CATEGORY ARCHIVES: NEWS

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

General Dynamics IT Names New COO; Amy Gilliland Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 4, 2017 — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has named Bernie Guerry, senior vice president and general manager of the information technology business' intelligence unit, to take the additional role of chief operating officer, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 27. General Dynamics Information Technology said Sept. 26 its new COO will report to GDIT President Amy Gilliland. "Bernie has...

read more

SAIC Gets Spot on $250M BPA for USDA IT Support; Bob Genter Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 3, 2017 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has secured a position to provide information technology support to the Agriculture Department under a potential $250 million blanket purchase agreement, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 26. The company said Sept. 26 the multiple-award Information Technology Governance, Management, Strategy and Security BPA...

read more

Boeing-Lockheed JV Gets $832M Contract Modification for Continued EELV Work

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 2, 2017 — United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), will continue its program management and mission assurance support for the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program under a potential $832.4 million contract modification, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the award...

read more

Fluor to Support US Base Operations in Guam Under $495M Navy Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 29, 2017 — Fluor (NYSE: FLR) will support base operations at Joint Region Marianas in Guam over a maximum of eight years under a potential $495 million contract from the U.S. Navy, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the contract covers port operations, material and facility management, administration, facility investment and ordnance support at...

read more