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Hitachi Vantara Closes Brocade Federal Contracts & Asset Acquisition; David Turner Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 27, 2017 — The Hitachi Vantara federal business has completed its acquisition of federal service maintenance contracts and other assets from Brocade Communications Systems upon the latter's sale to Broadcom, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 20. The definitive agreement covers the transfer of sensitive data center networking, campus/edge networking and storage-area networking...

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Tony Frazier: Maxar's Radiant Solutions Working to Consolidate Geospatial Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 22, 2017 — Radiant Solutions will work to integrate legacy geospatial intelligence services across the agile intelligence, data-to-insight as well as sensor and ground mission areas as part of a business transformation strategy, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 14. The Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) subsidiary said Nov. 13 that its DigitalGlobe Intelligence Solutions,...

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CSRA Subsidiary to Digitize VA Health Records Under $158M Award; Kamal Narang Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 21, 2017 — A CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) subsidiary will convert an estimated seven million military veteran health records at the Department of Veterans Affairs into digital format under a potential $158 million task order, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 14. The company said Nov. 13 SRA International will provide the digitization services at the VA Records Management Center in Missouri...

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Mitre Appoints Lori Scherer as National Security Engineering Center VP; William LaPlante Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 20, 2017 — Mitre has named Lori Scherer, company veteran who most recently served as deputy director of intelligence portfolios, as vice president for intelligence portfolios at the National Security Engineering Center, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Scherer will be in charge of that federally funded research and development center, which Mitre operates for the Defense...

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Army Picks 7 Companies for $150M Mission Training Complex Support Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2017 — The U.S. Army has selected Applied Training Solutions, Capstone, Cubic (NYSE: CUB), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Trideum and Yorktown Systems Group for a potential $150 million training system support contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the hybrid contract administered by the Army...

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Altamira Named a 2017 Top Contractor in Greater Washington; Ted Davies Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2017 — Altamira Technologies has received recognition from the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council as a "Contractor of the Year" in the greater Washington region for the company's financial and operational performance in 2017, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 7. The company said Nov. 6 it secured the top contractor designation in the...

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SAIC Lands Potential $980M Army Battlefield Systems Support Task Order; Jim Scanlon Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2017 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will provide technology engineering, integration and fielding support to the U.S. Army under a potential $980 million task order from the General Services Administration, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 6. The company said Nov. 6 GSA awarded the battlefield systems task order through the One Acquisition Solution...

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Globecomm Eyes Managed Network Satcom Services for Gov't Via $2.5B GSA Vehicle; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 14, 2017 — Globecomm Systems will work to provide satellite communications technologies to government agencies through its position on a potential $2.5 billion General Services Administration contract vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Nov. 7. The company said Nov. 6 it will seek to deliver commercial satcom-based managed network services for government customers under...

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ASRC Federal Names New VP/Client Relations Exec for Federal Health, Defense; Mark Gray Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 13, 2017 — ASRC Federal has hired Richard Terry, former acting chief information officer of the Military Health System, as vice president and client relations executive for federal health and defense programs, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The company said Thursday the retired U.S. Air Force colonel will lead efforts to advance ASRC Federal's work with the Defense...

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Intel Names Raja Koduri as New Chief Architect

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 10, 2017 — Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has named Raja Koduri, formerly senior vice president and chief architect at Radeon Technologies, as chief architect at the microchip maker beginning December, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Koduri will also hold the positions of senior vice president for a newly established core and visual computing group at Intel and general manager of a...

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Serco Targets Defense, Federal C5ISR Market With BTP Systems Buy; Dave Dacquino Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 9, 2017 — Serco's North American business has entered into an agreement to acquire satellite communications and radar services company BTP Systems by the end of 2017, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 24. The move is part of Serco Inc.'s plan to grow its command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance portfolio for the...

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Accenture Names Next CEO for Federal Services Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 8, 2017 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has promoted John Goodman from chief operating officer for the federal services business to CEO of that unit effective Nov. 20, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday Goodman will succeed current Accenture Federal Services CEO David Moskovitz, who will help with the transition and eventually take the role of senior managing...

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