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 work in his new role in early September and brought experience in business capture and professional...
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 reported Wednesday. The planned acquisition is anticipated to expand CSRA's mission applications development portfolio and market positioning with the...
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. 10. The company said Oct. 9 the CSO appointment is part of an expansion to its leadership team in efforts to help the...
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 Friday the request covers an additional three years of support as well as various...
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 serve as COO and executive corporate officers, with the former to be focused on group transformation and the latter...
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 Oct. 2. The company said Oct. 2 the move is part of its Ingenuity 2025 strategy and comes on the heels of...
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 Jet Propulsion Laboratory as controller and manager of finance and contracts before joining Mitre, has taken the new role to...
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 that provides command and control, communications, logistics, material readiness, surveillance and reconnaissance services for...
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. The SAIC-led team, which includes Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), GS Engineering, Moog, Nevada Automotive Test Center and Roush...
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 reported Sept. 27. The company said Sept. 26 its Nuclear Waste Partnership JV with BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), Babcock & Wilcox...
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. Aurora will become a subsidiary under Boeing's engineering, test and technology unit and retain an independent operating model following the...
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 management, crisis management, program security, international operations, training and insider threat," Peraton...