2010
3/15/2010QinetiQ North America Names New CFO for Technology Solutions Group
QinetiQ North America announced today that Jeffrey R. Beck has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its Technology Solutions Group. Mr. Beck has almost 30 years of experience in all aspects of financial and operations management focused primarily in the government contracting sector.
3/9/2010QinetiQ North America achieves registration as IT best-practices organization
Mission Solutions Group’s IT Quality Management System achieves ISO 9001:2008 registration. QinetiQ North America today announced the successful accomplishment of another step in its company-wide plan to obtain ISO certification in its constituent operating elements.
2/24/2010Cyveillance Testing Reveals Online Attacks Targeting New Brands are Up 50 Percent with an Emphasis on Quality not Quantity
Cyveillance, a world leader in cyber intelligence, today announced that online criminals are garnering greater success with increased technical sophistication affecting a wider range of industries. With greater diversity and the use of targeted attacks, phishing remains one of the top threats on the Internet according to Cyveillance’s “2H 2009 Cyber Intelligence Report,” which was issued today.
2/24/20102nd Half 2009 Cyber Intelligence Report
With greater diversity and the use of targeted attacks, phishing remains one of the top threats on the Internet according to Cyveillance’s 2H 2009 Cyber Intelligence Report.
2/15/2010QinetiQ North America Names New Head of Strategy for its Technology Solutions Group
QinetiQ North America announced today that Dr. Mark Hewitt has been named Senior Vice President of Strategy for its Technology Solutions Group (TSG). He will lead group business strategy, identifying and positioning the group for new opportunities in government and commercial markets.
2/8/2010QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector
QinetiQ North America announced today that it is working with Brewer Science and Applied Systems Intelligence on a program to develop an autonomous, self-deploying sensor that will serve as a roving, early-warning detector of biological warfare activity.
1/21/2010QinetiQ North America’s body scanning technology is an important part of layered security approach
Passive millimeter wave technology detects threats without invading privacy
1/15/2010Haiti Disaster Relief: How to Help
Relief to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti is on its way, and QinetiQ North America encourages everyone to join us in doing what they can to help. We think the American Red Cross is a good place to start—they do great work, they need the funds, and you can always count on them to aid the victims of disaster.
1/4/2010QinetiQ North America offers Cyber Safety 101
Cyveillance experts teach knowledge workers how to stay safe online QinetiQ North America today announced that it will offer a half-day training session, Cyber Safety 101: An Introduction to Cyber Threats and Internet Risks. This course is designed to equip knowledge workers with an understanding of the Internet that will enable them to serve as the first line of cyber defense.
2009
12/9/2009QinetiQ North America On Winning B3H Corporation Team For AFSOC SETA IV Contract
QinetiQ North America’s Systems Engineering Group is a member of the B3H Corporation team that was recently awarded a five-year, IDIQ (indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity) contract by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide advisory and technical services to AFSOC headquarters.
12/7/2009QinetiQ North America names Business Acquisition Senior VP
QinetiQ North America is pleased to announce that Austin Yamada has been appointed Senior Vice President for Business Acquisition in the Intelligence, Security and Space Sector within the company’s Mission Solutions Group.
12/3/2009QinetiQ North America’s Tom Weston wins CFO of the Year Award
QinetiQ North America today announced that its Chief Financial Officer won the Washington Business Journal’s CFO of the Year award in the Government Contracting, $200 million and above category.
11/13/2009Two QinetiQ North America Employees receive prestigious award from NASA
NASA astronauts presented Silver Snoopy awards to two QinetiQ North America employees in 2009. The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.
11/12/2009QinetiQ North America’s Lightweight, Versatile Sniper Detection System Wins Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award
QinetiQ North America's sniper detection systems, Ears® and SWATS (shoulder-wearable acoustic targeting systems), have been recognized as one of the top technology innovations of 2009 in Popular Science Magazine’s annual “Best of What’s New” awards.
11/4/2009QinetiQ North America Mission Solutions Group appoints Senior VP for National Systems
Mary Craft has been appointed Senior Vice President for National Systems in the company’s Mission Solutions Group. She joins the company from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, where she served as Vice President, Intelligence Engi-neering Line of Business.
