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Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Extends Navy Aerial Refueling Tech Development Support

Engility Holdings has won a potential five-year, $27.5 million recompete task order to help the U.S. Navy develop automated technology for aerial refueling of manned and unmanned aircraft. The company said Monday it will continue to provide technical services to the aircraft department at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Maryland. â€œEngility personnel have supported […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 9, 2015, 9:22 am
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Robin Portman on Booz Allen’s BD Org Retool and ‘Changing Paradigms’ in Federal Acquisition

Robin Portman overseesÂ business development function atÂ Booz Allen Hamilton in her role as an executive vice president for the consulting and contracting firm. She supports the firm’s work in the defense, security, civil and commercial sectors through leadership of aÂ BDÂ organization that seeks toÂ understand and analyze market shifts for proposal development. In this conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Portman […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 6, 2015, 3:45 pm
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Joe Ayers on HP’s Data Center Support for Agencies, Cloud Computing’s Evolution With FedRAMP

Joe Ayers leads Hewlett-Packard‘s federal enterprise group as its vice president and general manager and leads a team that provides technology and consulting services to federal agencies. Ayers, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, led Dell’s business for two years before he joined HP and is also a former U.S. Army aviation […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 5, 2015, 3:30 pm
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Tony Frazier on DigitalGlobe’s Open Source Collaborations and His New Gov’t Solutions SVP Role

Tony Frazier became senior vice president ofÂ DigitalGlobe‘s government solutions business earlierÂ this year and oversees the geospatial imagery provider’s work with U.S. government customers. Frazier, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, joined DigitalGlobe through its 2013 combination with GeoEye,Â where he led communications and marketing initiatives in an SVP role. In this conversation with […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 4, 2015, 3:45 pm
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on Inmarsat’s US Gov’t Market Strategy and Industry’s Role in Spectrum Mgmt

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president at Inmarsat, oversees direction and policy functions for the British satellite services provider’s U.S. government business unit. TheÂ nearly three-decadeÂ aerospace and defense veteran is also a former member of the Senior Executive Service and served as a program executive officer atÂ the Defense Information Systems Agency before she entered the private […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 4, 2015, 3:30 pm
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Matt McQueen on Northrop’s Gov’t Relations Teamwork With Execs and Stakeholder Definitions

AtÂ Northrop Grumman‘s information systems sector, Matt McQueen acts as its main spokesperson and communications liason to external stakeholders as theÂ sector’s director of strategic and external communications. McQueen’s career at Northrop prior to that role includes nearly a decade asÂ directorÂ for the sector’s government and industry relationsÂ functionsÂ and more recently as the company’sÂ government relations lead for all state […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 3, 2015, 8:57 am
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Wayne Lucernoni on Harris’ ‘Organic Growth’ Approach for IT Services, Healthcare Market Trends

Wayne Lucernoni leads the information technology business ofÂ Harris Corp. as presidentÂ out of the unit’s headquarters in Herndon, Va. Lucernoni, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2015, first joined the Melbourne, Fla.-based communications and technology contractor in 1990 andÂ previously served as vice president and general manager for Harris’ intelligence, civil and healthcare programs. Lucernoni recently […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 2, 2015, 3:45 pm
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HII’s Mike Petters: Gov’t, Industry Should Adopt Long-Term Investment Mindset

Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has urged government and business leaders toÂ consider the long-term impact of investments in infrastructure and technology, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Tom Walsh writes that Petters told his audience at a recent Detroit Economic Club event that budget constraints and short-term mindsets affect bothÂ the industry […] More

by Anna Forrester January 29, 2015, 6:30 am
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Lockheed’s Stephanie Hill: Mentorship Programs, Partnerships Key for Companies

Stephanie Hill,Â vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions-civil business, believesÂ that workplace mentorshipÂ provides an opportunity for junior employees toÂ connect with and learn from managers. Lango Deen writes Monday on the Black Engineer website thatÂ Hill discussed her own mentorship experiences during a recent BEYA STEM webinar. Hill, the recipient of the […] More

by Anna Forrester January 27, 2015, 11:38 am
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Peter Smith: American Systems’ Next CFO to Lead Potential Acquisitions

Peter Smith,Â president and CEOÂ of American Systems, said that the company is seeking a new chief financial officer toÂ explore acquisition and investment opportunities, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Mohana Ravindranath writes thatÂ theÂ new CFO will succeedÂ Mark Danisewicz, who is set to retire this summer, and report directly to Smith. Smith told the publication that he will work […] More

by Anna Forrester January 26, 2015, 9:37 am
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Mike Alber on Engility’s 2014 Acquisition Moves and How Companies Should Tackle IPOs

In his role of chief financial officer at Engility, Mike Alber wasÂ one of the leaders that spearheaded the Chantilly, Va.-based services contractor’s $11.50-per-shareÂ purchase of Dynamics Research Corp. and pending $1.1 billion acquisition of TASC. As covered on GovCon Wire in December, the Federal Trade CommissionÂ has cleared the TASC buyÂ and Engility expects the deal to closeÂ duringÂ the […] More

by Ross Wilkers January 23, 2015, 2:59 pm
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Dwight Hunsicker: Globecomm to Offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress to US Gov’t Buyers

Inmarsat GovernmentÂ — a wholly-ownedÂ subsidiary of the British satellite services firm —Â andÂ Globecomm SystemsÂ have partnered to provide U.S. government customers with the Global Xpress Ka-band data service asÂ part ofÂ a subscription services agreement. Inmarsat GovernmentÂ said TuesdayÂ it designed Global Xpress to interoperate with the military’s Wideband Global Satellite system. “We are pleased to add Global Xpress to our service […] More

by Anna Forrester January 21, 2015, 7:18 am