Hill Technical Solutions (HTS), a growing provider of advanced engineering and technology services for government customers, promoted James (Jim) Buford to Vice President, Joint and Army Programs, from Director. He provides subject matter expertise to Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on all-digital and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) weapons simulations and test programs, projects, and labs for missiles, interceptors, ground radar, battle managers, and threats. Jim has 30+ years of government HWIL expertise with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC), MDA, Redstone Test Center (RTC), and Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC). Jim’s contributions have been key to the company’s continued growth in HWIL and digital labs.