11/3/2009QinetiQ North America announces former Deputy National Security Advisor will lead its Technology Solutions Group
QinetiQ North America today announced that Dr. J.D. Crouch II has been appointed president of its Technology Solutions Group.
10/28/2009QinetiQ North America Mission Solutions Group appoints Senior VP for Cyber Operations
David F. Toomey III has been appointed Senior Vice President for Cyber Operations in the company’s Mission Solutions Group. He joins the company after a long career in the United States Air Force, where his ultimate assignment was as Commander, Air Force Information Operations Center.
10/19/2009QinetiQ North America to Deliver Asset Tracking Services to FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded QinetiQ North America a contract worth up to $15.6M to provide Asset Tracking Services.
10/19/2009QinetiQ North America to provide IT support to U.S. Secret Service
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded QinetiQ North America three task orders worth more than $5 million to provide information technology (IT) support to the U.S. Secret Service’s Washington, DC, headquarters.
10/14/2009QinetiQ North America to support Army Sustainment Command with Intelligence Analysis
The Army Sustainment Command (ASC), a major subordinate command of the Army Materiel Command, has awarded QinetiQ North America a contract to provide a broad range of intelligence analysis support services worth almost $10.3M.
10/6/2009QinetiQ North America awarded National Defense University Consolidated Enterprise Services & Support Contract
The U.S. General Services Administration, National Capital Region, has awarded QinetiQ North America a contract worth up to $28M over five years to perform information technology (IT) support services for the National Defense University (NDU).
10/6/2009QinetiQ North America’s Sniper Detection Systems Going to Afghanistan as Part of Land Warrior Program
QinetiQ North America announced today that it has been asked to deliver 235 more of its Ears®/SWATS™ (shoulder-wearable acoustic targeting systems) sniper detection systems to the U.S. Army for use in Afghanistan and Iraq.
9/22/2009QinetiQ North America Subsidiary, Cyveillance, Examines Industry Threat Estimates; Finds Traditional Internet Security Indicators Dramatically Underestimate Phishing Risk
Cyveillance detects 176,864 distinct phishing attacks between June and August 2009, one of the highest three-month totals on record
9/22/2009National Cyber Leap Year Summit reports now available
The National Cyber Leap Year Summit Co-Chairs Report and Summit Participants’ Ideas Report are now available and may be downloaded at www.QinetiQ-NA.com. In response to the President’s call to secure our nation’s cyber infrastructure, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program developed the Leap-Ahead Initiative with the goal of developing the national cyber security leap-ahead research and development agenda.
9/8/2009QinetiQ North America subsidiary honored by Kennedy Space Center
A QinetiQ North America subsidiary, Analex Corporation, has been honored as Large Business Prime Contractor of 2009 by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The award recognizes outstanding engineering and technical management services to NASA on the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract to the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP). QinetiQ North America supports NASA’s LSP Team with launch vehicle system engineering and mission analysis oversight of commercial launch services contractors.
9/8/2009QinetiQ North America offers cyber security jump-start
QinetiQ North America today announced four new offerings designed to help Federal agencies jump-start their cyber security. These services can provide the fundamental framework necessary for practical, steps into the world of cyber security. With this core foundation, agencies can proactively protect their staff, their sensitive information and their infrastructure from emerging online threats and risks.
8/26/2009QinetiQ North America Wins NAVOCEANO Contract to Support Naval Oceanographic Data Division
QinetiQ North America announced today it has been awarded a multi-year custom software maintenance and support contract for the Oceanographic Data Division of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). The total five-year contract value is $5.2 million covering a base and four one-year options.
8/26/2009QinetiQ North America Wins Naval Research Laboratory Contract for Acoustics Research
QinetiQ North America announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year Ocean Acoustics Support contract to provide scientific expertise and additional development capabilities to the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The total five-year contract value is $7.7 million covering a base and four one-year options.
8/17/2009QinetiQ North America to operate IRS Chief Counsel’s IT infrastructure
The Department of the Treasury has awarded QinetiQ North America’s subsidiary Apogen Technologies a $7M task order under the Department’s Total Information Processing Support Services (TIPSS-3) contract to continue its support of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel.
