ECS Names New VP for Corporate Development; George Wilson Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2018 — ECS (NYSE: ASGN) has hired David West, a federal strategy and mergers and acquisitions professional, to oversee corporate growth and development as a vice president, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday West, most recently an executive at consulting firm Wolf Den Associates, has experience in national security, management consulting and...
Serco North America Hires Tom Watson as New Federal Services SVP; Dave Dacquino Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 — Serco Group’s North American arm has recruited 22-year Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) veteran Tom Watson to serve as senior vice president for its federal services business, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Virginia-based Serco Inc. said Monday Watson will be in charge of its operations and business development strategies for the defense and...
Peraton Eyes Comms Portfolio Expansion With SRI Acquisition; Stu Shea Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 25, 2018 — Peraton has completed its acquisition of Strategic Resources International, a communications infrastructure developer, in an effort to build on its own end-to-end communications line of business, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. "The addition of SRI to the Peraton portfolio adds an important complement to our communications offerings through their extensive...
SAIC Gets $73M Systems Engineering Task Order From SPAWAR; Jim Scanlon Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 24, 2018 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will provide support for the U.S. Navy's information technology architecture under a potential $73 million task order, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Monday the SeaPort-e task order from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command covers systems engineering services to the Fleet Readiness...
Cubic to Sell Global Defense Services Business to Valiant for $135M
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 23, 2018 — Cubic (NYSE: CUB) has entered into an agreement to sell its global defense services business to Valiant Integrated Services for approximately $135 million as the latter seeks to expand its technical portfolio and client base, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The value of the planned Cubic Global Defense acquisition will add in $3 million contingent on contract...
Orbital ATK-Designed Satellites Launch for Air Force Mission; Chris Long Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2018 — The Orbital ATK-designed (NYSE: OA) ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment and Mycroft satellites have been launched to space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for a U.S. Air Force mission, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The EAGLE experimental satellite, which launched April 14 as part of the AFSPC-11 mission, hosts several Defense...
Raytheon-Backed Collegiate Cyber Competition Awards Champion UVA; John DeSimone Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 19, 2018 — The Raytheon-sponsored (NYSE: RTN) 2018 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition has named the University of Virginia as champion after besting nine other finalist teams from U.S. colleges and universities, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Sunday UVA successfully completed the challenge of protecting the network of a fictional biotechnology...
ECS Targets IT Task Orders Under $17B Encore III Contract; George Wilson Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2018 — ECS will work to secure task orders for information technology services under the Defense Information Systems Agency's potential $17.5 billion Encore III contract, GovCon Wire reported April 10. The company said April 9 its prime position in the contract vehicle will facilitate the delivery of IT support for the development, installation, deployment, operation...
Cubic Global Defense Hires UTC Vet Sean Palleschi as Financial Operations VP, Controller; Dave Buss Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2018 — Cubic’s (NYSE: CUB) global defense unit has recruited Sean Palleschi, former associate finance director of the aerostructures division at United Technologies Corp.'s (NYSE: UTX) aerospace systems business, to serve as the public transportation firm’s new controller and vice president of financial operations, GovCon Wire reported April 11. Cubic Global Defense...
Fluor Government Group VP Camille Nichols Joins CTC Board; Ed Sheehan Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 16, 2018 — Camille Nichols, a retired U.S. Army major general who currently serves as vice president of business operations at Fluor’s (NYSE: FLR) government business, has been elected to the board of directors of Concurrent Technologies Corp., GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Ed Sheehan, president, CEO and vice chairman at CTC, said in a statement published April 9 Nichols...
Siemens Government Technologies Names Former SOSi IT Exec Mike Jin as New CIO
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2018 — Siemens Government Technologies has recruited Mike Jin, formerly senior director of information technology at SOS International, to serve as its new chief information officer, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Monday Jin will spearhead SGT’s enterprise information technology strategy that serves to provide applications and...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security forms new divisions under CEO Leanne Caret
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) established two new divisions within its defense, space and security business as part of a reorganization effort that took effect at the beginning of the month, GovCon Wire reported April 2. Defense One reported March 29 that Leanne Caret, president and CEO of BDS and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, revealed the missile and weapon systems division...