GovConWire's Government Contracting News 6/3/2021

A consortium led by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group has agreed to acquire FireEye’s (Nasdaq: FEYE) products business, including the FireEye name, for approximately $1.2 billion in cash. Milpitas, California-based FireEye said Wednesday it expects to complete the sale by the end of the fourth quarter and the deal will separate Mandiant Solutions’ controls-agnostic

Versar, a program management business supporting federal government and commercial clients and a portfolio company of private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management, has purchased BayFirst Solutions for an undisclosed sum as part of portfolio expansion initiative across the information technology and intelligence service areas. “We look forward to combining the businesses and further expanding BayFirst’s

Presidio has launched its U.S. government-focused business with the goal to help federal customers address information technology modernization goals. Presidio Government Solutions, known publicly as Presidio Federal, aims to support agencies in the areas of cybersecurity, cloud, automation, collaboration, augmentation and digital infrastructure, the company said Wednesday. The new entity will apply a life cycle

Criterion Systems Controller Rick Williams and Corionna Canada, the company’s director of contracts and purchasing, have been promoted to vice president roles. Both executives have helped the Vienna, Virginia-based company mature its financial, contracting and procurement operations, Steve Mast, executive VP and chief financial officer of Criterion, said in a statement released Wednesday. Williams, a

During GovCon Wire Events’ AI: Innovation in National Security Forum, the most important private and public sector leaders will discuss how emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology is radically transforming the national security space. AI has already become an integral element of national security goals, priorities and overall strategy. Defense officials and industry leaders must remain

GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, Brooks summarized the most significant trends in cyber that are impacting the federal landscape and government this year.

Comcast Government Services, doing business as Comcast Business, has won a potential 10-year, $102.8 million contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency replace legacy circuits and establish connectivity with mission partners via ethernet. The company will use Commercial Ethernet Gateway Region 3 to connect external mission partners to the Department of Defense’s information network,

Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), will serve as chair of the board of directors and succeed David Rowland, who will step down from the board and retire from the company on Sept. 1. Sweet’s appointment to assume the additional role of board chair comes two years after she was named as Accenture’s chief

An Akima subsidiary has received a potential $23.9 million to help the U.S. Special Operations Command deploy and maintain a system for managing assets. Under the five-year contract, Sunik will deploy four Defense Accountability Property System modules for special operations forces, Akima said Wednesday. “DPAS plays a significant role in the facilitation of rapid and

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will design, develop and operate the spacecraft for two missions NASA selected to explore Venus as part of the agency’s Discovery Program. The space agency expects the two missions – Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry and Imaging Plus or DAVINCI+ and Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography &