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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/23/2021

Peraton Buys ViON’s As-a-Service Cloud Business; Stu Shea, Ramzi Musallam Quoted
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Peraton Buys ViON’s As-a-Service Cloud Business; Stu Shea, Ramzi Musallam Quoted

Peraton, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has purchased ViON’s as-a-service cloud business for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its information technology offerings and deliver greater network, storage and computing capacity to government customers. Peraton said Wednesday it will add cleared personnel, key leaders and contracts with the Department of Defense,
Aerospace Corp. Secures $1.15B USSF Contract Option to Support National Space Systems
Contract Awards

Aerospace Corp. Secures $1.15B USSF Contract Option to Support National Space Systems

The Aerospace Corp. has secured a one-year, $1.15 billion contract modification from the U.S. Space Force to engineer and integrate systems that support the national space enterprise. The modification exercises the third option year of a previously awarded contract and covers services for fiscal year 2022, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. DOD noted that
Kevin Brown Named SAIC CISO
Executive Moves

Kevin Brown Named SAIC CISO

Kevin Brown, a U.S. Navy veteran and a cybersecurity professional, has been appointed chief information security officer at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). He will report to SAIC Chief Information Officer Nathan Rogers and will manage the company’s cybersecurity strategy with oversight of threat intelligence, incident response, information governance, remediation, monitoring, business resilience, awareness,
DHS Officials to Discuss AI’s Role in Homeland Security Mission at GovCon Wire Forum
Artificial Intelligence

DHS Officials to Discuss AI’s Role in Homeland Security Mission at GovCon Wire Forum

Department of Homeland Security officials John Cohen and Melissa Smislova will deliver keynote addresses to GovCon Wire’s virtual forum on Oct. 7 to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in the DHS mission. Cohen serves as acting undersecretary of intelligence and analysis at DHS, where he brings more than three decades of law enforcement and
FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name; Kevin Mandia Quoted
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FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name; Kevin Mandia Quoted

FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will change its name to Mandiant on Oct. 4 and start trading under the ticker symbol “MNDT” on Oct. 5. “Given the pending sale of the FireEye Products business to Symphony Technology Group, this year’s Cyber Defense Summit is an ideal time to rename and relaunch the company as Mandiant,” FireEye CEO
5 Small Businesses Win Spots on $620M Army Construction Services Contract
Contract Awards

5 Small Businesses Win Spots on $620M Army Construction Services Contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected five small businesses to compete for construction task orders under a potential five-year, $620.1 million firm-fixed-price contract. USACE received 36 bids for the acquisition program and the agency plans to determine funds and work locations upon issuance of individual orders, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The
Millennium Receives $177M Navy IT Support Task Order
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Millennium Receives $177M Navy IT Support Task Order

Millennium will help the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command manage the life cycle of enterprise systems for the U.S. Navy as part of a five-year task order worth potentially $177 million. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will support the Navy’s human resource information technology platforms and other systems managed by the branch’s program
ECS to Help Consolidate DHA’s Electronic Health Records; Keith Quigley Quoted
Contract Awards

ECS to Help Consolidate DHA’s Electronic Health Records; Keith Quigley Quoted

ECS has received a contract to transfer medical data from the Defense Health Agency’s legacy information technology systems to a single electronic health records platform. The Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will help agency personnel decommission older EHR systems and integrate a unified database for patient records with existing agency infrastructure under the Legacy
B&A’s Shana Hammond-Adler, Kelly Baltz Presented With Respective Leadership Recognitions
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B&A’s Shana Hammond-Adler, Kelly Baltz Presented With Respective Leadership Recognitions

B&A announced on Wednesday that the contributions of two of its executive leaders in their respective leadership communities were recently recognized, with Shana Hammond-Adler, VP of capture and proposal, winning Virginia Business Magazine’s Virginia Business Women in Leadership Award, and Kelly Baltz, VP of talent and operations, receiving the 2021 HR Leadership Award from DCA
Accenture Releases Survey Results Exploring Crucial Tech Trends for Federal Agencies; CIO Kyle Michl, CTO Chris Copeland Quoted
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Accenture Releases Survey Results Exploring Crucial Tech Trends for Federal Agencies; CIO Kyle Michl, CTO Chris Copeland Quoted

Accenture Federal Services conducted a global survey, capturing insights from over 6,000 businesses and executives to identify the recent emerging industry-leading trends in the federal technology sector as a result of the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well the future implications for government agencies. The abrupt onset of emergency lockdown restrictions last
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