General Atomics Unit to Maintain, Repair Gray Eagle Drones Under $462M Army Deal
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 25, 2017 — A General Atomics business unit will help maintain and repair the U.S. Army‘s Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems under a potential $462.1 million contract modification, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the award to General...
CSRA Names Yogesh Khanna as SVP; Larry Prior Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 24, 2017 — CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has promoted Yogesh Khanna from chief technology officer to senior vice president, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 16. Larry Prior, CSRA president and CEO, said in a statement published Oct. 13 that...
Mac Curtis, Marilyn Crouther to Take Leadership Roles at Future Company That Combines Vencore, KeyPoint, DXC USPS
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 23, 2017 — Vencore CEO Mac Curtis will assume leadership of the future company that will result from a merger between Vencore, KeyPoint Government Solutions and DXC Technology‘s (NYSE: DXC) U.S. public sector business, GovCon Wire...
SPA Names VP of Emerging Markets & Advanced Tech; William Vantine Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 20, 2017 — Systems Planning and Analysis has hired Wesley Blankinship, formerly a senior vice president of Belcan‘s government services business, as vice president of emerging markets and advanced technologies, GovCon Wire reported Oct. 12. SPA said Oct. 2 Blankinship began...
CSRA to Buy Praxis Engineering for $235M in Push for App Development Work With IC
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 19, 2017 — CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Praxis Engineering Technologies under a potential $235 million cash deal that is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, GovCon Wire...
Alion Names Christopher Zember to New Chief Strategy Officer Post
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 18, 2017 — Alion Science and Technology has appointed Chief Technology Officer Christopher Zember to assume the newly created role of chief strategy officer and lead corporate strategy on engineering and technology platforms, GovCon Wire reported Oct....
State Dept OKs $343M FMS Deal on Continued Logistics Support for Kuwait's Boeing C-17 Planes
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 17, 2017 — The State Department has cleared a potential $342.6 million foreign military sale of follow-on logistics support for Kuwait’s Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said...
Capgemini Names 2 COOs for Group Transformation, Performance
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 16, 2017 — Capgemini has appointed two new chief operating officers effective Jan. 1, 2018, upon the recommendation of its ethics and governance committee, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Thursday Thierry Delaporte and Aiman Ezzat will both...
SAIC Unveils Reorganization in Line With 'Ingenuity 2025' Strategy; Tony Moraco Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 13, 2017 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has implemented a new organizational structure with the consolidation of five customer-facing groups into three units and six technology-focused service lines into three segments, GovCon Wire reported...
Mitre Appoints Former NASA JPL Controller as New VP, CFO
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 12, 2017 — Mitre has named Jean Milbrandt, formerly director of business operations, as a vice president and its new chief financial officer, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The nonprofit corporation said Tuesday Milbrandt, who has worked at NASA‘s...
CACI Names New Leader for Mission Solutions & Services Group
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 11, 2017 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has named Executive Vice President Nicolas Farah as head of the company’s mission solutions and services group, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday Farah will work to lead the unit...
SAIC-Led Team Lands $237M Army Contract for Combat Vehicle Prototype; Jim Scanlon Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 10, 2017 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and its industry partners will work to build a combat vehicle experimental prototype for the U.S. Army under a potential $237 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 28....
AECOM-Led JV to Continue Mgmt of DOE Plant in New Mexico Under $928M Deal; John Vollmer Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 9, 2017 — A joint venture between AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and three other companies has secured $928 million for a three-year extension on its work to oversee the Energy Department‘s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, GovCon Wire...
Boeing Eyes Autonomous Tech in Pending Aurora Flight Sciences Acquisition
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 6, 2017 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences for an undisclosed amount as the aerospace and defense company seeks to build on autonomous technology, GovCon Wire reported Thursday....
Peraton Appoints Former Leidos Exec as Chief Security Officer; Stu Shea Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 5, 2017 — Peraton has hired Phillip Mazzocco, former vice president of sector security at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), as chief security officer, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 27. “He understands full-spectrum security — the complex interplay among such aspects as risk...