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Steve Niezgoda, formerly a senior vice president at KeyW, has been named chief operations officer of Cornerstone Defense in a move that takes effect on June 24.
Read More »Former KeyW Exec Steve Niezgoda to Join Cornerstone Defense as COO
Jacobs Completes Acquisition of KeyW; Steve Demetriou Quoted
Jacobs announced on Wednesday that its acquisition of KeyW has been completed. The move further positions Jacobs as a leader in high-value Government Services, and allows Jacobs’ Aerospace, Technology and Nuclear (ATN) business to further advance its strategy of delivering innovative and unique mission-oriented solutions for highly technical and high-consequence …
Read More »Jacobs Concludes Tender Offer for KeyW Acquisition
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has concluded a tender offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW) for $11.25 per share in cash.
Read More »SAIC’s Christopher Donaghey to Advise Directed-Energy Systems Developer Applied Energetics
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 15, 2019 — Christopher Donaghey, senior vice president for corporate development at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), joined the board of advisers at Applied Energetics, a manufacturer of directed-energy weapons, ExecutiveBiz reported May 3. Donaghey, a former corporate strategy executive at KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW) and …
Read More »Dawne Hickton to Succeed Terry Hagen as COO of Jacobs’ Aerospace, Tech & Nuclear Business
Dawne Hickton, a board member at Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC), has been named chief operating officer and president of the company’s aerospace, technology and nuclear business in a move that will take effect June 3. She will succeed Terry Hagen, who will transition to the role of executive strategic adviser …
Read More »Bill Weber: Upcoming $815M KeyW-Jacobs Combination Built on Growth Strategy, Organizational Fit
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2019 — Bill Weber, president and CEO of KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW), indicated the company’s planned $815M merger with Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) is in line with its effort to deploy capital in support of growth initiatives, ExecutiveGov reported April 22. “In Jacob Engineering, we …
Read More »Spire Global to Host KeyW ‘InSpace’ Payloads Under Tech Validation Effort, Bill Weber Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2019 — KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW) has tapped Spire Global to provide hosted payload services in support of the former’s efforts to demonstrate its space technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported March 12. Spire, whose space-as-a-service offering enables it to host third-party payloads on its satellite constellations, will help …
Read More »Executive Mosaic Launching 2019 GovConIndex, Names 30 Basket Stocks to Track Industry
Executive Mosaic has named a basket of 30 publicly traded GovCon firms that will make up this year’s GovConIndex. The index, scheduled to relaunch on March 4th, is an amalgam of GovCon stocks representing a cross-industry analysis of the overall performance of the GovCon sector. Stock prices are listed in …
Read More »EverWatch Names Fred Funk as Chief Growth Officer, Diane Nguyen as CFO
EverWatch has announced the appointment of Fred Funk, a three-decade defense and intelligence veteran, as chief growth officer, and Diane Nguyen, a more than 25-year financial executive, as chief financial officer. Funk co-founded KEYW and previously served as former president of ASRC Federal’s cyber and signals intelligence systems division, the …
Read More »Army Issues 198 Awards Under $37.4B Professional Engineering Services Contract
The U.S. Army has revealed a new roster of industry partners under a potential $37.4B contract that covers knowledge-based professional engineering support services to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs. The Army Contracting Command received 388 bids for the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Service procurement vehicle via …
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