passed the evaluation phase of the Donations Acceptance Program and will proceed with the planning and development activities under the program, GSA said Tuesday…

Chris Moran Named Lockheed Martin Ventures Executive Director, GM

J. Christopher Moran, a 35-year technology industry veteran and former senior executive at Applied Materials, has joined Lockheed Martin as executive director and general manager of the company’s venture capital business…

Ashton Carter, Israel’s Defense Minister Discuss Mideast Security Issues, F-35 Program

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has met with Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman to discuss security matters in the Middle East and other areas of defense cooperation, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Richard Sisk writes Carter and Lieberman held a closed-door meeting at the Pentagon prior to the latter’s visit to a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas…

GSA, Research Institute Partner to Explore Sustainable Landscapes for Gov’t Properties

The General Services Administration has partnered with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas to study “high-performance landscapes” that can be applied on federal properties. Sylvia Hernandez, GSA regional administrator for the Greater Southwest region, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the partnership aims to identify sustainable landscaping options for the agency’s government real estate inventory…

Johns Hopkins APL Invests in Sensor R&D Project to Provide Tactical Data for Submariners

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a sensor technology under an independent research-and-development project that aims to help submariners gather, examine and access data on their surroundings…