GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/8/2022

News

Dawne Hickton, Jacobs EVP & President of Critical Mission Solutions, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Driving Cybersecurity and Space Services Growth Strategy

Dawne Hickton, an executive vice president at Jacobs and president of the company’s critical mission solutions group, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient. She has been selected three consecutive times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of the most significant contributors to government contracting industry activity. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted Hickton’s induction into

Financial Reports

Vectrus Posts 28% Growth in 2021 Revenue, $5B in Total Backlog; Chuck Prow Quoted

Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) saw its full 2021 revenue increase 28 percent to $1.78 billion and reported $419.4 million in sales for the fourth quarter of 2021, up 18 percent from the prior-year period. The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based government services contractor said Monday it ended the year with a total backlog of $5 billion, of which

Contract Awards

American Systems Gets $118M CBP Verification & Validation Support Task Order; Peter Smith Quoted

American Systems will provide independent verification and validation support services for the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection under a potential five-year, $118 million task order. The single-award task order awarded through the General Services Administration’s Alliant 2 contract calls for the company to verify and validate whether all systems and products purchased

M&A Activity

BAE Closes $200M BISim Purchase

BAE Systems has closed its $200 million purchase of military training and simulation software developer Bohemia Interactive Simulations. BAE first announced the deal in November 2021 and the defense contractor said Monday BISim will operate under the company’s intelligence and security sector, led by 2022 Wash100 inductee Al Whitmore. The acquired business offers its virtual

Executive Moves

Dave Wajsgras to Join Intelsat as CEO

Dave Wajsgras, a two-decade aerospace and defense industry leader and a six-time Wash100 awardee, will assume the role of CEO of Intelsat on April 4. He will succeed the retiring Stephen Spengler, who has served in various senior leadership roles for more than 18 years and as CEO of the satellite communications company for seven

Executive Moves

Judy Lewis Named Business Development VP for SAIC’s Army Unit

Judy Lewis, a defense industry executive with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). SAIC Senior Vice President Jon Rucker said in a LinkedIn post published Monday that Lewis will be part of the company’s business unit that provides support to

Contract Awards

Air Force Taps 4 Companies for $300M Military Test Facility Modernization Contract

Four companies have won spots on a five-year, $300 million contract to restore and modernize ground test facilities for the U.S. Air Force. The military service received eight offers for the Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernization II contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Department of Defense said Monday. Awardees could update mechanical, electrical,

News

NSA Cyber Chief Rob Joyce Gets 2nd Wash100 Recognition

Executive Mosaic has featured Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity at the National Security Agency, in the 2022 Wash100 class for his leadership in agency efforts to protect critical U.S. assets from nation-state actors. Joyce has been selected two times to the annual list of the government contracting arena’s most influential figures with his first induction

Contract Awards

MetTel to Update Marine Corps Recruitment Command’s Internet Network; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

MetTel has received a potential $58 million contract to provide internet protocol network services to the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command. The company said Tuesday it will update command infrastructure to support computers, telephones, mobile devices and video collaboration applications. Under the contract, USMC’s recruitment organization will have access to an Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions portal

Executive Moves

Lisa Brown Promoted to CVP Chief Customer Officer

Lisa Brown, former senior vice president of delivery operations at Customer Value Partners, has been elevated to chief customer officer at the Fairfax, Virginia-based technology consultancy. The 13-year company veteran will aim to identify service gaps and understand client requirements in the newly created position, CVP said Wednesday. Brown has gained more than 25 years

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/8/2022

Dawne Hickton, Jacobs EVP & President of Critical Mission Solutions, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Driving Cybersecurity and Space Services Growth Strategy

Vectrus Posts 28% Growth in 2021 Revenue, $5B in Total Backlog; Chuck Prow Quoted

American Systems Gets $118M CBP Verification & Validation Support Task Order; Peter Smith Quoted

BAE Closes $200M BISim Purchase

Dave Wajsgras to Join Intelsat as CEO

Judy Lewis Named Business Development VP for SAIC’s Army Unit

Air Force Taps 4 Companies for $300M Military Test Facility Modernization Contract

NSA Cyber Chief Rob Joyce Gets 2nd Wash100 Recognition

MetTel to Update Marine Corps Recruitment Command’s Internet Network; Robert Dapkiewicz Quoted

Lisa Brown Promoted to CVP Chief Customer Officer

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