The Professional Services Council said this week it has named Stephanie Sanok Kostro executive vice president for policy, effective immediately.
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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.
The Professional Services Council said this week it has named Stephanie Sanok Kostro executive vice president for policy, effective immediately.
Commercial drone company Volansi said today it has named Will Roper, the former Air Force acquisition chief, to its board of directors, where he will focus on its "strategy, operations, and growth in defense markets."
The chief executive of Vectrus said this week restrictions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic trimmed annual sales by $63 million.
BAE Systems said today it has appointed Lisa Hand vice president and general manager of the company's integrated defense solutions business.
Deloitte said today it has named John Coykendall principal at Deloitte Consulting and the leader of its global aerospace and defense sector.
TransDigm Group said today it has agreed to sell its ScioTeq and TREALITY Simulation Visual Systems businesses to private-equity firm OpenGate Capital in a deal worth about $200 million.
Altamira Technologies said late last week it has named Jane Chappell chief executive officer.
ManTech International said today it has named Joseph Cubba chief growth officer.
L3Harris Technologies said today it has agreed to sell its military training business to CAE for just under $1.05 billion and its combat propulsion systems and related businesses to German company RENK AG for $400 million.
Leonardo said Friday its U.S. subsidiary DRS has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of a minority stake of its common shares.
Nearly a dozen associations are calling on congressional leaders to extend Section 3610, a provision in COVID-19 relief legislation that allowed reimbursement for contractors who keep their employees in a "ready state."
The chief executive of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said yesterday the company is weighing large potential acquisitions.
Maxar Technologies' chief executive said this week the company has made changes in its space infrastructure business as it pursues "a firm foundation for growth."
Science Applications International Corp. said today it has named Michael Scruggs senior vice president of artificial intelligence, effective immediately.
AeroVironment said today it has acquired the intelligent systems group of Progeny Systems, which develops artificial intelligence-enabled computer vision, machine learning and perceptive autonomy technologies.
The head of Leidos' defense group said today Gibbs & Cox, which Leidos has agreed to acquire, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.
BWX Technologies said this week sales in its most recent quarter in its nuclear operations group, which includes its naval work, totaled $426 million, up 15% from the same three-month period a year earlier.
Leidos said today it has agreed to pay $380 million to acquire naval engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox.
KBR executives said today they have renamed the company's logistics business to readiness and sustainment to reflect its repositioning toward base budget funding.
FLIR Systems said it is opening FLIR Systems Middle East, a service and support center in Dubai.