Unisys Appoints New VPs for Federal Business Unit; PV Puvvada Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 4, 2017 — Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has appointed Gary Wang, a former IBM (NYSE: IBM) chief technology officer, and Peter O'Donoghue, a former vice president at CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), as new VPs within the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based information technology provider's federal business unit, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 27. Unisys said Dec. 23 Wang and O'Donoghue will support the...
Lockheed to Continue F-35A Air System Integration Support to South Korea Under $450M Award
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $450 million contract modification to extend the company's integration support for South Korea's F-35A air system, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The company will also provide non-recurring engineering services as part of the foreign military sales contract modification, the Defense Department said Thursday....
CACI to Provide Logistics, Training Support to Fleet Forces Command Under $140M Contract; Ken Asbury Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2016 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a five-year, $140 million contract to extend its logistics support to the U.S. Fleet Forces Command under the Naval Forces Logistics Support/Training Services program, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 23. The company said Dec. 22 it will deliver analysis, database and system administration, financial management, on-site...
Chuck Prow: Vectrus to Focus on IT, Network Communications Expansion in 2017
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2016 — Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) CEO Chuck Prow has stated that the company will continue its efforts to expand its information technology and network communications offerings in 2017, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 21. "In essence, we will look to fuse the physical and digital aspects of our client’s facility and logistics missions," Prow said in an interview with GovCon Wire....
NTT Data to Extend CBP Verification, Validation Services Under $85M Contract; Tim Conway Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 28, 2016 — A Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NYSE: NTT) subsidiary has received a five-year, $85 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to extend independent verification and validation services to the Customs and Border Protection agency's office of acquisition, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 21. NTT Data will verify the compliance of border management...
SAIC Promotes Karen Wheeler to Chief HR Officer; Tony Moraco Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2016 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has promoted Karen Wheeler, a senior vice president and chief procurement officer at the company, as its new chief human resources officer, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 20. Wheeler will manage employee-related programs such as organizational development, talent management, recruitment, retention and employee...
State Dept Approves Norway's Request to Purchase P-8A Patrol Aircraft for $1.75B
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 23, 2016 — Norway's request to purchase Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) P-8A patrol aircraft and related support for $1.75 billion has been approved by the State Department, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday Norway plans to acquire up to five P-8As equipped with commercial engines, tactical open mission software, electro-optical...
Dan Keefe to Oversee Edaptive Systems Team Following Acquisition by ManTech
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 23, 2016 — Maryland-based health information technology services provider Edaptive Systems has been acquired by ManTech International (NYSE: MANT) for an undisclosed amount, GovCon Wire reported Monday. ManTech said Monday the acquisition is part of the company's effort to provide new agile software development and business intelligence services to the federal healthcare...
General Dynamics Subsidiary to Continue Arleigh Burke-Class Ship Modernization Support Under $126M Deal
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Navy has awarded a General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary a potential one-year, $126 million contract to extend the company's modernization support for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Bath Iron Works will support ongoing post-delivery destroyer modernization services through December 2017 under the contract extension,...
Maximus Appoints Former IBM Federal GM Anne Altman, Google’s Gayathri Rajan to Board of Directors
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 — Anne Altman, former general manager of U.S. federal and government industries at IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Gayathri Rajan, product management vice president at Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL), have been appointed to Maximus' (NYSE: MMS) board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Altman and Rajan will replace Marilyn Seymann of Caring Capital and James...
Raytheon Secures $459M Air Force Cryptographic Device Production IDIQ
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 19, 2016 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a $459 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to manufacture cryptographic devices that will work to secure the voice and data communications of the military service, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Raytheon will conduct services at Fort Wayne in Indiana and Largo, Florida,...
Jacobs to Provide Engineering, Design Support to NAVFAC Under $75M Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Navy has awarded a Jacobs (NYSE: JEC) subsidiary a potential five-year, $75 million firm-fixed-price contract for engineering and design services to support the industrial research efforts of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Jacobs Government Services will assist various administrative facilities within...