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QinetiQ North America has won a $152M initial contract to manufacture small unmanned ground robots for the U.S. Army’s Common Robotic System – Individual program, Defense News reported Thursday. A statement from Fort Benning in Georgia noted that the contract’s value may increase to $400M through follow-on awards and options. …

The U.S. Army has awarded Endeavor Robotics and QinetiQ North America spots on a potential nine-year, $429.1 million contract to engineer, manufacture and develop robotic systems. The Army Contracting Command received three bids for the EMD contract in support of the Common Robotic System (Individual) program, the Defense Department said Friday. …

Duane Andrews, former CEO of QinetiQ North America, has joined cloud services provider Accelera Solutions as chairman of the board. Accelera said Wednesday Andrews brings to the company leadership experience in the government services industry that included a seven-year stint as QNA CEO. Steve Weiss, Accelera president and chief operating officer, said …

Tony Vanchieri, formerly a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has been named director of business development at Arlington, Virginia-based government information technology and consulting services provider Buchanan & Edwards. He will oversee efforts to seek contract opportunities with the departments of Justice and Homeland Security in support …

Scott Webster, a director at Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) and QinetiQ North America, has been appointed to Ensco‘s board of directors. Ensco said Monday that Webster is an aerospace and defense sector veteran who established Orbital Sciences — a space and rocket systems manufacturer that merged with the former ATK aerospace and defense …

Vernon Joyner, formerly manager of the national security solutions division at engineering and technology services contractor Ensco, has been promoted to vice president of the NSS division. Joyner holds 30 years of software development, system engineering, program management, and organizational leadership experience,  ENSCO President Boris Nejikovsky said Tuesday. “He has been a …

Alion Science and Technology has appointed G. Maliek Ferebee, former corporate vice president of human resources at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), as chief HR officer of the McLean, Virginia-based government engineering and technology services contractor. He will oversee Alion Science’s efforts to grow its technical and operational workforce in his new role, the company said Tuesday. …

Karen Forgy Hicks, formerly vice president and chief administration officer at Secure Mission Solutions, has been hired as executive vice president of operations at Siteworx. Hicks will be responsible for the firm’s daily operations, internal processes and team performance to drive customer service, Siteworx said Tuesday. Ken Quaglio, Siteworx president …

Ryan Marsden, formerly director of program control at Whitney, Bradley & Brown, has been promoted to vice president of finance at WBB. Marsden will oversee the company’s financial planning, reporting and program control, WBB said Monday. “Since Ryan joined us two years ago, he has built the program control office …

Gary Slack, former president and chief operating officer of QinetiQ North America, has been appointed president and chief executive at Tysons, Virginia-based government services contractor XLA. The more than 30-year GovCon veteran will be responsible for implementing the company’s growth strategies and succeeds founder and former CEO Lloyd Mustin, who will …