GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/16/2022

Bob Pragada, president and chief operating officer of Jacobs (NYSE: J), will assume the role of CEO and join the company’s board of directors, effective Jan. 24. He will succeed Steve Demetriou, who will continue to serve as executive chair of the company’s board for a minimum of two years and advise Pragada on strategic

Biggs Porter, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), will retire in 2023 and hold a consulting role after his retirement until March 2024 to help with the transition. Maxar said Thursday it has begun its search for Porter’s successor in the CFO role. Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of

Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer for the U.S. Space Force, was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to its office in the Pentagon. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recognize Lisa Costa with her first Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), for

Robin Gonzalez, chief technology strategist of Redhorse since June 2017, has been named vice president of the information technology company’s federal civilian practice. Gonzalez has helped the company establish partnerships with vendors and clients in telecommunications, cloud computing and DevSecOps areas, as well as led the development of a cybersecurity strategy for corporate information technology

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to update the review process of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. by outlining five additional national security factors that CFIUS should consider when evaluating covered transactions. The EO directs CFIUS to consider the effect of a transaction on the resilience of critical U.S. supply

The U.S. Army has asked industry to submit white papers to meet its requirement for a prototype high-energy laser weapon system for defending soldiers, facilities and other assets from threats posed by small unmanned aircraft systems. The service plans to award one or more other transaction agreements for prototyping work in support of the Army

Barry Broadus, chief financial officer of ICF, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He talked about joining the company and the attributes of its mission that attracted him to the role. The Q&A also tackled ICF’s recent growth initiatives, acquisitions and partnerships aimed at helping the company expand its position in

Falguni Singh, formerly senior director of solutions at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit, has been appointed vice president of technology within the same business, according to her LinkedIn post. Singh started her career at GDIT in March 2019 as a solutions architect after two years at ManTech International, where she previously served as senior manager

Peter Hall, a 39-year federal service veteran, announced Thursday in a LinkedIn post that he has moved on to pursue a career in the private sector as senior director of growth at Peraton. Prior to this appointment, Hall was the National Security Agency’s senior representative to the Department of Defense. He previously held a short-stint as

Allen Couture, a 10-year veteran of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will formally join Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) on Oct. 3 to serve as senior vice president of execution excellence. He will be responsible for overseeing engineering, supply chain and program management functions in his new position, Mercury Systems said Thursday. Couture most recently served as