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General Dynamics Continues Website Tech Support for CMS Program

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 19, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Thursday on General Dynamics being awarded a $43 million to continue providing website technical support services to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ drug subsidy program for retirees. The work will occur in Towson, Maryland, with a base period of performance of one year plus four one-year options, General...

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QTS Closes $326M Carpathia Buy

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 18, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — QTS Realty Trust has announced closing its purchase of cloud company Carpathia Hosting for $326 million, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. “Carpathia is a strong complement to QTS’ fully integrated technology services platform,” QTS CEO Chad Williams said Tuesday. “We look forward to leveraging the expertise, experience and scale that Carpathia...

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Angela Messer Moderates POC Internet of Things Convergence Panel

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 17, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Angela Messer, an external vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, was a panel moderator at the Potomac Officers Club half-day summit on the Internet of Things this week, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The discussion on IoT convergence was the first of two panels at the summit, which had Vint Cerf, chief Internet evangelist at Google, as keynote...

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James Reagan to Join Leidos as New EVP, CFO; Roger Krone Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 17, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — James Reagan has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer at Leidos, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Reagan, who replaces retiring Mark Sopp from July 6, joins Leidos after close to three years at Vencore, where he occupied the roles of senior vice president and CFO, Leidos said Monday. “Jim is an accomplished CFO and...

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Navy Orders GA Arresting Gear, Aircraft Launchers for USS JFK

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 16, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Monday on the U.S. Navy picking General Atomics to provide an advanced arresting gear and electromagnetic aircraft launch system for the planned USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier under a $737 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Friday it expects the contract to last through September...

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Mac Curtis: Vencore Welcomes DoD Leadership, Experience in Robert Carey Appointment

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 15, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Friday on Robert Carey joining Vencore as its new vice president for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps programs. Carey previously held leadership roles at Computer Sciences Corp., the Pentagon, U.S. Army and Department of the Navy, and graduated from George Washington University with a master’s degree in engineering management,...

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Orbital ATK Announces Scott Lehr Promotion to Flight Systems Group President

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 12, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Scott Lehr has been named flight systems group president at Orbital ATK, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. He will assume the post on July 1 and take over from Ron Gabe, who will stay on as a key advisor to the division, Orbital ATK said Thursday. Lehr was senior vice president to Gabe’s deputy since the ATK-Orbital Sciences merger in February...

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Rick Wagner Joins ManTech Mission, Cyber & Intell Group; Bill Varner Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 11, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Wednesday on Rick Wagner, formerly chief strategy officer at TASC, being named senior vice president and general manager of ManTech International’s mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group. "Rick has unique leadership experience in operations across multiple customer sets, including the IC," ManTech MCIS President Bill Varner said...

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Huntington Ingalls Receives $4B Contracts for Navy's JFK Carrier

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 9, 2015 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries $4 billion in detail design and construction and labor contracts for the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday work will occur in Newport News, Virginia, through June 2022, and include all necessary research studies, engineering and...

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CAE Tapped for Fixed-Wing Aircraft Training Work; Ray Duquette, Gene Colabatistto

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 8, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Friday on the U.S. Army picking CAE Systems to provide fixed-wing aircraft pilot training services under a contract worth $200 million. Work will occur through September 2023 in a proposed training center CAE will build at Dothan Regional Airport, including live and virtual simulations for a projected 600 U.S. Air Force and Army pilots a...

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Fulcrum Secures Defense IC Basic Ordering Agreement

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 5, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Thursday on Fulcrum securing a contract to provide intelligence support services to the Defense Department under a basic ordering agreement worth $70 million. Fulcrum said Monday work under the BOA will include intelligence data center and data analysis tools development and sustainment, technical capability analysis assessment, intelligence...

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Dean Bakeris Named Cybersecurity VP at ICF International

TYSONS CORNER, VA June 4, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Wednesday that ICF International has named 20-year systems engineering, program management and business development veteran Dean Bakeris as its vice president for cybersecurity. Bakeris joins ICF from BAE Systems, where he led the sales, marketing and cyber growth campaigns as director of business development, ICF said Tuesday. “Dean brings...

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