GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/22/2021

Douglas Harvey, a more than 20-year engineering operational management executive, has joined IDEMIA as chief technology officer of Identity and Security North America. He will help accelerate product innovation and design, work with technology teams to drive the adoption of digital engineering processes, advance the use of modern iterative development techniques and microservice architectural designs

Jim Blankenhorn, senior vice president of operations at Amentum and a retired U.S. Army brigadier general, has been appointed to serve as head of the company’s technical services business starting Monday. In his new role, Blankenhorn will manage an organization that works with government and commercial clients to operate complex facilities, Amentum said Thursday. Amentum’s

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has closed its $400 million purchase of Frazer-Nash Consultancy, a systems engineering and technology services provider formerly owned by Babcock International Group. Frazer-Nash Consultancy employs a team of professional advisory professionals who primarily assist clients across the U.K. and Australian defense, energy and critical infrastructure sectors, KBR said Thursday. The acquired business

Jim Brinker, president and general manager of Intel Federal, was recently presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Wednesday. “Jim Brinker is leading the federal business for Intel as general manager and giving new meaning to the phrase ‘Intel inside’ with his

Cognosante has received a potential five-year, $70 million contract from the Social Security Administration to help SSA manage the Ticket to Work program. Falls Church, Virginia-based Cognosante said Thursday it will provide contact center operations, quality assurance, community outreach and training, claims processing, employment network recruiting support and related services under the Ticket Program Manager

Stantec (NYSE: STN) has agreed to acquire Cardno’s engineering and consulting businesses in North America and the Asia-Pacific region for approximately $500 million to expand its environmental services practice and broaden its presence in federal and local government programs, urban development, infrastructure services and other growth areas. Canada-based Stantec said Thursday it expects the transaction

ExecutiveBiz, part of the Executive Mosaic digital media umbrella, featured Michael Shrader, vice president of Intelligence and Innovation Solutions for Carahsoft, in a Q&A session that focused on emerging technologies as well as its potential role in supporting federal, state and local government organizations. Here’s an excerpt from the Q&A with Shrader: What are the

Mike Farahbakhshian, a two-decade veteran of the government information technology market, has joined SBG Technology Solutions as vice president of health solutions. In his new capacity, Farahbakhshian will oversee expansion initiatives within the federal health IT segment and provide guidance for SBG offerings on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation contract,

John Donovan, former CEO of AT&T’s (NYSE: T) communications subsidiary, has joined the board of directors of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as an independent director. He will serve on Lockheed’s classified business and security committee, the company said Thursday. Donovan also leads the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and sits on the board of

Leo Brooks Jr., a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and former Boeing (NYSE: BA) vice president, has joined Uptake as adviser responsible for providing the industrial artificial intelligence software company with strategic leadership guidance and national security insight. Uptake CEO Kayne Grau said in a statement published Thursday Brooks helped develop and lead integrated Army