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Leidos shakes up C-suite in restructuring
Months after new Leidos CEO Tom Bell hinted at a “new North Star” for the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor, the company has announced a shakeup of its C-suite and a reorganization. The company solidified the changes Thursday, two days after releasing its third-quarter report, which included revenues of $3.9 billion for the quarter, an increase […]
Scout Space founder has out-of-this-world goals
Eric Ingram wanted two things as a kid: blue hair and to travel to space. As CEO of Alexandria-based aerospace startup Scout Space, Ingram found the freedom to establish his now-trademark electric-blue hair. And it might provide the boost to reach that other goal. Ingram co-founded Scout Space in 2019 while he was furloughed from […]
Alexandria’s SPA acquires aerospace co.
Alexandria-based Systems Planning & Analysis, a portfolio company of investment firm Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Florida aerospace engineering company PRKK. Terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Founded in 2006 with primary work locations in Virginia and Colorado, PRKK has about 125 employees who will become part of SPA’s space […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: THEODORE ‘TED’ COLBERT III
Recent years have been brutal for Boeing, which has dealt with supply-chain disruptions and delays in its defense programs. Named head of the world’s fifth largest defense contractor’s defense, space and security division in 2022, Colbert said in June at the Paris Air Show that he expected second quarter 2023 losses similar to this year’s […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JEFF SHOCKEY
Shockey is lead executive at the Arlington corporate headquarters of the world’s second largest defense contractor, RTX. Formerly Raytheon Technologies, the company announced a reorganization in June. In February, he became the senior official in Arlington upon the retirement of Roy Azevedo, who was president of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, now consolidated with Raytheon Missiles [&hel[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: PHEBE N. NOVAKOVIC
Since 2013, Novakovic has led the world’s sixth largest aerospace and defense company, with 105,000 employees worldwide and revenue of $39.4 billion in fiscal 2022. Ranked No. 30 on Forbes’ 2022 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, she is a Smith College and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School graduate and is one of the highest […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: DAVID CALHOUN
Boeing encountered some issues this spring in producing its 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner planes, due to manufacturing problems, which has contributed to an industrywide shortage of new jets. In a May Bloomberg interview, Calhoun, who heads the world’s fifth largest defense contractor, said that supply chain disruptions to the aerospace industry could continue “for […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: C. JEFFREY KNITTEL
As head of Airbus’ Americas arm, Knittel runs the European aerospace giant’s commercial aircraft business for North and South America, as well as its helicopter and defense units. He also chairs Acubed, Airbus’ Silicon Valley-based innovation arm, and serves on the board of Airbus Ventures, the company’s VC firm for early-stage technologies. Before coming aboard […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TOM WALKER
After a 17-year stint as a Navy officer, serving as a nuclear power engineer on submarines, and another 17 years as president of software company Web Teks, Walker launched DroneUp, a provider of aerial drone services, in 2016. The Virginia Beach tech company has grown quickly since then, purchasing Web Teks in 2021 and partnering […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: CLAYTON TURNER
Turner reaches for the stars every day. A 30-year NASA veteran, he is at the helm of NASA’s celebrated Langley Research Center as scientists work to send astronauts back to the moon by 2025 and prepare for the momentous manned mission to Mars. For the past three decades, Turner has served in various engineering and […]
2023 Virginia 500: Federal Contractors | Technology
Craig P. Abod PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY, RESTON Reggie Aggarwal FOUNDER AND CEO, CVENT, McLEAN Mahfuz Ahmed CHAIRMAN AND CEO, DEXIAN, McLEAN Ryan Angold CEO, ADS, VIRGINIA BEACH Tom Arseneault PRESIDENT AND CEO, BAE SYSTEMS INC., FALLS CHURCH Greg Baroni FOUNDER AND CEO, […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: ADAM RIDDLE
Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division in April, succeeding Thomas Bell, who left to become CEO of Leidos Holdings. Riddle has worked for the British aero-engineering company’s defense branch for more than a decade. He most recently headed up its global services operations, which accounts […]
