Vern Kuehn, formerly a senior vice president at Omaha, Nebraska-based construction, mining and engineering services contractor Kiewit, has been appointed executive VP and general manager of AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) newly created federal construction business. He will be based at AECOM’s office in Arlington, Virginia, and lead the ne...
Weekly Roundup April 10 – April 13 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Since the election of President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has been a topic of much discussion, particularly the Customs and Border Protection agency. Trump’s camp...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 10, 2017 ” Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) is set to open a Technology Integration Gateway facility in Cookeville, Tennessee, this summer in order to provide information technology support to federal, local and state civilian and defense agencies as well as commercial firms, Executiv...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2017 ” Norway’s defense procurement agency has signed a deal for the procurement of five Boeing-made (NYSE: BA) P-8A Poseidon to support military maritime surveillance operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The agency said Friday the country also plans to buy associated sensors, monitoring and supp...
Kyle Brooks, a senior client adviser at MIL Corp., has been promoted to also serve as assistant vice president of the Charleston, South Carolina-based professional services contractor. MIL said Wednesday that Brooks has advised the company’s State Department client on operational, business and technical matters over the past 13 years...
The First Responder Network Authority has awarded AT&T (NYSE: T) a potential $6.5 billion contract to build a national public safety broadband network for first responders under a 25-year public-private partnership. AT&T will invest approximately $40 billion to develop, field and maintain the national wireless network over the next 25 y...
Tom Lee, former vice president of national security at Acuity, has joined digital services provider Octo Consulting Group as senior vice president of the national security business unit. Octo said Monday Lee will oversee the company’s business development efforts and information technology programs for national security customers suc...
Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) has agreed to buy two Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers for a combined purchase value of $260 million. Washington-based Easterly is a real estate investment trust that acquires, develops and manages Class A buildings leased primarily to the federal government. The compa...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has initiated talks with suppliers to generate $5 billion in cost savings on the F-35 program as the company negotiates a contract to produce the 11th batch of fighter jets, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Julie Johnsson and Anthony Capaccio write Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson, also an inductee into Executive Mosaic™...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 21, 2017 — Jill Singer, vice president of national security at AT&T‘s global public sector business, has been chosen for this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for her leadership in the federal telecommunications sector. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public...
