Army Taps Harris for Nearly $2B Radio Foreign Military Sale to Afghanistan
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 20, 2016 — Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) will deliver military radio systems and ancillary items to the U.S. Army under a potential $1.7 billion foreign military sale to Afghanistan, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said...
Former PAE National Security President Moves to IOMAXIS as CEO
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 17, 2016 — PAE‘s former president for the national security solutions business has joined cyber and engineering services provider IOMAXIS as CEO, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Dennis Kelly will work to help IOMAXIS expand toward new markets...
ManTech Buys Oceans Edge's Cyber Business; Bill Varner Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 15, 2016 — ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has completed its acquisition of Oceans Edge‘s cyber business to add new vulnerability research, development and analysis offerings to ManTech’s cyber intelligence portfolio, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The acquisition was funded with...
L-3's Vertex Aerospace Unit to Support USAF's Boeing-Built Aerial Refueling Tankers
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 3, 2016 — A business unit of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) will provide logistics services for the U.S. Air Force‘s Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) KC/KDC-10 aerial refueling tankers under a $1.9 billion contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department...
Boeing Gets $3B Contract Modification for More Joint Direct Attack Munition Tailkits
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 2, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide additional Joint Direct Attack Munition tailkits to the U.S. Air Force under a contract modification worth a potential $3.2 billion, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the award increases...
UK Plans Potential $3B Award to Boeing for Apache Helicopter Buy
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 1, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been identified as the potential awardee of a $2.9 billion contract from the U.K. defense ministry for the procurement of 50 Apache helicopters, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The Telegraph reported Saturday the...
State Dept OKs Proposed $260M FMS Deal With Oman for F-16 Support
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2016 — Oman’s request for $260 million in communications equipment, logistics support, personnel training and spare and repair parts for F-16 aircraft has received clearance from the State Department, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Security...
Former Raytheon-Vista JV Exec Named Tripwire VP for Federal Sales
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 — A former executive at Forcepoint — the Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Vista Equity Partners joint venture — has joined Tripwire as vice president of federal sales, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Tripwire said Thursday Mitchell...
Parsons Names Marianne Meins Federal Cyber Intell & Operations Sector Manager; Biff Lyons Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 26, 2016 — Parsons has appointed Marianne Meins, a vice president and former business development manager at its defense and security division, as manager of the company’s federal cyber intelligence and operations sector, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Monday Meins...
AT&T Hires New VP of Public Sector Services for Global Defense; Kay Kapoor Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 — AT&T (NYSE: T) has hired Anthony Robbins from Brocade to serve as vice president of public sector services for the global defense market, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. Robbins, who was the federal business VP...
Harris Receives $384M Extension to NASA Contract for Satellite Support
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 — Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) will continue to provide satellite communications, telemetry and tracking services to NASA after the agency exercised an extension option on a previously awarded contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The...
Navy Taps 6 Firms for NAVFAC Design-Build Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 23, 2016 — The U.S. Navy has selected six companies to provide construction and renovation support to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command under a $49 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the design-build contract...
ViON Hires Former Hitachi Data Systems Exec as SVP for Strategic Initiatives
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 20, 2016 — ViON has appointed a former executive at Hitachi Data Systems to its executive leadership team as the new senior vice president for strategic initiatives, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Jeff Henry, formerly SVP and general manager of...
SAP Hires Former Congressional Intell Staff as Director of US Gov't Relations
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2016 — SAP (NYSE: SAP) has hired a former staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as its new director of U.S. government relations, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The company said Friday Diane Rinaldo, who will oversee...
Boeing Lands $163M in Navy Contracts for P-8A Component Repairs
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 18, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide repair services on 421 P-8A aircraft mission system and commercial components under three separate contracts from the U.S. Navy potentially worth $163 million combined, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The...