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20 Companies Win Spots on $8B NETCENTS-2 Infrastructure Services IDIQ

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 19, 2015 — Twenty companies have won spots to compete for work under the U.S. Air Force’s $7.9 billion Network-Centric Solutions-2 program, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The multiple-award infrastructure services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains five categories, with an initial ordering period of three years, the Defense Department said Monday. The...

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Northrop Grumman Selects Jane Bishop For VP of Military Aircraft Systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC), announced that Jane Bishop has been selected to the position of vice president of E-2/C-2 programs for the military aircraft systems division with the aerospace systems sector. Bishop was the former deputy lead for the E-2/C-2 programs of Northrop Grumman Corp. She will oversee the development, production and delivery of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, as...

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Carl Buising Joins ManTech as Chief Medical Officer

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 15, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Thursday on ManTech announcing Carl Buising as its new chief medical officer for federal health information technology. ManTech said the board-certified physician brings with him over two decades of experience in military health programs, clinical informatics and executive leadership. Buising, who completed his residency at...

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CDO, Lowry, SRA Win Army Auto ID Tech Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 13, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Tuesday on the Defense Department awarding CDO Technologies, Lowry Solutions and SRA International a $181 million contract to provide training and technical engineering services to the U.S. Army’s automatic identification technology team. Work location will be determined as each order comes through to May 2018, DoD said...

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Maximus Posts 10% Gain for Q2 2015; Richard Montoni Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 11, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — GovCon Wire reported Friday on Maximus posting $481.8 million in revenue for the second quarter of its current fiscal year, up 9.7 percent from the same period in 2014 thanks to better than expected earnings from its health services portfolio. “In April, we completed the acquisition of Acentia and purchased a 70 percent interest in Remploy with...

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PAE Seeks to Build Natl Security Portfolio with A-T Acquisition

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 8, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — PAE has agreed to buy A-T Solutions in a transaction the company aims to further build its defense and national security portfolio, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. PAE said it expects to finalize the purchase later this month, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Tysons Corner, Virginia-based A-T Solutions provides...

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Tony Moraco: SAIC Eyes Market Expansion, Mission Continuity with Scitor Buy

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 6, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Science Applications International Corp. has finalized its $790 million acquisition of Scitor Holdings, a deal SAIC CEO Tony Moraco sees as further building the company’s customer base in the defense and intelligence fields, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. “This transaction expands the markets we serve and we are dedicated to ensuring continuity...

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BAE Awarded Army Contract to Intergrate Night Vision and Thermal Targeting Solution

BAE Systems has been awarded a $434 million-year contract to integrate night vision and thermal targeting technology into head-worn goggles for the U.S. Army. The contract has a $35 million initial value and was awarded through the military branch’s Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual program, BAE said Monday. With current technology U.S. troops use two...

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ManTech Acquires Former CSC Subsidiary, Welkin Associates

ManTech International (NASDAQ: MANT) has acquired former Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) subsidiary Welkin Associates under a $34 million cash transaction. Welkin was founded in 1988 and  delivers mission-centric services in high-end systems engineering to the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense (DoD). The acquisition positions ManTech to pursue large engineering and support...

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FAA Enlists Harris Tech to Address NAS Weather-Related Delays

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 1, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Harris Corp. will provide weather program support for the Federal Aviation Administration under an eight-year contract worth $238 million, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract aims to reduce delays and decongest the national airspace system through the establishment of the Common...

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Iridium Revenue Posts Double-Digit Growth; Matt Desch Sees M2M, New Product Gains for 2015

TYSONS CORNER, VA May 1, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Iridium Communications posted a 13 percent jump in first quarter revenues for its government services unit, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Company financial results indicated that activity attributed to the increase from year-ago figures included Iridium’s $400 million defense contract for airtime services toward combat support. "When thinking...

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Lockheed to Provide C-130 Training Systems to USAF for $80M

TYSONS CORNER, VA April 30, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Lockheed Martin has landed aircrew and weapons training contracts worth $80 million in total from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The order includes the deployment of an air mobility command weapon systems trainer and loadmaster part task trainer for the C-130J Hercules transports at the Yokota Air Base in Japan; spares,...

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