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Altamira Technologies announced on Friday that Jane Chappell, formerly of Raytheon, has been appointed the company’s CEO. Her addition to Altamira’s executive team will continue to drive its expertise in space, missile defense, cyber domains and many other critical areas. “Jane’s executive leadership and lifelong commitment to the national security …

Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize PAE President and CEO John Heller as an inductee into the 2021 edition of the Wash100 for leading PAE’s transformation from a private equity-backed company into a publicly listed company and expansion in the government services arena through acquisitions and contract wins. This represents …

A new McAleese & Associates report about L3Harris Technologies‘ (NYSE: LHX) financial results for both the fourth quarter and full 2020 fiscal year says the Melbourne, Florida-based government contractor will transition the CEO position from William Brown to Christopher Kubasik, who has served as vice chairman, president and chief operating …

Encantado Technical Solutions, a joint venture of ECS and Edgewater Federal Solutions, has received a blanket purchase agreement worth approximately $400 million to $700 million to provide information technology and telecommunications support for Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Encantado will work with subcontractors Amentum and Information International Associates …

Carahsoft Technology has received a blanket purchase agreement under the Department of Defense’s Enterprise Software Initiative to provide government, defense and intelligence community customers with access to key software and information technology offerings. Carahsoft said Thursday the BPA comes as part of the company’s Federal Supply Schedule vehicle under the …

Alefiyah Mesiwala, a former White House senior policy adviser on health care, has been named chief medical officer of Humana’s military subsidiary in a move slated to take effect March 15. She will be responsible for directing clinical support and medical management work and ensuring care delivery to beneficiaries under …

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a potential five-year, $146.3 million to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain a relocatable over-the-horizon radar system that supports the U.S. government’s counter narco-terrorism operations. The company’s intelligence and space business will perform ROTHR operation and maintenance work for the Forces Surveillance Support …

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will continue to help the U.S. Space Force and Space Command maintain infrastructure for monitoring assets in orbit as part of an $89 million option award under the potential 10-year, $1.2 billion Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities contract. The company said Thursday the award …

Cubic (NYSE: CUB) will design, develop and test training materials for the U.S. Navy’s Relevant Ready Learning program under a potential four-year, $92.4 million contract. The company will also help the service branch prepare course pilot and train-the-trainer programs as part of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said …

Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos’ Defense Group, has earned his second consecutive Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for driving massive defense contracts with federal customers and spearheading valuable acquisitions, which has significantly expanded Leidos revenue and influence in the marketplace.  “Gerry Fasano not …