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L3Harris Technologies appointed Sam Mehta as chief executive officer and chairman of its board after Christopher Kubasik stepped down following a board investigation into conduct the company said violated its code of conduct. The change comes as the company reorganizes its businesses and prepares for an expected increase in U.S. spending on missile defense and national security space programs.
The Pentagon has launched the “Golden Dome for America Ecosystem Hub” to give startups, contractors, investors, and universities an unclassified channel for submitting ideas and accessing information about the missile defense program’s needs. The initiative includes a shared data environment and testing spaces for analytics and artificial intelligence applications, while restrictions related to classified information remain in place.