Kerry Konnert, a 16-year veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has joined Hitachi Vantara‘s federal subsidiary as senior director of services and delivery. The two-decade information technology veteran will oversee the delivery of strategic programs and REAN Cloud products to civilian and defense customers in her new posit...
Andover, Mass.-based military electronics provider Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has acquired GECO Avionics for approximately $36.5M cash. Mercury said Tuesday it funded the acquisition and related transaction expenses through an existing revolving credit facility. GECO produces mission processors, aviation networking ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2018 ” Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has said the company gained increased capacity to pursue new markets and larger-scale business opportunities in the public sector following its $2.5B acquisition of Engility, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 22. Moraco, a 2019 Wash100 awar...
ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has completed its purchase of information technology services contractor DHA Group for approximately $46M in cash in a move to build up its ECS business segment’s IT platforms portfolio. ECS said Monday parent company ASGN used internal cash flows to fund the acquisition of DHA, which will operate as part of ECS. Es...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded 58 companies and institutions spots on a potential 10-year, $25B contract vehicle to support data-driven health care quality improvement efforts across various settings and programs. CMS said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday each contractor has a minimum guaranteed award amount of $1K...
Douglas Wiltsie, former director of the U.S. Army’s rapid capabilities office, has been named vice president of operations at Science Applications International Corp.™s (NYSE: SAIC) defense systems customer group. He will be responsible for executing programs, supporting business development efforts and managing key customer relation...
Twenty-four companies have won spots on a potential $3B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide professional and technical services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s efforts to address environmental, social and economic pressures on U.S. oceans and coasts. NOAA announced the winning contractors ...
FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has acquired Waterloo, Canada-based unmanned aerial systems developer Aeryon Labs for approximately $200M in a move to expand UAS offerings for military customers. Aeryon will operate under the unmanned systems and integrated solutions division of FLIR™s government and defense business, the Wilsonville, Ore...
A new McAleese & Associates report says the partial government shutdown has temporarily halted after President Donald Trump signed on Friday a continuing resolution to fund agencies through Feb. 15. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates, wrote in the report that public attention is now focused on the expirati...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2018 ” Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) will offer cybersecurity, telecommunications, business process engineering, supply chain management, training and other services to support the U.S. Army’s enterprise information technology operations via a potential $12B contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company sa...
