GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/6/2021

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Contract Awards

Parsons Secures $618M GSA Task Order for Cyber, Intelligence Tech Services

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has received a $618 million task order from the General Services Administration to provide system engineering, research and development, prototyping, training and open-source intelligence capabilities needed for enhancing the cyber and intelligence technologies of the intelligence community. The professional services are in support of IC systems used for command, control, computers, communications,

News

BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser Receives Fourth Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

Mark Gerencser, chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), was presented his fourth Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his stellar leadership as BENS’ chairman and other organizations as well as his drive and vision to establish a new national response and address our national security issues.

News

NEC Forms Subsidiary to Support US National Security Tech Requirements; Benji Hutchinson Quoted

NEC Corporation of America has launched a new subsidiary that will offer biometric identity, machine learning, computer vision and artificial intelligence applications to the homeland security, defense, intelligence and law enforcement sectors. Benji Hutchinson, an industry veteran and a biometrics and AI leader, will lead NEC National Security Solutions as president and Patricia Ford will

M&A Activity

Perspecta Shareholders Clear Merger With Peraton

Stockholders of Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) on Wednesday approved a proposal to be acquired by private equity firm Veritas Capital and be merged with its portfolio company Peraton. Holders of majority of Perspecta’s shares issued and outstanding as of March 18 voted in favor of the merger agreement, the company said Wednesday. With the approval, the

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Peraton’s Tom Afferton to Participate in GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum

Tom Afferton, president of the cyber mission sector at Peraton, will provide a keynote speaker introduction at GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum on May 12. He will introduce Morgan Adamski, chief of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, during the virtual event. Afferton joined Peraton, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, in February after

Executive Moves

Navy Veteran Thomas Moore Named Deep Water Point Principal

Thomas Moore, a 39-year U.S. Navy veteran and former commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, has joined federal management consulting firm Deep Water Point as a principal. The retired vice admiral will work as part of Deep Water Point’s consulting practice to help build up its team focused on serving the defense sector, the company

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Potomac Officers Club to Feature CMMC-AB Chairman Karlton Johnson as Keynote Speaker at 2021 CMMC Forum on June 16th

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is necessary for any government contractor to do business with the Department of Defense and its associated agencies. Certification is required to ensure government contractors have stringent and resilient cybersecurity systems to protect vital U.S. information assets against hacking from hostile actors and mismanagement due to inferior information technology (IT) system

Contract Awards

USAF Selects Three Contractors for $300M Landing Gear Integrity Program

Engineering and Software System Solutions, Southwest Research Institute and the University of Dayton Research Institute have secured positions on a 20-year, $300 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force sustain the functional and structural performance of aircraft landing gear systems. Contractors will perform work under the service branch’s Comprehensive Landing Gear Integrity Program, which

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Former ManTech Exec Yvonne Vervaet Joins Acclaim Technical Services as Chief Growth Officer

Yvonne Vervaet, formerly chief growth officer of ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT), has been appointed to the same position at Reston, Virginia-based language and intelligence services provider Acclaim Technical Services. The 26-year government services industry veteran will oversee ATS’ strategic efforts to pursue organic growth and expand its presence across new markets, the company said Wednesday. Vervaet

Executive Moves

Catherine Urban Promoted to ACT I CFO

Catherine Urban, formerly deputy chief financial officer of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has been appointed to succeed Mark Hughes as CFO of ACT I. She will directly report to ACT I CEO Michael Niggel and will bring to the role decades of business operations and finance experience with oversight of the company’s program control,

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/6/2021

Parsons Secures $618M GSA Task Order for Cyber, Intelligence Tech Services

BENS Chairman Mark Gerencser Receives Fourth Wash100 Award; Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted

NEC Forms Subsidiary to Support US National Security Tech Requirements; Benji Hutchinson Quoted

Perspecta Shareholders Clear Merger With Peraton

Peraton’s Tom Afferton to Participate in GovCon Wire’s Defense Cybersecurity Forum

Navy Veteran Thomas Moore Named Deep Water Point Principal

Potomac Officers Club to Feature CMMC-AB Chairman Karlton Johnson as Keynote Speaker at 2021 CMMC Forum on June 16th

USAF Selects Three Contractors for $300M Landing Gear Integrity Program

Former ManTech Exec Yvonne Vervaet Joins Acclaim Technical Services as Chief Growth Officer

Catherine Urban Promoted to ACT I CFO

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