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ECS Names New VP for Corporate Development; George Wilson Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2018 — ECS (NYSE: ASGN) has hired David West, a federal strategy and mergers and acquisitions professional, to oversee corporate growth and development as a vice president, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday West, most recently an executive at consulting firm Wolf Den Associates, has experience in national security, management consulting and […]

Serco North America Hires Tom Watson as New Federal Services SVP; Dave Dacquino Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 — Serco Group’s North American arm has recruited 22-year Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) veteran Tom Watson to serve as senior vice president for its federal services business, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Virginia-based Serco Inc. said Monday Watson will be in charge of its operations and business development strategies […]

Peraton Eyes Comms Portfolio Expansion With SRI Acquisition; Stu Shea Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 25, 2018 — Peraton has completed its acquisition of Strategic Resources International, a communications infrastructure developer, in an effort to build on its own end-to-end communications line of business, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. “The addition of SRI to the Peraton portfolio adds an important complement to our communications offerings through their extensive […]

SAIC Gets $73M Systems Engineering Task Order From SPAWAR; Jim Scanlon Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 24, 2018 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will provide support for the U.S. Navy‘s information technology architecture under a potential $73 million task order, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Monday the SeaPort-e task order from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command covers systems engineering services to the Fleet Readiness Directorate, Office of the […]

Cubic to Sell Global Defense Services Business to Valiant for $135M

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 23, 2018 — Cubic (NYSE: CUB) has entered into an agreement to sell its global defense services business to Valiant Integrated Services for approximately $135 million as the latter seeks to expand its technical portfolio and client base, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The value of the planned Cubic Global Defense acquisition […]

Orbital ATK-Designed Satellites Launch for Air Force Mission; Chris Long Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2018 — The Orbital ATK-designed (NYSE: OA) ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment and Mycroft satellites have been launched to space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for a U.S. Air Force mission, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The EAGLE experimental satellite, which launched April 14 as part of the AFSPC-11 mission, hosts […]