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Leidos Picks Up $112M ARCENT Munitions Support Contract; Tim Reardon Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2018 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will support the storage, maintenance and distribution of U.S. Army ammunition stocks in Kuwait under a potential $112 million contract, GovCon Wire reported March 26. The company said March 26 the follow-on contract covers continued mission logistics services in support of U.S. Army Central's 1st Theater Sustainment Command. "We look...

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HII Appoints New Contracts & Pricing VP for Newport News Shipbuilding

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has named Christie Thomas, formerly corporate director of investor relations, to a new role at its Newport News Shipbuilding division as vice president of contracts and pricing, GovCon Wire reported Monday. HII said Friday Thomas succeeded Tom Johnston, whose retirement took effect Sunday, and will be in charge of...

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SAIC Lands Training Support Work Under $554M Army Contract; Jim Scanlon Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 2, 2018 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will provide training support to the U.S. Army through its position on the service branch's potential $554 million Training Support Systems-Enterprise multi-award contract, GovCon Wire reported March 26. The company said March 23 it is one of seven awardees tasked to build integrated live, virtual,...

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General Dynamics to Work on Geospatial Data Standards, Systems for Army; Adam Rudo Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 29, 2018 — A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) joint venture will provide the U.S. Army technical support in the integration and synchronization of geospatial data standards and requirements as part of a previously awarded contract potentially worth $200 million, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Friday General Dynamics One Source, a JV of General Dynamics'...

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Raytheon Moves Forward With Army Strategic Systems Sustainment Contract; Todd Probert Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2018 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been cleared to begin software sustainment and update work for the U.S. Army's strategic systems after the withdrawal of a protest to the potential $600 million contract Raytheon received in 2017, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will work with the Army over the next two months to discuss directions for software...

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IBM Center for The Business of Government Adds John Pereira as Intell Community Fellow

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 27, 2018 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has named John Pereira, intelligence industry leader within the defense and intelligence segment of IBM Global Business Services' public sector practice, as an Intelligence Community Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government, GovCon Wire reported. The center said Pereira, a former CIA official, will provide thought leadership,...

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Peraton Adds Former Northrop VP Michael King as Chief Growth Officer

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 26, 2018 — Peraton has hired the former vice president of business development at Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) cyber and intelligence mission solutions unit as chief growth officer, GovCon Wire reported. Michael King will be in charge of business development and capture, mergers and acquisitions, customer engagement as well as strategic pricing and proposals, among...

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Jacobs Tapped for IT Support to USSOCOM Under $778M Deal; Darren Kraabel Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 23, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will work to support information technology enterprise operations and maintenance activities at the U.S. Special Operations Command under a potential $778 million contract, GovCon Wire reported. The company said the contract covers 24/7 global support services for the Special Operations Forces Information Environment...

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Boeing's Insitu Names New President, CEO Esina Alic; Chris Raymond Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 — Boeing's (NYSE: BA) Insitu subsidiary has rehired former vice president Esina Alic to take the roles of president and CEO effective April 5, GovCon Wire reported. Alic most recently served as senior vice president of global operations, strategy and programs at Adidas in Germany, and she will be based at Insitu's headquarters in Washington, the company said....

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Leidos Subsidiary Lands Potential $472M VA Deal for IT Modernization Support; Jerry Hogge Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2018 — A subsidiary of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide support for the modernization of the Department of Veterans Affairs' information technology systems under a potential $472 million task order, GovCon Wire reported. The company said Systems Made Simple will perform work under the Infrastructure Operations Services Support task order, including data center...

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PAE ISR Names Chris Corgnati as COO

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 20, 2018 — A joint venture of PAE, American Operations Corp. and Battlespace Flight Services has hired U.S. Navy veteran Chris Corgnati as chief operating officer, GovCon Wire reported. PAE ISR tapped Corgnati to oversee the operations team and its fielding of drone services, including for the Resolute Eagle, for both the government and military sectors. Corgnati served...

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Vencore's Mac Curtis to Serve as CEO of Future Company 'Perspecta'

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 19, 2018 — The company that will form out of a pending merger between Vencore, DXC Technology's (NYSE: DXC) future spin-out of its U.S. public sector business, as well as KeyPoint Government Solutions will be called "Perspecta," GovCon Wire reported. Vencore said the proposed brand name, which will take effect along with a new logo upon the merger's possible close in...

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