TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 2, 2019 — John Kavanaugh, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), has said the company maintains a diversified contract base, balanced portfolio and strong backlog during his keynote address at Baird’s 2019 Government & Defense Conference, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 20.

On Tuesday, Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Unmanned Systems in the Future Fight Forum featuring Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten, special assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (AF/A5/8) for the U.S. Air Force, as the keynote speaker. In addition, an expert panel featuring Jim Thomson …

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Jean Stack, a managing director with Baird, with her first Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic recognizes Stack for her leadership and experience providing technology and professional services to federal agencies. We are honored to present the most coveted award in government contracting …

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has purchased Annapolis Junction, Md.-based cybersecurity services provider G2 for an undisclosed amount in a move to grow its professional services business and portfolio of information assurance and cyber offerings. HII said Monday it will integrate G2 into its technical solutions division led by Andy Green. …

Several top government contractors and industry experts attended Baird’s 2018 Government Services and Defense Conference. “2018 has been a transformational year of M&A at scale in the government services and defense market,” Jean Stack, managing director for global investment banking at Baird, told GovConWire. Stack added that she expects 2019 to …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 09, 2017 – The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — has added William Bailey and Brigadier General Mark Baird as Panelists for the 2017 Space: Innovations, Programs and Policies Summit. William Bailey currently serves as Deputy Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities …

NTT Data Services has agreed to acquire McLean, Va.-based information technology and digital services contractor NETE for an undisclosed sum in an effort to broaden its digital transformation capabilities in the federal health care space.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has agreed to acquire Huntsville, Ala.-based technology services contractor Dynetics for approximately $1.65B in cash to further build up its position in the intelligence, civil and defense markets. "The addition of Dynetics will significantly increase our capabilities for rapid prototyping and agile system integration and production, enhancing our overall offerings and services to customers," said Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos and a 2019 Wash100 winner.

Executives from Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), Parsons (NYSE: PSN) and Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) said they believe divestitures of smaller business units resulting from major mergers and acquisitions in the past two years could drive the next wave of M&As in the government contracting market, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.

Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, said the Reston, Va.-based defense contractor expects to start building the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine by the end of 2020, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.