Dave Nieuwsma is the president of Collins Aerospace's avionics business unit, a role he has held since February. He is responsible for advancing the company's aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers globally. Nieuwsma previously served as the president of Collins' interiors strategic business unit based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where […]
Jeffrey Knittel is the chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas, roles he has held since January 2018. Airbus is a multinational aerospace corporation and is the world's largest airline manufacturer. As CEO, he is responsible for Airbus' commercial business in the Americas and for providing leadership for the company's helicopter, space and defense business units […]
Gregory Ulmer serves as the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program. The F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missions. In his role, Ulmer is responsible for areas such as development, production, sustainment and modernization supporting three F-35 variants of […]
The Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $51.2M contract to integrate a missile warning technology into the government's command and control infrastructure for satellite missions. Lockheed said it will design software that will enable the transition of Geosynchronous Non-Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment operations to the government-owned open-architecture Enterprise Ground Services system. "We […]
Science Applications International Corporation has announced the retirement of Jim Scanlon, executive vice president and general manager of the company's defense systems group. SAIC credited the 30-year leader with playing key roles and significantly contributing to corporate models and transitions. “For more than three decades, Jim has been an important leader in shaping the SAIC […]
Carahsoft has announced the availability of Wasabi's cloud storage services for the public sector and reseller partners. Under their partnership, Wasabi's high-performance cloud storage services will be available on Carahsoft's NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contracts. “By combining Wasabi’s disruptive cloud storage technology with Carahsoft’s extensive understanding of government procurement […]
The Navy needs to adopt a different approach to maintaining and operationalizing its unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vessels, according to the official leading their development. Adm. Casey Moton, the program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the Navy is currently in the initial […]
The Department of the Treasury must improve its use of data for managing cybersecurity risks in the financial services sector, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. GAO recommended that Treasury update its industry monitoring plan to include specific metrics for measuring the sector's cyber threat and risk mitigation efforts. “Although Treasury generally […]
The Department of Defense has decided to tap industry for help in enabling dynamic sharing of the department's spectrum to accelerate spectrum sharing and 5G deployment. DOD Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and a two-time Wash100 winner, said he hopes industry will present innovative for the Pentagon's question. […]
CyberSheath Services, a Virginia-based cybersecurity provider, announced that it has integrated Microsoft's technology into its own managed services for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The company said it will integrate Azure Government Blueprints, Microsoft 365 Government and the Department of Defense-approved Microsoft security portfolio into its managed services. “The Microsoft technology behind CyberSheath’s managed services […]
