L3 Names Former MDA Director as Corporate VP of Engineering
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 10, 2018 — L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has hired a former director of the Missile Defense Agency to serve as corporate vice president of engineering, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday Patrick O’Reilly, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who worked as project manager for directed energy earlier in his service, will report to Chief Technology...
Altamira Names New President; CEO Ted Davies Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 9, 2018 — Altamira Technologies has named Jonathan Moneymaker, former executive vice president and chief strategy officer, as president, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 2. The company said Jan. 2 he is now in charge of the integrated strategy, sales and operations organizations, including customer delivery and growth efforts. "I look forward to continuing to work with Jonathan...
USDA Awards Accenture Spot on Potential $500M Shared Services BPA; Elaine Beeman Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 8, 2018 — An Accenture (NYSE: ACN) business unit has received a spot on a potential $500 million blanket purchase agreement to help the Agriculture Department's Office of the Chief Financial Officer implement shared services across the agency, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 21. The company said Dec. 20 Accenture Federal Services is one of the nine companies eligible to bid on...
DXC Lands Potential $81M CMS Contract for IT Support; Marilyn Crouther Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2018 — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) will provide information technology support for a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data repository under a potential $81 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 20. The company said Dec. 18 it will work with the CMS IT unit to manage the infrastructure of the repository for data on health plans, claims, beneficiaries and...
ACT I Names New COO Claudio Monticelli; Michael Niggel Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 4, 2018 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has promoted Claudio Monticelli, executive vice president for program management, to take the role of chief operating officer effective Monday, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 20. The company said Monticelli continues to report to CEO Michael Niggel and brings approximately 30 years of management experience to his new...
Jacobs' $3B CH2M Acquisition Pushes Through for Streamlined Operating Model
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2018 — Jacobs Engineering Group's (NYSE: JEC) estimated $3.27 billion acquisition of CH2M has concluded to move forward a plan to create a combined infrastructure and professional services firm potentially worth $15 billion, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 18. Jacobs said Dec. 18 that 96 percent of CH2M shareholders gave an affirmative vote for the combination, which would...
Siemens Gov't Technologies to Help Army Facility in Germany Save Energy; Barbara Humpton Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 2, 2018 — Siemens' government technologies business has secured an energy savings performance contract financed in euros by DZ Bank and United Financial of Illinois to implement energy-efficiency measures at a U.S. military facility in Germany, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 18. The company said Dec. 18 Siemens Government Technologies will perform work under the estimated $9.4...
DXC Gets FTC Clearance for Spin-off/Merger Plans With Vencore, KeyPoint
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2017 — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has secured antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for the company's proposed merger of its future U.S. public sector business spin-off with KeyPoint Government Solutions and Vencore, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. FTC terminated the approval waiting period for the pending transactions early even as DXC works to divest...
Former IBM Exec David Hathaway Joins Vectrus as IT, Network Comms SVP
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 28, 2017 — Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has hired David Hathaway, formerly vice president and head of the defense and intelligence industry team at IBM (NYSE: IBM) global business services, as senior VP for information technology and network communication services, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 18. His new duties include leadership over the development and implementation of network...
Unisys Federal President PV Puvvada Named PSC Board Chair
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 — PV Puvvada, president of the federal business at Unisys (NYSE: UIS), is the new chairman of the board at the Professional Services Council and he will oversee the organization's strategy to support the federal professional and technology services industry, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 15. "Working with PSC members and key government stakeholders, we will continue...
General Atomics Eyes Potential $2B US Sale of Maritime Surveillance Drones to India
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 22, 2017 — General Atomics could potentially supply 22 unarmed Sea Guardian unmanned aircraft system to India if the U.S. clears a potential $2 billion government-to-government sale, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Business Standard reported Thursday India's administration submitted the purchase request to the U.S. government as the former aims to use the Predator B naval...
ViON Appoints David Kushner as New VP for Federal Sales
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 21, 2017 — ViON has promoted David Kushner from senior director of federal civilian sales to vice president of federal sales, GovCon Wire reported Friday. CEO Tom Frana said in a company press release issued Dec. 14 the sales leadership appointment serves to facilitate the company's consultative approach to address customers' information technology requirements. ViON also...