The government contracting industry experienced a robust period of mergers and acquisitions that reshaped its composition in 2015 and continued executive transitions between companies. As companies merge and new identities enter the market, some businesses face a challenge to fill vacant leadership positions. From time to time, GovCon firms of all shape and sizes […] More

Eric Gillespie, founder and CEO of Govini, has cited recent consolidations and acquisitions that made an impact on the federal services contracting market in 2015. Gillespie wrote in an article published Tuesday on GovExec that the formation of CSRA through the merger of Computer Sciences Corp.’s U.S. public sector business with SRA International resulted in the creation of a […] More

Boeing has handed a mobile satellite to the Mexican government in support of efforts to bolster the nation’s national security, civil and humanitarian programs. Boeing and the Mexican government plan to conduct field testing for the Morelos-3 702 high-power satellite following the delivery, the company said Wednesday. “[Mexico] has delivered on its vision to provide […] More

Alan Murdoch serves as vice president of the government segment leadership group at Avaya and leads a cross-functional, decision-making team chartered to help execute programs. Prior to Avaya, Murdoch was deputy general manager of global solutions and Middle East VP for L-3 Communications‘ national security solutions segment after he served as a VP of strategic development between May […] More

The government services market started to get a glimpse of what would eventually become an ongoing landscape shift in October 2014 when Engility Holdings announced its $1.3 billion acquisition of fellow Chantilly, Va.-based contractor TASC, a deal which closed in February 2015. Since the TASC deal was announced, companies in the government services space have […] More

Lockheed Martin has invested $3 million into a new submarine combat system laboratory in South Australia that will work to support sustainment efforts for the country’s submarine forces. Lockheed said Friday the facility will also serve as a hub for collaboration between industry, government and academia to develop and design systems that address Australian national security and […] More

Arnold Morse serves as senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer at information technology services contractor Client Network Services Inc. Morse oversees CNSI’s legal department and contracting operations, as well as the sale of IT and healthcare services to federal government customers. Prior to CNSI, Morse worked for more than two decades at CACI […] More

New Research and Markets reports predict Asia-Pacific and North America to dominate the global markets for military radar, satellites and command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms over the next decade. Research and Markets said Monday spending on military radar tools in North America and Asia Pacific will account for at least 72 percent […] More

David Wennergren, senior vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, believes government agencies need what he called information technology-savvy acquisition professionals to achieve their goals, FCW reported Friday. Wennergren said the government lacks enough federal technology professionals to perform IT development works at present, Sean Lyngaas and Mark Rockwell report. He told FCW […] More

(Jack London, a member of Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2015, is executive chairman of the board of directors at CACI International) Character plays an important role during a crisis. It determines your reaction, your course of action and the overall outcome of a challenging or sensitive situation. I define a person’s character as a complex […] More

The University of Maryland University College will honor John Hamre and Steven Shirley at a cyber event for their contributions to the field of cybersecurity. UMUC said Friday that Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former defense deputy secretary, will receive the Pioneer Award in Cybersecurity. The university […] More

Zalmai Azmi, formerly CIO at FBI, has joined management consulting firm IMTAS as president and chief operating officer. “He has exceptional experience in law enforcement, security and intelligence and has an excellent background and senior level expertise in both the government and private sectors,” Ajay Bhatia, CEO and chairman of the board at IMTAS, said July […] More