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Omniplex Names New President for Investigative Services Unit; Michael Santelli Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 21, 2017 — Omniplex World Services has hired a new president for its investigative services group who will report directly to President and CEO Michael Santelli, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday John Coleman, who most recently served as vice president of the information and mission solutions business area at PAE, has at least 20 years of...

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ECS Federal Acquires InfoReliance in Defense & Intell Cloud, Cyber Push; George Wilson Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2017 — ECS Federal has acquired InfoReliance in a move to build on its cybersecurity, cloud and agile software portfolio for the defense and intelligence sectors, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. ECS Federal CEO George Wilson will be in charge of the combined company and work with Andrew Butler, who will transition from InfoReliance to serve as a senior vice president...

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BAE Intell & Security CTO Peder Jungck Named President of Cyber Info-Sharing Nonprofit

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 19, 2017 — Peder Jungck, chief technology officer of BAE Systems' intelligence and security business, has taken the role of president at the Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday Jungck will lead the nonprofit's efforts with the Department of Homeland Security to drive cyber information...

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AECOM Subsidiary Lands $75M DLA Contract for Warehousing, Distribution Support

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2017 — An AECOM (NYSE: ACM) subsidiary has received a potential $75 million contract to provide warehousing and distribution support services to the Defense Logistics Agency, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday URS Federal Services will perform work under the hybrid contract in Maryland and Utah through April 2022. About Executive Mosaic:...

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SSL Names Richard White, Robert Zitz & Tim Gillespie Leaders in Government Systems Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2017 — Space Systems Loral has appointed Richard White, Robert Zitz and Tim Gillespie to hold leadership positions at the company's government-focused business unit, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. SSL said Wednesday White will elevate to president of SSL Government Systems from his previous position as senior vice president. The company has also hired Zitz --...

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Kevin Boyle Joins Vencore as SVP & General Counsel; Mac Curtis Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2017 — Vencore has hired Kevin Boyle, formerly senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Alion Science and Technology, as SVP and general counsel, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. He will be in charge of legal and ethics matters as well as the contracts, procurement and property management units at Vencore, the company said Tuesday. "[Boyle]...

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Parsons Hires Former Leidos, Lockheed Exec as Logistics & Training EVP Within Federal Group

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2017 — Parsons has named Wendy Van Wickle, former vice president of ground operations and logistics at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), as executive VP for the federal logistics and training division, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The 25-year aerospace and defense industry veteran also brings experience from her previous work at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Parsons said Monday....

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Shamlan Siddiqi Named CTO for NTT Data's Public Sector Unit; Tim Conway Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2017 — NTT Data (NYSE: NTT) has appointed Shamlan Siddiqi, formerly vice president for digital and cloud services, as chief technology officer for the company’s public sector business, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Thursday Siddiqi brings more than 20 years of experience in IT from his work at CGI (NYSE: GIB) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH),...

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DLT Names New CFO as Craig Adler Takes Board Seat; Alan Marc Smith Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 10, 2017 — DLT Solutions has hired Joe Donohue, formerly chief financial officer and chief compliance officer of Agilex Technologies, to succeed Craig Adler as CFO, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. DLT said Thursday Donohue will oversee the company's accounting, finance and order management activities as Adler takes a seat on the board of directors. "[Donohue's] expertise...

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Booz Allen Taps ACT I as Subcontractor on Navy Task Order for F-35 Engineering Support

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 7, 2017 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International will support Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) as a subcontractor in the latter's work with the U.S. Navy on the F-35 program, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. ACT I said Friday it will provide engineering services to the Naval Air Systems Command through a SeaPort-e task order the Navy awarded to Booz Allen. About...

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KeyW Finalizes $235M Acquisition of Sotera in Push for Intelligence Community

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2017 — KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW) has closed its $235 million acquisition of Sotera Defense Solutions in efforts to drive strategic growth and expansion in the intelligence community, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The companies will work to complete integration of their businesses by December 2017 and expect to generate $535 million in pro forma revenue this year, KeyW...

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AT&T Names Kay Kapoor President of New Global Public Sector Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2017 — AT&T (NYSE: T) has named Kay Kapoor as president of its newly created global public sector segment, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the new business unit will provide communications and information technology platforms to the education sector and federal, state and local government agencies. Kapoor previously served as head of...

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