GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/5/2021

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Executive Mosaic Announces 2021 Wash100 Popular Vote Standings Winner; Jim Garrettson Comments

Following months of anticipation and a record-shattering turnout of votes and participation from the government contracting (GovCon) community, Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that Dr. Stacey Dixon, deputy director of the National Geospatial Agency (NGA), has secured first place in the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings. After the selection of the industry’s most consequential leaders,

Executive Moves

Christopher Cage to Succeed James Reagan as Leidos CFO; Roger Krone Quoted

Christopher Cage, senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), will succeed the retiring James Reagan as the company’s chief financial officer on July 5. Reagan, CFO of Leidos since 2015 and a four-time Wash100 Award recipient, will continue to serve as an adviser through the end of 2021, the company said

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Novetta President, CEO Tiffanny Gates Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award

Tiffanny Gates, president and CEO of Novetta, was presented her third Wash100 Award on Monday, the most prestigious honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to Novetta by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. Gates received her 2021 Wash100 Award for her leadership and driving

M&A Activity

Ametek Buys NSI-MI Technologies for $230M; David Zapico Quoted

Ametek (NYSE: AME) has purchased radio frequency and microwave test equipment supplier NSI-MI Technologies for approximately $230 million in a move to expand measurement and testing products. Suwanee, Georgia-based NSI-MI offers a portfolio of instruments designed to check the performance of defense, aerospace, wireless communications, research and automotive systems, Ametek said Tuesday. David Zapico, chairman

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Accenture Federal Services’ Bill Marion to Moderate Next Digital Domain Panel at 2021 Navy Forum

Bill Marion, managing director of growth and strategy in Accenture Federal Services‘ defense and intelligence practice, will lead a panel discussion on the digital transformation landscape at an upcoming Potomac Officers Club forum. Marion will serve as the moderator of “The Next Digital Domain- Driving UX, Data, and Platform Success Panel” during the 2021 Navy

M&A Activity

AeroVironment Closes Telerob Purchase; Wahid Nawabi Quoted

AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has closed its acquisition of Telerob, a Germany-based ground robotics vehicle developer. “Our acquisition of Telerob marks a significant expansion to our portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, from small and medium unmanned aircraft systems, to tactical missile systems and now, unmanned ground vehicles,” Wahid Nawabi, president and CEO of AeroVironment, said

Executive Moves

Mitre Appoints Wen Masters as Cyber Technologies VP

Wen Masters, previously deputy director for research at Georgia Tech Research Institute, has been appointed as Mitre‘s vice president for cyber technologies, effective May 17. She will oversee Mitre’s cybersecurity strategy across a portfolio of programs including those that tackle national security and economics, the organization said Tuesday. Masters’ responsibilities as VP include leading cybersecurity

Executive Moves

Christian Marrone Elevates to Lockheed SVP Role

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has promoted Christian Marrone from vice president to senior VP of government affairs. He succeeds the retiring Robert Rangel, who has managed the company’s interaction with Congress and its customer relationships across the public sector, Lockheed said Tuesday. Marrone served as vice president of external affairs and chief of staff at

Executive Moves

Former DOD Cybersecurity Exec Carmen Santos-Logan Named Millennium Business Development VP

Carmen Santos-Logan, former deputy director of cybersecurity architecture and capability oversight at the Department of Defense, has joined Millennium as vice president of business development. Santos-Logan will oversee the Arlington, Virginia-based company’s business growth and development, capture and proposal functions, Millennium said Tuesday. She brings three decades of information technology and cybersecurity experience across DOD

Executive Moves

Former Raytheon Exec Steve duMont Joins General Motors’ Defense Business as President

General Motors has appointed Steve duMont, a former executive at the intelligence and space segment of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), as president of its defense business arm, replacing Tim Herrick, who has been holding the post on an interim basis. duMont brings two decades of experience in working with big defense industry players, having served

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/5/2021

Executive Mosaic Announces 2021 Wash100 Popular Vote Standings Winner; Jim Garrettson Comments

Christopher Cage to Succeed James Reagan as Leidos CFO; Roger Krone Quoted

Novetta President, CEO Tiffanny Gates Receives Third Consecutive Wash100 Award

Ametek Buys NSI-MI Technologies for $230M; David Zapico Quoted

Accenture Federal Services’ Bill Marion to Moderate Next Digital Domain Panel at 2021 Navy Forum

AeroVironment Closes Telerob Purchase; Wahid Nawabi Quoted

Mitre Appoints Wen Masters as Cyber Technologies VP

Christian Marrone Elevates to Lockheed SVP Role

Former DOD Cybersecurity Exec Carmen Santos-Logan Named Millennium Business Development VP

Former Raytheon Exec Steve duMont Joins General Motors’ Defense Business as President

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