CSRA to Provide IT Support for OCONUS Naval Enterprise Network Under Potential $80M IDIQ
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 24, 2017 — The U.S. Navy has awarded CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) a potential two-year, $80.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide information technology support to the naval enterprise network outside the continental U.S., GovCon Wire reported Friday. CSRA...
DoD, Lockheed Martin in Negotiations for Potential $9B F-35 Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 23, 2017 — The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) are in the process of negotiating a potential $9 billion contract as part of efforts to reduce the price of F-35 fighter jets, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Reuters...
Raytheon Names Retired Navy Adm. James Winnefeld as Board Member
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 20, 2017 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has appointed James Winnefeld Jr., a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, as a member of the company’s board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Thursday....
Former NASA Exec William Parsons Appointed to Lead PAE-BWXT Joint Venture
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 — William Parsons, a NASA veteran, has been appointed president of a PAE and BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) joint venture, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. PAE said Tuesday Parsons will oversee Syncom Space Services‘ facility operations, maintenance, test and manufacturing...
ACT I Appoints Bruce Lemkin as International & FMS Business Adviser; Michael Niggel Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 18, 2017 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has appointed Bruce Lemkin, president of Lemkin International, as international and foreign military sales adviser for the government acquisition support services company, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. ACT I said in January Lemkin will...
Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson: Upcoming Contract to Mitigate F-35 Cost, Add Jobs
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 17, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has stated that it is on the verge of closing a deal on a new contract that will work to mitigate the costs for F-35 fighter jets as well as open 1,800 new...
CAE Secures Army, Canadian AF Training Services Contracts Worth $760M; Gene Colabatistto Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 13, 2017 — CAE (NYSE: CAE) has secured two long-term training services contracts worth $760 million in total from the U.S. Army and the Canadian air force, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Thursday it will provide...
ACT I Appoints Miklos Kiss as Int'l Programs Director; Michael Niggel Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 12, 2017 — Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has appointed Miklos Kiss, a former program director at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, as international programs director, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The...
Dell Technologies Names Rohit Ghai President of RSA
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 11, 2017 — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DVMT) has appointed Rohit Ghai, president of Dell EMC‘s enterprise content division, to succeed Amit Yoran as president of RSA, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Ghai will be responsible for the delivery of...
ManTech Secures $87M Navy Weapons, Combat Systems T&E Support Task Order; Dan Keefe Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 10, 2017 — ManTech International (NYSE: MANT) has secured a potential five-year, $87 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren division for weapons and combat systems testing and evaluation support services, GovCon Wire reported Monday....
Comprehensive Health Services Names Ryan Elliot as Federal Domestic Programs VP; Doug Magee Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 9, 2017 — Comprehensive Health Services has named Ryan Elliot, formerly vice president of business development at BNL, as VP of federal domestic programs, GovCon Wire said Friday. Elliot will be responsible for the company’s domestic business development...
CenturyLink Appoints Former Lockheed, Raytheon Exec Marcy Palus as Federal Contracts Mgmt VP
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 6, 2017 — CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has appointed Marcy Palus, Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) former vice president of contracts, as the telecommunications company’s VP of contracts management for the federal government solutions group, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Palus,...
Engility Board of Directors Adds DHI Chair John Barter; Lynn Dugle Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 — John Barter, board of directors chairman at DHI Group (NYSE: DHX), has been elected to serve as an independent director on Engility‘s (NYSE: EGL) board, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Engility said Dec. 27 in a regulatory...
Unisys Appoints New VPs for Federal Business Unit; PV Puvvada Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 4, 2017 — Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has appointed Gary Wang, a former IBM (NYSE: IBM) chief technology officer, and Peter O’Donoghue, a former vice president at CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), as new VPs within the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based information technology provider’s...
Lockheed to Continue F-35A Air System Integration Support to South Korea Under $450M Award
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2017 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $450 million contract modification to extend the company’s integration support for South Korea’s F-35A air system, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The company will also...