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Jennifer Felix, a more than two-decade government services industry veteran, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at ASRC Federal.
Read More »Jennifer Felix Joins ASRC Federal as EVP, COO; Mark Gray Quoted
Former KeyW Exec Steve Niezgoda to Join Cornerstone Defense as COO
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 »Sean Thompson Named Idemia Business Dev’t Lead for North America Identity & Security
Sean Thompson, formerly regional vice president of sales at Unisys (NYSE: UIS), has joined augmented identity and biometric systems provider IDEMIA as head of business development for identity and security business in North America.
Read More »Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Mark Gerencser, Chairman of UMUC’s Board of Directors, His Third Wash100 Award
Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Mark Gerencser, chairman of the University of Maryland University College’s board of directors, with his third Wash100 Award on Friday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Gerencser for his leadership and supporting UMUC Ventures through non-academic initiatives like AccelerEd. We are honored to present …
Read More »GovCon Industry Vet John Hillen Named EverWatch CEO
The Honorable Dr. John Hillen, formerly executive-in-residence and professor of practice at George Mason University’s School of Business, has been named CEO of Ashburn, Va.-based government technology services contractor EverWatch. “Looking at the technology solutions sector as both a corporate leader and a former government official, it is clear to …
Read More »GTL Names Former Sotera Chief Deb Alderson as CEO
Deb Alderson, formerly CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions, has been appointed to a similar role at Reston, Virginia-based correctional technology provider GTL effective April 2. Alderson will succeed retiring CEO Brian Oliver, who will stay GLT in an advisory role, the company said Wednesday She brings previous leadership experience at government contracting firms SRA International, …
Read More »KeyW Completes Sotera Integration, Reports Rise in FY 2017 Revenue
Bill Weber, president and CEO of KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW), has said the company has completed integration efforts with regard to its purchase of Herndon, Virginia-based national security technology contractor Sotera Defense Solutions. KeyW closed its $235 million cash acquisition of Sotera in April 2017 in an effort to expand its footprint in …
Read More »3 Firms Awarded Navy Defense Readiness Reporting Tech Support Contracts
The U.S. Navy has awarded three companies contracts to provide software development and systems engineering support for the service branch’s Global Readiness and Force Management Enterprise program. GRFME covers the Defense Readiness Reporting System-Strategic and other platforms that report readiness-related information to the DRRS system, the Defense Department said Friday. The …
Read More »Former Engility Exec Richard Harkey Joins WBB as SVP, CFO; Robert Olsen Comments
Richard Harkey, former vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller at Engility (NYSE: EGL), has joined Whitney, Bradley & Brown as senior VP and chief financial officer. Harkey will oversee WBB’s contracts, finance, information technology operations and facilities in his new role, the company said Tuesday. “Rich is a …
Read More »GSA Taps 61 Firms for Potential $50B Alliant 2 IT GWAC
The General Services Administration has awarded 61 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $50 billion governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the award is for the unrestricted portion of the Alliant 2 GWAC that has a base term of five …
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