8/13/2009U.S. Special Operations Selects QinetiQ North America for Advanced Mission Planning Tools
The U.S. Army Aviation Integration Directorate, Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM) and the U.S. Special Operations Mission Planning and Execution (SOMPE) Program Office awarded QinetiQ North America a contract for the continued design, development and maintenance of Advanced Mission Planning Tools (AMPT).
8/10/2009QinetiQ North America Develops Kit to Transform Bobcat Loaders into Robots
QinetiQ North America, makers of the TALON® robots used extensively to defuse roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced a new large-scale robotic capability today that it has developed jointly with Bobcat Company, manufacturer of Bobcat® compact loaders, in response to the increasing size and lethality of roadside bombs and IEDs (improvised explosive devices).
8/5/2009QinetiQ North America Receives $2 Million from U.S. Marines to Build Common Robotic Controller
QinetiQ North America announced today that it has been awarded a two-year, $2 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop a universal wearable controller to operate a wide variety of unmanned systems, including Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs), and Unattended Ground Sensors (UGSs).
8/4/2009QinetiQ North America awarded JANUS II Contract to Modernize Foreign Posts Telephone Branch Telephone Systems Worldwide
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded QinetiQ North America’s ITS Corporation subsidiary a contract worth up to $100M over five years to replace or upgrade the Department of State’s telecommunications system at American embassies and posts worldwide, both for the State Department and other agencies of the foreign affairs community.
7/9/2009Bissell Appointed Senior VP of Business Development
QinetiQ North America has appointed Rod Bissell, Senior Vice President of Business Development at its Systems Engineering Group, responsible for managing the group’s Aerospace & Missile Technology business development organization, processes and procedures.
7/7/2009QinetiQ North America Will Continue Support to Marine’s Deputy Commander of SIAT
The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) Acquisition Center for Support Services (ACSS) awarded QinetiQ North America a prime contract for continued services to MCSC’s Deputy Commander, Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures and Technology (DC, SIAT).
7/6/2009QinetiQ North America Completes Acquisition of Cyber Firm Cyveillance, Inc.
QinetiQ North America, a provider of information technology and engineering solutions to the U.S. government, effective July 1st has acquired Cyveillance, a leading provider of cyber intelligence products to commercial clients. Under the terms of the deal, Cyveillance will now operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of QinetiQ North America.
7/1/2009QinetiQ North America Wins Test Support Contract for USMC Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
The Marine Corps Systems Command’s Acquisition Center for Support Services (ACSS) awarded QinetiQ North America a prime contract to provide Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) test support services to the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the Marine’s next generation of amphibious assault vehicles.
6/30/2009QinetiQ North America to Support Marine Corps’ Autonomic Logistics Systems Program
The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) Acquisition Center for Support Services (ACSS) awarded QinetiQ North America a prime contract to provide a wide range of services to the MCSC’s Program Manager for Autonomic Logistics (PM AL).
6/29/2009QinetiQ North America to Support Management of Federal Real Estate
Contract awarded to deliver GSA Public Buildings Service New Inventory System The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded QinetiQ North America’s ITS Corporation subsidiary a contract worth up to $39M over five years to deliver a new, custom-developed enterprise application to replace the GSA’s Public Buildings Service’s (PBS) legacy inventory system.
6/25/2009QinetiQ North America Receives New $56.4M Contract for TALON Robots
QinetiQ North America, makers of the leading TALON® family of military/first-responder robots, announced today that it has received a $56.4 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract for purchase and delivery of TALON GEN IV robots, repair parts, spare kits, and other related equipment and services from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD, for the Naval EOD Technical Division (NAVEODTECHDIV), the single-service manager for all EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) equipment. Work will be performed by the Technology Solutions Group and is expected to be completed in early 2010.
6/2/2009Job creation, company growth highlight QinetiQ North America’s fiscal year
QinetiQ North America, a leading provider of defense and security products and services to the U.S. Government, today announced that its continued growth has created within the company’s last fiscal year an 11 percent increase in new, U.S.-based jobs.
