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Executive Mosaic Awards SSL’s Rob Zitz as 6-Time Chair Under 4×24 Leadership Program

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2018 — Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of SSL's government systems group, has received a leadership award from Executive Mosaic for his sixth term as chairman of a peer group under the 4x24 Leadership Program, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Executive Mosaic CEO and Founder Jim Garrettson cited Zitz's experience and guidance as two factors...

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CACI Lands Intell Analysis Work Under $145M Army INSCOM Task Order; Ken Asbury Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) will help the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command monitor insurgent networks and systems under a potential $145 million task order through the Global Intelligence Support Services contract vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the task order covers support for the Counter Insurgency Targeting...

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Barbara Humpton Named CEO of Siemens' US Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 — Siemens has promoted Barbara Humpton, currently chief executive officer of the German company's U.S. government business, to lead the entire U.S. operations as CEO beginning June 1, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Humpton, who has worked at Siemens Government Technologies since 2011, said in a statement issued Thursday she will work to help Siemens...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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