Perspecta Names Mac Curtis as Chairman of Board of Directors; Mike Lawrie Quoted
President, CEO and Chairman of Perspecta
Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Perspecta as well as a six-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been appointed the company’s chairman August 5, 2020, Perspecta announced on Wednesday.
“On behalf of Perspecta and the board, I want to thank Mike Lawrie for his leadership and guidance over the past two years,” said Curtis.
“Mike’s experience and perspective helped accelerate Perspecta’s integration and growth as a leading U.S. government services provider. I look forward to working with the board as we continue to effectively execute our strategy and grow the business while driving value for employees, customers and shareholders.”
Current Chairman
Perspecta
Curtis will succeed Mike Lawrie, Perspecta’s chairman since the company’s launch in 2018, who announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from the board effective on Aug. 5th.
“Mac has led Perspecta for two very successful years, executing a seamless integration of the legacy companies, enhancing Perspecta’s innovative solutions and services and developing a talented workforce. Mac’s deep industry knowledge, executive management skills and strategic and tactical capabilities make him ideally suited to lead Perspecta’s continued growth as chairman,” said Lawrie.
CACI Secures $1.5B NGA IDIQ Contract for Enterprise IT, Cyber Services; John Mengucci Quoted
President, CEO
CACI
CACI International has received a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion contract to provide information technology assistance to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and its partners as part of efforts to fortify NGA’s cybersecurity posture, the company reported on Thursday.
The single-award indefinite-delivery/
“This record award demonstrates CACI is delivering on its strategy to win larger, more enduring contracts, said John Mengucci, president, chief executive officer of CACI and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.
“It also represents our steadfast commitment to protecting and defending our nation’s networks so the NGA can deliver mission-critical geospatial intelligence to the warfighter around the globe.”
GovCon Expert Jill Singer Becomes AT&T’s VP of Defense & National Security, AT&T Public Sector & FirstNet
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Jill Singer, five-time Wash100 Award recipient and GovCon Expert, has been named vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s Public Sector and FirstNet.
As vice president of the Defense and National Security Segment, Singer will focus on leading teams to bring strategic technology solutions and services to defense and national security agencies throughout the global public sector marketplace.
AT&T has helped the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) execute their missions by leveraging the company’s advanced technologies to deliver secure solutions, accelerate innovation, modernize networks, advance cyber security, optimize operations and transform mobility.
Singer has also served as vice president of National Security with AT&T’s Global Public Sector since 2015. In the role, Singer leads business across the national security community and oversees delivery of AT&T’s strategic technology solutions and services to national security agencies throughout the Federal marketplace.
Katherine Arrington to Speak During Potomac Officers Club’s CMMC Forum 2020 on June 24th
CISO
DoD’s OUSDA
Katherine Arrington, chief information security officer (CISO) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (OUSDA) of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, will be the keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) CMMC Virtual Forum 2020 on Wednesday, June 24th.
Click here to register for POC’s CMMC Virtual Forum 2020.
Arrington will provide crucial insight into cybersecurity technology with the DoD to discuss the CMMC’s timeline, how the certification process could change and will provide a memorandum of understanding with a newly established CMMC accrediting body.
The virtual event will also feature two full panels featuring many of the most significant and influential executives in the federal sector and industry to discuss CMMC’s impact.
The first panel will focus on “Implementing CMMC” and feature the following panelists:
Alka Bhave of Perspecta (Moderator)
Ty Schieber of the CMMC Accreditation Body
Dawn Greenman of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Seth Spergel of Merlin-International
The second panel will focus on “The Role of DIB” and feature the following panelists:
Matt Kraning of Expanse (Moderator)
Richard Naylor of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
Click here to register for POC’s CMMC Virtual Forum 2020.
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