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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Raytheon-Backed Collegiate Cyber Competition Awards Champion UVA; John DeSimone Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 19, 2018 — The Raytheon-sponsored (NYSE: RTN) 2018 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition has named the University of Virginia as champion after besting nine other finalist teams from U.S. colleges and universities, GovCon Wire reported Monday....
ECS Targets IT Task Orders Under $17B Encore III Contract; George Wilson Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2018 — ECS will work to secure task orders for information technology services under the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s potential $17.5 billion Encore III contract, GovCon Wire reported April 10. The company said April 9 its prime position in...
Cubic Global Defense Hires UTC Vet Sean Palleschi as Financial Operations VP, Controller; Dave Buss Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2018 — Cubic’s (NYSE: CUB) global defense unit has recruited Sean Palleschi, former associate finance director of the aerostructures division at United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTX) aerospace systems business, to serve as the public transportation firm’s...
Fluor Government Group VP Camille Nichols Joins CTC Board; Ed Sheehan Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 16, 2018 — Camille Nichols, a retired U.S. Army major general who currently serves as vice president of business operations at Fluor’s (NYSE: FLR) government business, has been elected to the board of directors of Concurrent...
Siemens Government Technologies Names Former SOSi IT Exec Mike Jin as New CIO
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2018 — Siemens Government Technologies has recruited Mike Jin, formerly senior director of information technology at SOS International, to serve as its new chief information officer, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security forms new divisions under CEO Leanne Caret
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) established two new divisions within its defense, space and security business as part of a reorganization effort that took effect at the beginning of the month, GovCon Wire reported April...
AECOM to deploy IFS software for supply chain management; John Vollmer comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2018 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has entered into a partnership with enterprise software company IFS to use the IFS Applications business process software suite in support of its supply chain, GovCon Wire reported April 4. The engineering...
ACT I taps Terri Thomas to head Proposal Development Center; Neil Albert comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 10, 2018 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has hired Terri Thomas, a proposal management professional and federal sector veteran, as director of the company’s proposal development center, GovCon Wire reported March 29. ACT I said Thomas, a...
DSA Names CFO John Foley to Also Serve as President
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 9, 2018 — Data Systems Analysts has promoted current Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer John Foley to take an additional role as president as part of a series of leadership appointments at the Pennsylvania-based technology and...