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DoD, Lockheed Martin in Negotiations for Potential $9B F-35 Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 23, 2017 — The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are in the process of negotiating a potential $9 billion contract as part of efforts to reduce the price of F-35 fighter jets, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Reuters reported Thursday the contract for the next batch of F-35s is scheduled to be announced by the end of January and will cover 90 units with a...

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Raytheon Names Retired Navy Adm. James Winnefeld as Board Member

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 20, 2017 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has appointed James Winnefeld Jr., a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, as a member of the company's board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Winnefeld's experience also includes service as the commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the company...

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Former NASA Exec William Parsons Appointed to Lead PAE-BWXT Joint Venture

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 — William Parsons, a NASA veteran, has been appointed president of a PAE and BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) joint venture, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. PAE said Tuesday Parsons will oversee Syncom Space Services' facility operations, maintenance, test and manufacturing work at the space agency's Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility. About...

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Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson: Upcoming Contract to Mitigate F-35 Cost, Add Jobs

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 17, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has stated that it is on the verge of closing a deal on a new contract that will work to mitigate the costs for F-35 fighter jets as well as open 1,800 new jobs at the company's Fort Worth facility, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The contract will cover the production of the next batch of F-35s consisting of 90 aircraft, Lockheed CEO...

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CAE Secures Army, Canadian AF Training Services Contracts Worth $760M; Gene Colabatistto Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 13, 2017 — CAE (NYSE: CAE) has secured two long-term training services contracts worth $760 million in total from the U.S. Army and the Canadian air force, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Thursday it will provide classroom, simulator and live instructor support for rotary-wing flight training at the Army's Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker,...

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ACT I Appoints Miklos Kiss as Int'l Programs Director; Michael Niggel Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 12, 2017 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has appointed Miklos Kiss, a former program director at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, as international programs director, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday Kiss will manage its security cooperation and administrative services contract with...

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Dell Technologies Names Rohit Ghai President of RSA

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 11, 2017 — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DVMT) has appointed Rohit Ghai, president of Dell EMC's enterprise content division, to succeed Amit Yoran as president of RSA, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Ghai will be responsible for the delivery of RSA's security offerings that work to address the security transformation needs of clients, RSA said Monday. Dell EMC and RSA both...

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ManTech Secures $87M Navy Weapons, Combat Systems T&E Support Task Order; Dan Keefe Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 10, 2017 — ManTech International (NYSE: MANT) has secured a potential five-year, $87 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren division for weapons and combat systems testing and evaluation support services, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Friday it will help test and assess the weapons and combat system platforms of the U.S. Navy...

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Comprehensive Health Services Names Ryan Elliot as Federal Domestic Programs VP; Doug Magee Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 9, 2017 — Comprehensive Health Services has named Ryan Elliot, formerly vice president of business development at BNL, as VP of federal domestic programs, GovCon Wire said Friday. Elliot will be responsible for the company's domestic business development programs for the federal government and report to Doug Magee, senior VP for business development, CHS said Thursday....

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CenturyLink Appoints Former Lockheed, Raytheon Exec Marcy Palus as Federal Contracts Mgmt VP

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 6, 2017 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has appointed Marcy Palus, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) former vice president of contracts, as the telecommunications company's VP of contracts management for the federal government solutions group, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Palus, who has also worked at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), will manage CenturyLink Federal's contracts division and...

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Engility Board of Directors Adds DHI Chair John Barter; Lynn Dugle Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 — John Barter, board of directors chairman at DHI Group (NYSE: DHX), has been elected to serve as an independent director on Engility's (NYSE: EGL) board, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Engility said Dec. 27 in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Barter will also join the board's audit committee. "John brings a wealth of industry...

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