Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Wins USAID Tech Consulting Work on Eastern Europe LEDS Projects
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 24, 2015 — Engility Holdings has been awarded a three-year, $8 million contract to provide technical support services to the U.S. Agency for International Development’s sustainable energy program in Eastern Europe, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. “Engility is already a USAID implementing partner of [Low Emission Development Strategies] projects in Guatemala, Ukraine and the...
6 Companies Win Spots on Air Force Architect-Engineering IDIQ
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 22, 2015 — HDR, Jacobs, Leidos, MWH Americas, OTIE-RS&H joint venture and Tetra Tech have been awarded an architect-engineering design and construction services contract worth $950 million from the U.S. Air Force, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Work will occur through July 2022 in support of the Air Force Civil Engineer's construction, housing, sustainment and...
Lockheed Announces Sikorsky Buy, IT Business Review
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 21, 2015 — Lockheed Martin said it has finalized a deal to acquire helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company made the announcement on the same day it bared plans that it is studying the viability of several portfolios as separate businesses. “As global security market dynamics shift, this review will strengthen our...
Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Continues DIA Work with New Missile Analysis Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 20, 2015 — The Defense Intelligence Agency has contracted Parsons to analyze, test and evaluate missile systems and technologies that pose as possible threats to the country under work worth $68 million to be performed at Redstone Arsenal through 2020, GovCon Wire reported Friday. “This award allows us to continue our valued relationship with DIA and to support the...
Dell Awarded AF Contract to Provide Cloud Services Support
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 17, 2015 — Dell Federal Systems has been awarded a contract to provide cloud services to the U.S. Air Force through the Collaboration Pathfinder program, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Microsoft and General Dynamics will serve as subcontractors to the project, with work commencing on June 22, the Air Force Space Command said July 9. According to Microsoft, the migration...
ManTech Sells Software Arm to EDR Provider CounterTack
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 16, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Wednesday on ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) selling its commercial software division to CounterTack, a big data endpoint detection and response company. The deal includes ManTech acquiring an equity stake in CounterTack, and William Varner, president of ManTech Mission, Cyber and Intelligence Solutions Group, an observer post on the...
Jacobs Engineering Names Steven Demetriou as President, CEO
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 15, 2015 — Steven Demetriou will join Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) as its new president and CEO beginning on Aug. 17, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Demetriou, a global business leader for more than 30 years, including 10 years as CEO at Aleris International, takes over from Craig Martin, who retired in December 2014, Jacobs said Monday. About Executive Mosaic:...
Tom Romeo Highlights Workforce Focus at Maximus, Post-Acentia Buy
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 14, 2015 — Tom Romeo, Maximus federal services president, is busy with company culture and workforce integration months into its recent purchase of information technology services firm Acentia. Romeo told BisNow in an interview posted Friday that Maximus expects to put out new products through the $300 million acquisition that would bring new clients and provide access to...
Andy Jazwick Joins CAE as DC Operations VP for Defense and Security
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 13, 2015 — CAE has announced Andy Jazwick as its new Washington operations vice president for the company’s defense and security business unit, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Jazwick brings more than three decades of experience in the areas of defense, transportation, government and legislation, public policy and strategy development from previous key roles at Cubic Corp.,...
Boeing Receives Long Lead Items Procurement Contract for FRP P-8A
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 6, 2015 — Boeing has received a $358.9 million contract modification to provide long lead items for the manufacture of 29 P-8A Poseidon aircraft ordered by the U.S. Navy and Australia, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Sixty-one percent of the materials under the contract will be procured for USN full rate production Lot II and Lot III, and the rest for Royal Australian Air...
HII Awarded Maintenance Support Work on USS Nimitz, Carl Vinson
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 6, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries said it has come into new work to provide support for maintenance services on two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz and the USS Carl Vinson, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. HII said its Newport News Shipbuilding arm will carry out the potential $75 million contract at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Naval Base Colorado with a...
CTC Awards Winners to Great Americans Essay Event
TYSONS CORNER, VA July 1, 2015 — Concurrent Technologies Corp. affiliate CTC Foundation has held its Great Americans Day Essay Contest annual event with Johnstown, Pittsburgh, students tasked to write about media man and humorist Will Rogers as this year’s topic, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. CTC said Tuesday Ed Sheehan Jr., president and CEO of CTC and CTC Foundation president, handed...