GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/23/2022

Executive Spotlights

Executive Spotlight: Tim Conway and Chris Merdon of NTT Data

GovCon Wire recently spoke with Chris Merdon, newly appointed group president of the public sector at NTT Data, and two-time Wash100 Award winner Tim Conway, who is retiring this summer after 12 years in the role and three decades in the industry. This Executive Spotlight features reflections from Tim on his tenure and successes, as well as future goals and

Executive Moves

Jeff Stevens to Succeed Boris Nejikovsky as Ensco President

Jeff Stevens, senior vice president for the surface transportation group at Ensco, has been selected by the board to serve as president of the Springfield, Virginia-based engineering company and its wholly owned subsidiaries beginning on July 2. He will succeed Boris Nejikovsky, who will retire after a three-decade career at Ensco, the company said Friday.

Healthcare IT

FDA Launches New Enterprise Modernization Approach

The Food and Drug Administration is shifting to an enterprise-wide modernization approach to combat organizational fragmentation and data silos while improving operational efficiency and data utilization. With three guiding components aimed at creating infrastructure to support change, developing a common operational approach and ensuring strategic alignment, FDA’s Enterprise Modernization Action Plan outlines a strategy for leveraging

News

Red Hat VP & GM Clara Conti Presented 2022 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented the first Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed and prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Clara Conti, vice president and general manager of Red Hat Public Sector, during a visit to the company’s office. Clara Conti received a 2022 Wash100 Award for her leadership to drive IT modernization efforts for

Financial Reports

Booz Allen Reports 6.4% Growth in Full FY 2022 Revenue; Horacio Rozanski Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) saw its full fiscal year 2022 revenue rise 6.4 percent to $8.36 billion and ended the year with a total backlog of $29.2 billion, of which $3.7 billion was funded. The McLean, Virginia-based management and information technology consulting firm said Friday its total backlog increased by 21.7 percent from the

M&A Activity

Report: Broadcom in Acquisition Talks With VMware

Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) is in discussions to acquire VMware (NYSE: VMW) through a cash-and-stock transaction, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. News of a potential deal comes as Broadcom, which has a market value of $222 billion, seeks to expand its footprint in the corporate software market. In July 2021, reports emerged that

News

Q&A With Michael Baker’s James Koch Highlights Company’s Transformation & Focus on Federal Market

ExecutiveBiz featured James Koch, president of federal programs and services at Michael Baker International, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed the company’s strategic growth goals and its reorganization aimed at driving focus on the federal market and delivering value to its customers. Koch also shared the core values that are important

Executive Moves

IT Industry Vet David Callner Named Chief Growth Officer at M9 Solutions

David Callner, a more than 20-year information technology industry veteran, has been appointed chief growth officer at Arlington, Virginia-headquartered IT services provider M9 Solutions. He previously led technology development and business growth strategies for several consulting and software companies, including his own artificial intelligence firm TuringFantasy, M9 Solutions said Friday. Prior to the appointment, Callner

Contract Awards

LMI to Support Military Medical Research Through DHA’s Contract Vehicle

LMI holds a position on a $10 billion Defense Health Agency contract vehicle intended to address medical research and development requirements in the U.S. military. The nonprofit consulting firm said Friday it will pursue work in all four market segments under DHA’s Omnibus IV indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Fifty-five other companies won spots on the procurement vehicle

Executive Moves

Lucas Firliet Promoted to IT Director at Northrop’s Defense Systems Unit

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has promoted 13-year company veteran Lucas Firliet to director of information technology within its defense systems business sector. The former automation and controls engineering manager wrote in a LinkedIn post that he will support the segment’s digital transformation efforts in his new position. Firliet started his career at Northrop in 2009

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/23/2022

Executive Spotlight: Tim Conway and Chris Merdon of NTT Data

Jeff Stevens to Succeed Boris Nejikovsky as Ensco President

FDA Launches New Enterprise Modernization Approach

Red Hat VP & GM Clara Conti Presented 2022 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Booz Allen Reports 6.4% Growth in Full FY 2022 Revenue; Horacio Rozanski Quoted

Report: Broadcom in Acquisition Talks With VMware

Q&A With Michael Baker’s James Koch Highlights Company’s Transformation & Focus on Federal Market

IT Industry Vet David Callner Named Chief Growth Officer at M9 Solutions

LMI to Support Military Medical Research Through DHA’s Contract Vehicle

Lucas Firliet Promoted to IT Director at Northrop’s Defense Systems Unit

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