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Booz Allen Names Retired Army General as Senior Exec Adviser, 'Defense Futures' Fellow

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2017 — Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has hired retired U.S. Army general Dennis Via as a senior executive adviser and fellow for the company's "defense futures" program, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Via will help develop defense-related business strategy and work with clients in the defense, intelligence and homeland security sectors to address challenges amid the...

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AECOM Lands $177M Navy Contract for Equipment MRO Services; John Vollmer Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2017 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) will provide equipment repair, overhaul and maintenance services to the U.S. Navy under a potential $177.5 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the contract covers MRO support for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and its Fleet Readiness Center...

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Raytheon-Vista JV Hires Former Juniper, Polycom Execs for Global Gov't Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2017 — Forcepoint, the Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Vista Equity Partners joint venture, has hired two new vice presidents to help drive the company's cybersecurity services for government customers, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Tim Solms, formerly VP for federal business and managing director of worldwide government at Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), will serve as senior...

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Boeing Secures $89M Navy Contract Modification for Super Hornet, Growler Maintenance

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2017 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide depot-level maintenance and sustainment services for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleet under an $89.2 million contract modification, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the award covers high-flight hour and recurring inspections, liaison engineering and other services in support...

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CACI Secures $349M in National Security Contracts With Fed Agencies; Ken Asbury Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 8, 2017 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has booked several classified contracts worth $349 million combined for information products and services in support of national security, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it received the contracts from undisclosed federal government customers during the fiscal year 2017 quarter ending March 31. "CACI...

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MTSI Now a 100% Employee-Owned Company; Kevin Robinson Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2017 — Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has completed an employee stock ownership plan that began 2008 and has enabled its transition into a 100-percent employee-owned company, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. MTSI said Tuesday the ESOP effort sought to establish the company as an independent organization that would reward employees for its business performance. "We will...

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Art Richer Named President, CEO of DLT Solutions

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2017 — Art Richer, formerly president and CEO of immixGroup, will assume the same roles at DLT Solutions and lead that company's growth efforts, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. "Art’s technical background will mesh nicely with DLT’s growth initiatives focused on cybersecurity, cloud and big data analytics," said Rick Marcotte, chairman of the board at DLT. Richer has...

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Jacobs to Provide IT Service Mgmt Support Under $89M Transcom Deal; Terry Hagen Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2017 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has landed a potential $89 million contract to provide information technology services to the U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Army's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The TCJ6 Information Technology Service Management Enterprise Support contract covers cybersecurity,...

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State Dept Clears Potential $1.5B Sale of Boeing-Built Poseidon to New Zealand

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2017 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been named prime contractor on a proposed $1.5 billion foreign military sale of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and associated services to New Zealand, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday the State Department has moved to approve the potential sale that also includes commercial...

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Vectrus Subsidiary Gets $115M Army Contract for Continued IT, O&M Support; Chuck Prow Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2017 — A subsidiary of Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) will continue to provide operations and maintenance, information technology and supply services to the U.S. Army under a potential $115 million re-compete contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday Vectrus Systems will support the Army in the U.S. Army Europe, U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa...

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Raytheon Gets $375M to Update Air Force Weapon System Software; Dave Wajsgras Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2017 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will help update the Air Force Materiel Command's Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System baseline software under a potential $375 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the software updates will work to build on command-and-control operations in the air and space domains. Dave Wajsgras, president...

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Digital Reasoning Names New CEO as Tim Estes Assumes Role of President

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2017 — Digital Reasoning has hired Brett Jackson, former CEO and chairman of Logi Analytics, as CEO and successor to Tim Estes, who took the role of president, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The Tennessee-based artificial intelligence company said April 20 Jackson will lead efforts to accelerate operational growth while Estes, who is also founder of Digital...

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