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Navy Picks 12 Firms for $800M Contract on Multifunction RF Systems

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2016 — The U.S. Navy has named 12 companies to its $800 million Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Command and Control contract to develop, evaluate and demonstrate radio-frequency systems, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the following companies won spots to compete for task orders under the contract in support of electronic warfare,...

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US Approves $1B Sale of Raytheon-Made Missiles to Australia

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 26, 2016 — The U.S. government has cleared the potential $1.22 billion foreign military sale of Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) AIM-120D medium-range air-to-air missiles to Australia, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the proposed sale includes 450 AIM-120D missiles and other major defense equipment for a total of $1.08 billion, and...

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HP Enterprise to Provide IT Support to Stratcom Under $443M AF Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 25, 2016 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) will provide information technology support to U.S. Strategic Command under a $443.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the award is part of the Information Technology Capabilities Contract II vehicle. HP Enterprise will perform work through June...

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AT&T Lands $75M DISA Contract for Northstar Telecom Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 22, 2016 — AT&T (NYSE: T) will provide Northstar telecommunications services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential $74.6 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source award works to support DISA's ultra-high-frequency/line-of-sight communications platform. About Executive Mosaic: Founded...

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Army Picks 4 Firms to Support Nat'l Defense Center for Environmental Excellence

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 21, 2016 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM), Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Noblis and the National Defense Energy & Environmental Alliance have secured positions on a $122.5 million technology transition contract from the U.S. Army, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the companies will work to support the National Defense Center for Environmental...

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Former CNO Jonathan Greenert Appointed to BAE Systems Inc. Board

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2016 — BAE Systems' business arm in the U.S. has added retired U.S. Navy officer and former Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert to its board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. BAE Systems Inc. said Tuesday Greenert has been elected to serve a three-year term at the board. About Executive Mosaic: Founded in 2002, Executive Mosaic is a leadership...

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Mitel's Acquisition of Polycom Expected by Q3 2016

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 19, 2016 — Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) will be acquired by Mitel (Nasdaq: MITL) for around $1.96 billion in cash and stock by the third quarter of 2016, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The two companies said Friday the resulting company will aim to provide communications and collaboration systems to enterprise customers. About Executive Mosaic: Founded in 2002, Executive Mosaic...

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Koniag Services Taps Federal IT Vet as New President

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 18, 2016 — Koniag Government Services has hired a federal information technology veteran to lead the IT services unit Koniag Services Inc. as its new president, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Gene Zapfel brings more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, consulting and government IT programs from his work with companies such as Unisys (NYSE: UIS) and Booz...

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Raytheon to Help Navy Build Jammer Pods Under $1B Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 15, 2016 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will support the U.S. Navy in designing, building, integrating and demonstrating new electronic jammer technology under a potential $1.01 billion contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will also provide Next Generation Jammer aero-mechanical test pods to replace the 40-year-old ALQ-99...

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Jacobs Eyes IT Security Market Through Van Dyke Technology Acquisition

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 14, 2016 — Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has acquired Van Dyke Technology Group as part of Jacobs' efforts to expand its IT security portfolio, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Darren Kraabel, senior vice president of aerospace and technology at Jacobs, said in a company statement released Tuesday that the deal works to complement investments in cloud, data...

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Mitre Promotes Former DARPA Official to VP, CTO

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2016 — Mitre has appointed Jay Schnitzer as the company’s new vice president and chief technology officer, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The nonprofit technology and research organization said Monday it promoted Schnitzer, who has also served as defense sciences director at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, from his previous role as director of Mitre's...

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IBM Names David Hathaway VP of Defense & Intell for Global Business Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 — David Hathaway, IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) former public sector application lead within the global business services segment, took over the post of vice president of defense and intelligence within GBS on April 1, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Hathaway is now responsible for the company’s program delivery, sales, profit-loss management and product investment activities...

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