Peter Smith, former president and CEO of American Systems, has been elected chairman of the board of directors at the engineering and information technology contractor. Smith, who retired after more than four decades of company service, succeeds Bill Hoover, who has been chairman of the board since 2015, American Systems said Wednesday. “I wan...

American Systems President and CEO Peter Smith is set to retire on Sept. 5 after a 43-year career with the company and will be succeeded by John Steckel, vice president of corporate development. Smith, a three-time Wash100 winner, will continue to be part of American Systems’ board of directors after he steps down from the...

Thirty-seven vendors have won spots on a potential 10-year, $32.5 billion multiple-award contract for the design, development, production and sustainment of training systems. The Training Systems Acquisition IV indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers analysis, installation, integration and testing support for aircrew, maintenance and...

GovCon industry veteran Timothy Lael has joined Changeis as vice president of capture and proposals. He brings to the role over three decades of leadership experience in the aviation and government contracting sector and will oversee the execution of the company’s business development strategy, Changeis said Friday. Lael’s “business acumen, pa...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded 92 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to come up with innovative approaches to advance the development of multidomain systems. The Air Force Life Cycle Management at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity and received 94 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/i...

American Systems has won a potential 10-year, $1.01 billion contract to perform test, evaluation and certification work for the Defense Information Systems Agency. DISA will obligate $10,000 in minimum guarantee upon the issuance of the first task order under the single-award TEC II Services contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The indef...

The Washington Headquarters Services plans to issue $420 million in modifications under a previously awarded $496 million small business set-aside contracting vehicle for support services to the Pentagon’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. American Systems, Applied Research and Associates and Modern Technol...

John Steckel, vice president of corporate development at American Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He discussed his responsibilities and the efforts that align with the company’s organic and inorganic growth initiatives. The Q&A also tackled American Systems’ culture as well as the com...

Chris Braccio, vice president of human resources at American Systems, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Chantilly, Virginia-based government services contractor. She will fill a board seat that became vacant when 43-year company veteran Joe Kopfman retired, American Systems said Monday. “Her passion for her profession and deep c...

American Systems has received a $42.1 million contract to develop technology for the evaluation of U.S. Navy combat systems in training environments. The Naval Air Warfare Center’s training systems division sought a Combat Systems Integrated Product to help service personnel carry out weapon assessments and predict a system’s ability to ...