James Perea, formerly manager of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services division at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been promoted to VP of Veterans Affairs health solutions, FedhealthIT reported Friday. He started his career with Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and joined Leidos when SAIC split into two independent, publicly t...
Potomac Officers Club, the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum on Thursday, July 8th. The 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum presented notable and influential leaders discussing the importance of digital trans...
David Stagney, senior director at Pratt & Whitney, served as moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum on July 8th. The following panelist discussed embracing digital transformation and agile development featuring Preston Dunlap of the Department of the Air and Space Forc...
Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most esteemed and respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson last week during a recent visit to the company’s office. This marks the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall that Stu Shea has...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 7, 2021 — Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and its industry partners will build a ground station for long-range precision targeting under the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node program, ExecutiveBiz reported June 29. The TITAN system will be developed by the Raytheon-led team to provide targetable in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2021 — Jacobs (NYSE: J) has secured a spot on a potential seven-year, $200 million multiple-award task order contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Kansas City District for architecture and engineering services in support of the Air Force B-21 bomber aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported June 25. Tim Byers...
Paul Engola, chief human resources officer of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named executive vice president for national security space in a string of leadership changes that will take effect Monday, July 5. Leidos said Thursday the executive moves are part of the company’s efforts to optimize processes and advance talent development. Engola will c...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 2, 2021 — KBR (NYSE: KBR) received a potential five-year contract to engineer and provide technical support for NATO’s Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system, ExecutiveBiz reported June 22. Byron Bright, president of KBR’s government solutions business and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said the company ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 2, 2021 — The Australian defense department has received Maxar Technologies‘ (NYSE: MAXR) high-resolution 3D data and satellite imagery products as part of multimillion-dollar contract awards to the company, ExecutiveBiz reported June 24. Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar and a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 2, 2021 — Noblis has been featured on a list of the “Top Workplaces” in the Washington, D.C., area for the eighth consecutive year and ranked 14th under the category for large organizations, ExecutiveBiz reported June 22. Debbie Drake, vice president and chief people officer at Noblis, said the recognition is...
