https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmmQ4IMTxL4 The Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Washington (SSN 787), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 6, 2017 ” Deloitte and the Senior Executives Association have released a study that found challenges in attracting and retaining top talent at federal agencies as senior leaders encounter potential cultural and digital barriers to develop the future workforce, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The State of Federa...
Weekly Roundup October 2 – October 6 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last month the GovCon community witnessed a number of highly valued contracts. September had eight contracts valued over a billion dollars awarded for a variety of services such as IT...
Deltek has agreed to acquire public-sector market intelligence provider Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) for approximately $70 million in cash, or $9.00 per share. Both companies expect to complete their combination in the fourth quarter of 2017 and Deltek said Thursday the deal will expand the firm’s GovWin IQ information pr...
Todd Ernst, vice president of investor relations at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), has been promoted to VP of corporate development in a move that takes effect Nov. 6. He will oversee Raytheon’s mergers-and-acquisitions program in addition to his current responsibilities and succeed Michael Cody, who will retire as corporate development lead after an e...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 5, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and its partners Cerner and Accenture have implemented a new electronic health record system at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington as part of the initial operational capability rollout to the Pacific Northwest, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 27. The team fielded the MHS Genesis pl...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 5, 2017 ” QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) has provided a hybrid unemployment insurance processing system to Connecticut, Maine, Mississippi and Rhode Island in line with the Labor Department‘s call for practices that help streamline the workforce system, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 28. The company said Sept. 27&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 5, 2017 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has named Robert Work, former deputy secretary of the Defense Department, as a senior fellow to help shape government and military policy and technology programs, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. “His broad expertise, particularly his insights o...
The Defense Department has asked industry to submit proposals for a potential nine-year, $28 billion contract for research, development, test and evaluation support and R&D-related analytical services. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the Defense Technical Information Center™s Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract seeks...
Robin Portman, a Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) veteran, has joined Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm Atlas Research as president and CEO. Portman will oversee daily operations, service delivery and business development initiatives in support of Atlas Research™s efforts to strengthen its presence in the government services sector, the com...
