Ed Sheehan: CTC Continues Work to Advance Space, Missile Defense Mission with New Task Orders
TYSONS CORNER, VA June 2, 2015 — ExecutiveBiz reported Monday on the U.S. Army awarding Concurrent Technologies Corp. $2.2 million in software engineering, programming and development task orders to support the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces...
Harris Completes $5B Exelis Buy
TYSONS CORNER, VA June 1, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Friday on Harris (NYSE: HRS) completing its acquisition of Exelis for $4.75 billion. Harris said Friday its shareholders own 85 percent and Exelis shareholders 15 percent of the combined firm. William M....
Dewey Houck Leads Boeing’s New Defense Data Analytics Group
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 29, 2015 — Boeing has created a data analytics division within its defense, space and security business, with Dewey Houck taking the helm as chief data analytics officer, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Prior to his new role,...
EMC to Buy Virtustream for $1.2B
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 28, 2015 — EMC has agreed to buy cloud services firm Virtustream under a $1.2 billion all-cash deal they expect to finalize later in 2015, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The transaction will provide EMC with a...
Ken Asbury: CACI Eyes Expanded Business Systems Portfolio with New Army Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 27, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Tuesday on CACI International being awarded a contract to develop and implement the U.S. Army’s personnel and pay system for $159 million. The five-year contract includes systems integration work and...
Lockheed Awarded $736M Air Force Satellite Sustainment Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 26, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Friday on the U.S. Air Force contracting Lockheed Martin to help sustain the U.S. military’s communications satellite under a $736 million award. The Defense Department said Thursday work on the...
Navy Picks General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk for Warship Upgrades, Repairs
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 22, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Thursday on the U.S. Navy selecting General Dynamics NASSCO to perform upgrades and maintenance and repair services on the USS Mischer (DDG 57) warship under a potential $40 million contract....
Engility Secures Follow-On Work for Army Logistics Modernization Support; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 21, 2015 — GonCon Wire reported Thursday on Engility securing a $10 million contract to provide technical support for the U.S. Army’s Logistics Modernization Program Product Management Office. The follow-on has a period of performance of...
Cynthia Shelton Joins CenturyLink as Special Program Sales VP
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 21, 2015 — GonCon Wire reported Thursday on Cynthia Shelton joining CenturyLink’s government segment as special program sales vice president. Shelton comes into the new role from General Dynamics, where she served as a business line...
CSC Plans Split Into Two Businesses
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 20, 2015 — Computer Sciences Corp. said it is preparing to separate its commercial and U.S. public sector businesses in a bid to accelerate its transformation as a company focused on long-term growth in both markets, GovCon...
Jonathan Scholl is New Leidos Health, Engineering Lead
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 20, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Tuesday on Jonathan Scholl joining Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as president for the health and engineering sector. Scholl comes from Texas Health Resources, where he served as chief strategy officer for...
20 Companies Win Spots on $8B NETCENTS-2 Infrastructure Services IDIQ
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 19, 2015 — Twenty companies have won spots to compete for work under the U.S. Air Force’s $7.9 billion Network-Centric Solutions-2 program, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The multiple-award infrastructure services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains five categories, with...
Northrop Grumman Selects Jane Bishop For VP of Military Aircraft Systems
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC), announced that Jane Bishop has been selected to the position of vice president of E-2/C-2 programs for the military aircraft systems division with the aerospace systems sector. Bishop was the former deputy lead for the...
Carl Buising Joins ManTech as Chief Medical Officer
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 15, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Thursday on ManTech announcing Carl Buising as its new chief medical officer for federal health information technology. ManTech said the board-certified physician brings with him over two...
CDO, Lowry, SRA Win Army Auto ID Tech Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA May 13, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Tuesday on the Defense Department awarding CDO Technologies, Lowry Solutions and SRA International a $181 million contract to provide training and technical engineering services to the U.S....