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REI Systems has received a seven-year, $80 million contract from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to support application development and app modernization for mission-critical systems. “I am excited that USPTO has selected REI as a partner in its IT Transformation journey,†said Samidha Manu, senior director at REI.
BAE Systems has secured a five-year, $65.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy engineer and maintain air traffic control systems. Lisa Hand, vice president and general manager of BAE's integrated defense solutions business. said the company will work to provide expeditionary forces an airfield capability to manage aircraft recovery and launch.
Veritas Capital has completed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s IT and mission support services business. Veritas announced the multi-billion dollar transaction in December 2020, stating that the transaction will enable Veritas to establish a technology-enabled services platform that can deliver support to a wide range of critical government missions through its combination with Peraton. “The completion of this transaction brings together two dynamic businesses with complementary, mission-critical solutions and capabilities, creating an industry-leading platform with a shared commitment to customer success,†said Ramzi Musallam, chief executive officer and managing partner of Veritas, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.
Unisys has appointed Leon Gilbert as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Digital Workplace Services, effective Feb. 1. The company said Monday Gilbert will report to Eric Hutto, president and chief operating officer of Unisys. "We welcome Leon to Unisys and look forward to working with him in furthering our leadership in this critical space," Hutto said.Â
Northrop Grumman has reported its 2020 financial results. The company’s fourth quarter sales increased 17 percent to $10.2 billion while its annual sales grew 9 percent to $36.8 billion. "Our team continues to show resilience and agility,†said Kathy Warden, chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.Â
AE Industrial Partners has acquired UAV Factory, a provider of tactical unmanned aerial vehicle and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance technology. With the purchase, UAV Factory will serve as an unmanned technology platform for AEI. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "UAV Factory's engineering and technical capabilities, combined with its proven and growing set of technology solutions, are truly differentiated in the market," said Jeffrey Hart, principal at AEI.
Novetta has named Todd Massengill as vice president of emerging technologies within the company’s Information Exploitation Division to lead strategic and operational initiatives. “We’re excited to have a veteran with Todd’s experience running the Emerging Technologies team,†said Tiffanny Gates, Novetta president and CEO and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.
AECOM has appointed Andrew Liu as senior vice president and director of growth for the company’s U.S. West region transportation business, where he will work to lead growth for the segment. “We are pleased to have Andrew return to AECOM and help lead our transportation strategy and growth,†said Travis Boone, regional chief executive for AECOM’s U.S. West region.
Veritas Capital has moved to acquire Perspecta for $7.1 billion and plans to combine the latter to its portfolio company Peraton to expand its position in the government technology market. Perspecta has entered into a definitive agreement for the all-cash transaction. "Perspecta will be well positioned to build on our momentum and continue executing on customer commitments as Perspecta delivers cyber, digital-transformation and mission-focused solutions,†said Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient said, "Together, we will create a top-tier, privately-owned government technology business with a focus on missions of consequence.â€
Guidehouse has appointed Lance Robertson, a former Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary and a U.S. Army veteran, as a director in the health care practice at the company. “Our team is excited to welcome Lance Robertson to Guidehouse and engage him with our clients,†said Scott McIntyre, Guidehouse CEO and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue Battlefield Airborne Communications Node operations, sustainment and support. “We are honored to work with the Air Force to continue to bring the critical gateway communications capabilities of the BACN program to U.S. warfighters operating around the world,†said Ben Davies, vice president and general manager of networked information solutions division at Northrop.
The General Services Administration will monitor the implementation of artificial intelligence applications by utilizing AI under the $807 million Digital Innovation for GSA Infrastructure Technologies task order, which was awarded to NCI Information Systems. “Our artificial intelligence solutions have been adopted by our industry and federal customers, which has set us up for a very strong 2021," Paul Dillahay said.
