Red 6, a training technology company, said this week it has relocated its headquarters from Santa Monica, CA to Miami and opened a new technology hub in Orlando, FL.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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Marjorie Censer was Inside Defense's editor until July 2021. She previously worked at the Washington Post and its local business publication Capital Business, covering defense industry reshaping, the increased scrutiny of contractors following the Edward Snowden case and the challenges of canceling military programs. From 2007 to 2010, she was managing editor of Inside the Army. She also previously worked as defense editor at POLITICO and as a staff writer at the Carroll County Times and the Princeton Packet. A Fairfax native, she graduated from Princeton University.
Red 6, a training technology company, said this week it has relocated its headquarters from Santa Monica, CA to Miami and opened a new technology hub in Orlando, FL.
Momentus, a commercial space company, said this week it has named former Pentagon official John Rood chief executive, effective Aug. 1.
Intrepid, an intelligence agency contractor backed by private-equity firm Bluestone Investment Partners, said today it has acquired Darkblade Systems.
Booz Allen Hamilton said today it has named Matt Tarascio senior vice president in its strategic innovation group, leading the company's Pentagon analytics and artificial intelligence business.
Science Applications International Corp. said today it has formed a strategic advisory board "who will bring comprehensive expertise from both industry and the public sector and provide advice and guidance to facilitate growth and innovation at SAIC."
Booz Allen Hamilton said Monday it has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning company Latent AI, marking the contractor's first tech scouting investment.
Peraton said today it has hired Rebecca McHale, the chief information officer at Booz Allen Hamilton, to serve as its CIO.
Will Roper, the former Air Force acquisition chief who is now chief executive of commercial drone company Volansi, told Inside Defense working with the military is a way for the company to advance its technology.
Commercial drone company Volansi said today it has named former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper chief executive.
KBR said today it has named retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart to its board of directors.
Huntington Ingalls Industries said this morning it has agreed to acquire Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion, significantly growing HII's technical solutions division.
SOS International said today it has hired Michael Garson as general counsel and Kimberly Parker as vice president for contracts.
Leidos said today it has named Paul Engola, its chief human resources officer, to serve as executive vice president for national security space, effective July 5.
Science Applications International Corp. said today it has named Stephen Ambrose to the newly created role of chief climate scientist.
Boeing said today it has named Brian West chief financial officer, effective Aug. 27.
Private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners said this week it has teamed with the former chief executive of LGS Innovations as well as other former LGS executives to create MissionX, tasked with investing in differentiated national security technology companies.
The new chief executive of L3Harris Technologies will seek to broaden the contractor's international work, the company said today.
L3Harris Technologies said today Chris Kubasik has succeeded Bill Brown as chief executive.
The chief executive of Northrop Grumman this week said she sees government efforts to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States as a key step forward.
PAE said today retired Army Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson has resigned as president of its global mission services business unit, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing.