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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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DXC Technology Officially Launches From CSC-HPE Enterprise Services Merger

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2017 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (NYSE: HPE) former services business and the company previously known as Computer Sciences Corp. have launched the new entity DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) resulting from their merger, GovCon Wire reported Monday. DXC said Monday it begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange and becomes part of the S&P 500 index following the...

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AT&T to Build, Support Potential $46B FirstNet Public Safety Network; Kay Kapoor Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 — AT&T (NYSE: T) has won the potential $6.5 billion First Responder Network Authority contract to build a national broadband network for public safety organizations over a five-year period, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Commerce Department said Thursday the public-private partnership arrangement extends over 25 years with an estimated $40 billion total...

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General Dynamics IT President Dan Johnson Inks $140M NATO Information Agency Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 31, 2017 — A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a potential $140 million contract from NATO's Communications and Information Agency for information technology services, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. General Dynamics Information Technology will provide a private cloud-based platform and enterprise IT services in support of NATO's IT modernization...

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Salesforce Appoints Former Unisys Exec Casey Coleman as Global Gov't Solutions SVP

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 30, 2017 — Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) has hired Casey Coleman, formerly vice president of Unisys' (NYSE: UIS) federal civilian business group, as senior VP for the global government solutions unit, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Coleman, a 2014 and 2015 inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100, joined Salesforce earlier this month and now oversees its enterprise positioning...

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TechnoMile Hires Former PAE Exec as COO, CSO; Ashish Khot Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 29, 2017 — TechnoMile named Mick Fox, formerly executive vice president for business development at PAE, as the Virginia-based technology and business process consulting firm's chief operating officer and chief strategy officer, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Fox joined TechnoMile on March 15 and is in charge of the company's efforts to develop offerings that will work to...

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Microsoft Appoints Former CSRA Exec as Public Sector Enterprise Services VP for Americas

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 28, 2017 — Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has named Catherine Kuenzel, formerly executive vice president and general manager of the CSRA's (NYSE: CSRA) homeland security group, as VP of public sector enterprise services for the Americas, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Kuenzel has also previously worked at Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and...

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ASRC Federal Gets $100M Contract for DHS Law Enforcement Training Center Support; Mark Gray Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 27, 2017 — ASRC Federal will provide operational services to support the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and other facilities in Charleston, South Carolina, under a potential $100 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The company said Thursday the contract requires facility maintenance, transportation, student support...

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Northrop to Provide Gun Mission Modules for Navy LCS Under $812M Deal

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 24, 2017 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will produce gun mission modules and provide associated support for the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships under a potential $812 million contract, GovCon Wire reported March 17. The Defense Department said March 16 the contract covers support for basic outfitting assembly installation, engineering, sustainment and interim...

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Lockheed Martin Works With Suppliers for $5B Savings Goal in F-35 Program

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 23, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is working with suppliers to reduce $5 billion in costs for the production of the F-35 fighter jet amid negotiations on a contract for Lot 11, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Bloomberg reported Tuesday the Lot 11 contract may involve the production of as many as 130 F-35s compared to the 90 fighter jets included in the $8.5 billion...

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