5/13/2009QinetiQ North America Wins Contract for C4ISR Support
The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC-Pacific) awarded QinetiQ North America’s Systems Engineering Group a five-year contract to support the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Programs Office Philadelphia, Product Distribution Center (PDC).
5/12/2009QinetiQ North America To Provide U.S. Navy’s SEATech With High-Performance Computing Systems Support
The Naval Surface Warfare Command’s Carderock Division has awarded QinetiQ North America’s Systems Engineering Group a five-year contract to provide high-performance computing systems support to the Ship Engineering and Analysis Technology Center (SEATech) in West Bethesda, Md.
5/11/2009QinetiQ North America Announces New Executive Vice President for Strategic Development
Leading technology innovator QinetiQ North America today announced its new Executive Vice President for Strategic Development. Dr. J.D. Crouch II will lead the overall strategic development and direction for the company which focuses on mission-critical technology, security service, intelligence, counter-intelligence and systems engineering solutions for the Federal government. He will be based out of QinetiQ North America’s McLean, Va., corporate headquarters.
5/6/2009QinetiQ North America Strengthens Presence in Cyber Security Market
QinetiQ North America today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Cyveillance, Inc., a provider of online monitoring technology to identify and track data in cyberspace. This acquisition positions QinetiQ North America well in cyber-intelligence in both the U.S. and International markets. It is in line with QinetiQ North America’s strategic focus on key high-value, high-growth segments of the U.S. defense and security market.
4/29/2009QinetiQ North America Responds to Inaccurate Reports
Beginning late yesterday and into today, it has been reported by several business journals and other online sources that ShotSpotter, Inc. had acquired a unit of QinetiQ North America. Those reports are factually inaccurate.
4/9/2009QinetiQ North America Announces Leadership Change
QinetiQ North America, a leading provider of information technology and engineering solutions to the U.S. government, announced today the appointment of Mike Stolarik as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Rob Topping who is moving to a part-time consulting role to spend more time with his family.
4/1/2009QinetiQ North America subsidiary selected by General Services Administration to provide IT Support Services under the Alliant contract
McLean, Virginia, April 1, 2009 -- QinetiQ North America today announced that the General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded its subsidiary I.T.S. Corporation (ITS), a 10-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Government Wide Acquisition Contract (ID/IQ GWAC) to provide information technology solutions to the Federal Government on a worldwide basis.
3/24/2009Add-On CBRNE Kit Now Available for TALON® GEN IV
QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group announced today that its new, modular CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive) kit is available and can be purchased as an addition to new or existing models of the GEN IV TALON robot. This latest modular capability from the makers of the widely used TALON family of robots is on display at the NDIA Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference in Dallas, Tex., this week in booth 502.
3/9/2009QinetiQ North America to Support Air Force Space Operations
The Air Force Space and Missile System Center has awarded QinetiQ North America’s Mission Solutions Group a Blanket Purchase Agreement for space operations technical support worth up to $250M.
3/2/2009QinetiQ North America Wins Army STOC II Contract
QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group has won a Simulation and Training Omnibus Contract (STOC II) from the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI).
2/25/2009QinetiQ North America to support Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Contract will deliver security services to NCIS
2/23/2009USDA awards IT task order to QinetiQ North America subsidiary ITS Corp.
$36.8M task order includes system enhancements, development and maintenance
2/19/2009QinetiQ North America Mission Solutions Group appoints Senior VP of Human Resources
Kathryn A. Lyle to lead HR for Fairfax, Virginia, based group
2/18/2009QinetiQ North America Executive Selected as ACT-IAC Partner
Lara Fries selected as member of prestigious industry-government group of rising stars
2/6/2009QinetiQ North America subsidiary ranked #1 on the GSA ANSWER
QinetiQ North America subsidiary ranked #1 on the GSA ANSWER ITS Corporation gives parent company a record-setting 9th consecutive year at the top
1/15/2009New Tactical TALON for First Responders Available
QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, homeland security and first responders, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary, Foster-Miller, is now offering a TALON® Responder robot specifically designed for public safety, fire and rescue organizations.