Xavier Williams, a veteran of AT&T (NYSE: T), will succeed Kay Kapoor as president of the company™s government solutions business, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. The station cites unnamed sources that say Kapoor has resigned after a four-year tenure at the telecommunications firm. Under Kapoor™s leadership, AT&am...
Steve Morriss, formerly president and chief executive of AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa business operations, has been named president of the company’s design and consulting services group in the Americas. He succeeds Fred Werner, who is now president of major pursuits, and oversees ...
BAE Systems has announced plans to eliminate its U.K. and international platforms and services operating groups as part of a reorganization effort that will take effect on Jan. 1. The company said Tuesday it will consolidate its military air and information business, its interest in the MBDA joint venture as well as its Australia, Oman...
George Franz, a retired U.S. Army major general and former operations director of the U.S. Cyber Command, has joined Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business as managing director of defense and security business initiatives. Accenture said Tuesday Franz will provide cybersecurity and adaptive technology expertise and wo...
David Gould, WW director for secure content management solutions at Micro Focus Government Solutions, has said federal agencies should have information governance policies in place to facilitate data searches and speed up response to requests for information. Gould wrote that such policies should promote integration of various data silos, applicatio...
Laurie Foglesong, a 20-year human resources professional, has been appointed chief HR officer at Herndon, Virginia-based communications and technology services contractor Peraton. She previously served as director of HR at Harris (NYSE: HRS), Peraton said Friday. œI can think of no better person to lead Peraton™s human resources strategy &...
The State Department has approved a potential $15 billion foreign military sale of anti-ballistic missile defense systems, related equipment and support services to Saudi Arabia. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will serve as principal contractors on the sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday. Th...
As the nation is dealing with the devastation from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria; Jim Mc Carthy the host of The Bridge (televised on October 8th) spoke with Hart Brown (Firestorm) and Charles M. Vieau (HUB International Insurance Services) about how proper planning can lessen the impact of a crisis. Jim McCarthy: œ...
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...
The State Department has cleared Japan’s request to procure 56 AIM-120C-7 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles as well as associated equipment and support services under a potential $113 million foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) missile systems business will serve as prime contractor of the proposed ...
