Weekly Roundup December 11 – December 15 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson For this week™s roundup we™re taking a look at the current landscape of M&A activity in the government contracting market. 2017 is coming to a close and the recent ac...
David Kushner, formerly senior director of federal civilian sales at ViON, has been appointed vice president of federal sales at the Herndon, Virginia-based government information technology contractor. In his recent capacity, Kushner worked with clients to help them implement analytic and cloud computing strategies meant to address operational effi...
Chenega has agreed to acquire Columbia, Maryland-based strategic communications agency ADG Creative for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand the Alaska native corporation’s user-focused design and digital transformation offerings for government clients. Chenega said Wednesday it expects to complete the acquisition in January, pending approva...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 13, 2017 ” Steve Halligan, co-founder of information technology company n2Grate Government Technology Solutions, has said software-defined networking is a key growth area as organizations seek to adopt proactive network management to address threats and vulnerabilities. He told ExecutiveBiz in an interview published...
Kevin Phillips, president and chief operating officer of ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) over the past year, has been promoted to CEO in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. ManTech said Wednesday Phillips will succeed George Pedersen, who will transition from his role as CEO to the position of executive chairman starting next year. “[Ph...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 12, 2017 ” Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has received recognition from the Construction Management Association of America for its work in leading a California-based construction project for a federal government customer, GovCon Executive reported Monday. The company said Friday the Project of the Year aw...
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is set to hold a shareholder meeting on Jan. 11 to decide on proposals associated with United Technologies Corp.™s (NYSE: UTX) proposed $30 billion acquisition of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor. Rockwell Collins said Monday shareholders of record as of Dec. 8 will be eligible to vote on the me...
Keith Rigdon, former director of operations at Comprehensive Health Services, has been promoted to program director at the Cape Canaveral, Florida-based workforce medical services company. Comprehensive Health Services said Monday Rigdon will oversee the company’s work with the Department of Health and Human Services and will co...
Boeing (NYSE:BA) has received a potential five-year, $87.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide logistics services for the Combat Survivor Evader Locator System designed to aid in search and rescue of isolated military personnel. The Air Force obligated $13.3 million at the time of award from its operations and mai...
PwC is considering selling the financial auditing and consulting firm’s government consulting practice that could be valued at approximately $500 million, Reuters reported Saturday. Sources told Reuters PwC expects the planned transaction to help the company pursue growth opportunities in providing auditing services to government agency client...
