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LMI Appoints Sanjay Parthasarathy as Company's First CTO

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2018 — LMI has hired Sanjay Parthasarathy, a defense contracting industry veteran who has previously worked at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Harris (NYSE: HRS), to take up the newly created role of chief technology officer, GovCon Wire reported May 3. Parthasarathy will also serve as a senior vice president and become part of LMI's senior leadership team, the company said...

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Executive Mosaic Presents 4×24 Chairman Awards to BAE's Martha Shepard, Vencore's Barry Barlow

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2018 — Martha Shepard, vice president of contracts at BAE Systems Inc., and Barry Barlow, senior VP and and chief technology officer at Vencore, have received recognition from Executive Mosaic as part of the 4x24 Leadership Program, GovCon Wire reported May 2. Executive Mosaic CEO and Founder Jim Garrettson presented the awards to Shepard and Barlow for their respective...

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AECOM Unit Lands $961M Deal for Air Force RPA Maintenance; John Vollmer Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2018 — An AECOM (NYSE: ACM) business unit will help maintain and operate the U.S. Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft under a potential $961 million contract, GovCon Wire reported May 1. The company said May 1 its management services group will support Air Force RPA fleet operations, maintenance activities and operator aircrew at...

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SAIC Names New SVP, GM of IT Solutions Market Segment; Tony Moraco Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2018 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has hired John Walsh III, formerly vice president of homeland security programs at CSRA, as senior VP and general manager for information technology solutions, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. SAIC said Monday Walsh succeeded Dan Harris, who has retired, to oversee the company's strategy to drive growth in the...

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Executive Mosaic Awards SSL’s Rob Zitz as 6-Time Chair Under 4×24 Leadership Program

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2018 — Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of SSL's government systems group, has received a leadership award from Executive Mosaic for his sixth term as chairman of a peer group under the 4x24 Leadership Program, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Executive Mosaic CEO and Founder Jim Garrettson cited Zitz's experience and guidance as two factors...

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CACI Lands Intell Analysis Work Under $145M Army INSCOM Task Order; Ken Asbury Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) will help the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command monitor insurgent networks and systems under a potential $145 million task order through the Global Intelligence Support Services contract vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the task order covers support for the Counter Insurgency Targeting...

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Barbara Humpton Named CEO of Siemens' US Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 — Siemens has promoted Barbara Humpton, currently chief executive officer of the German company's U.S. government business, to lead the entire U.S. operations as CEO beginning June 1, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Humpton, who has worked at Siemens Government Technologies since 2011, said in a statement issued Thursday she will work to help Siemens...

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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...

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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 for the defense and...

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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...

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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...

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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 will add in $3 million contingent on contract...

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