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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dell EMC, General Dynamics, Microsoft to Build USAF Cloud Collaboration & Comms Platform; Steve Harris Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2017 — Dell EMC, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will jointly develop a cloud-based collaboration and unified communications platform for the U.S. Air Force under a potential $1 billion contract, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 21. The team received the contract from the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service as part of...
ECS Federal Secures Position on $200M DARPA SETA Recompete; George Wilson Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2017 — ECS Federal will pursue science and engineering technical work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's strategic technology office through the company's position on a potential $200 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Sept. 20 it is one of three awardees on the recompete of DARPA STO's Science and Engineering...
L3 Wescam Collects $300M in Military, Law Enforcement Orders for EO/IR Products
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 26, 2017 — A subsidiary of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) will supply electro-optical/infrared products to customers in the military and law enforcement sectors under contracts worth $300 million combined, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The company said Thursday the year-to-date orders for the MX-Series EO/IR platforms also include in-service support from L3 Wescam amid...