KBR‘s government services arm has landed a potential 11-year contract to provide support services to the capability acquisition and sustainment group of the Australian defense department. The company said Wednesday KBRwyle will serve as one of the four major service providers to CASG through the contract that has a five-year base period and six option years. Ernst & Young will collaborate […] More

Michelle McCarthy, former corporate controller at Analog Devices, has joined defense electronics manufacturer Mercury Systems as vice president, chief accounting officer and controller. Mercury Systems said Tuesday McCarthy will report to Chief Financial Officer Michael Ruppert and oversee the company’s financial reporting, accounting and tax operations. The certified public accountant previously served as corporate financial reporting manager at J. Jill and manager […] More

James Mackie, former director of the Treasury Department‘s Office of Tax Analysis, has joined Ernst and Young as co-director of the company’s quantitative economics and statistics group. The more than 30-year Treasury veteran will lead the Washington, D.C.-based QUEST group with  Robert Carroll, said Thursday. In his previous role, Mackie led OTA’s efforts to analyze and produce reports on […] More

Kelsey DeBriyn has been promoted to vice president of investor relations at Raytheon and succeeded Todd Ernst, who became VP of corporate development in October 2017. Raytheon said Tuesday DeBriyn will lead investor community engagement programs and interact with analysts and institutional investors to inform them about the company’s franchise programs, business objectives, performance, prospects and outlook. […] More

Kathleen McGovern, a 14-year veteran of the Justice Department, has joined Ernst & Young‘s Washington, D.C. office as a principal in its fraud investigation and dispute services practice. EY said Friday McGovern joins other former government officials working in the company’s FIDS group and brings more than two decades of prosecutorial experience to her new position. She most recently served […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has chosen EY to serve as the independent public accounting firm for the McLean, Virginia-based government contractor’s next fiscal year ending Feb. 1, 2019. SAIC said Friday the audit committee of its board of directors made the decision after the panel completed a competitive evaluation of multiple independent registered accounting firms. Deloitte is contracted to audit SAIC’s 2018 fiscal […] More

“The goal of the government contracting world should be to provide goods and services to the federal government in the most convenient, cheapest, effective manner…That is a noble goal…” ExecutiveBiz: Please tell us about your background and previous experience and how it prepared you for your current position with Merlin. Jones Tallent: I’ve been fortunate […] More

Chris McGee, senior client partner at Korn Ferry‘s Hay Group division, has joined the board of trustees of scientific research and engineering services contractor Noblis. Amr ElSawy, Noblis president and CEO, said in a statement released Monday McGee brings his experience in governance practices and compensation to the board as the company works to grow its operations and […] More

Robert Carrigan, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, has been selected to succeed the retiring Christopher Coughlin as the company’s chairman of the board. Thomas Manning, a director at Dun & Bradstreet and member of the company’s audit and innovation & technology committees, was also named lead director and chairman of the firm’s nominating and governance committee, Dun […] More

Salient CRGT has elevated John Edgar, former company vice president and chief strategist for information technology transformation, as a senior VP while Kevin Bahumian and Anuj Mathur have been promoted to the roles of vice president from their former directorial positions. The software development and technology services company said Thursday Edgar will continue to manage Salient’s innovation centers and provide leadership […] More

CloudLock has become the first cloud computing access security broker to achieve an “in Progress” status through the agency authorization route as part of the governmentwide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. CloudLock said Monday its Cloud Security Fabric Federal Edition serves as a cloud-native CASB and cloud cybersecurity platform that works to secure applications that agencies buy and build. “We believe […] More

The National Security Agency has issued a notice on FedBizOpps for small businesses to provide “innovative mission capabilities” in what would be the agency’s first open procurement effort, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes interested companies will need to register for access to an NSA database called the Acquisition Resource Center. “NSA’s posting on FedBizOpps […] More