GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/12/2022

News

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Richard Montoni of Maximus

Richard Montoni, who served as CEO of Maximus for 12 years beginning in 2006, was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Technology Good Scout Award in October 2017. Maximus credited Montoni with transforming the Reston, Virginia-based health and human services provider to “a highly focused, preeminent partner to

Executive Moves

Zee Hussain, Jim Bugel Take New Leadership Roles Within AT&T Public Sector in Series of Exec Moves

AT&T (NYSE: T) has named telecommunications industry veterans Zee Hussain and Jim Bugel as president of the company’s public sector business and president of its FirstNet program, respectively, in a string of leadership changes that will take effect on Oct. 16. Hussain will succeed Jason Porter (2022 Wash100 inductee), who will assume a new leadership

Executive Moves

Former IBM VP Mandy Long Becomes CEO of BigBear.ai

Amanda “Mandy” Long, most recently vice president of information technology automation at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) as CEO and a board member. Long succeeds Reggie Brothers, who will stay as a company adviser and transition to the role of operating partner at BigBear’s private equity owner AE Industrial Partners, the Columbia,

Events

Honorable Sue Gordon Outlines Intelligence Community’s Top 5 Data Problems

The modern global intelligence landscape is marked by the ubiquity of sensors, the proliferation of data and the race toward advanced technology adoption. Today, the U.S. intelligence community is working to solve some of its most pressing data challenges in order to stay at the global forefront of intelligence and innovation. According to the Honorable Sue

Contract Awards

Army Orders $235M in L3Harris Radios; Dana Mehnert Quoted

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a pair of orders worth $235 million combined to manufacture two-channel tactical radio systems for the U.S. Army. Both awards mark the second full-rate production orders for the Falcon IV AN/PRC-163 Leader and AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios under the potential 10-year, $16 billion Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit contract,

Executive Moves

Ventech Appoints Fred Altimont, Tony Meyer to SVP Roles; Tonia Bleecher Quoted

Ventech Solutions has named Fred Altimont and Tony Meyer, respectively former executives at Optum Health and Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), senior vice presidents of growth and business development. They will report to Ventech CEO Tonia Bleecher and aim to grow the health care technology provider’s public sector business, the Ohio-based company said Tuesday.

Contract Awards

AAR, Boeing Awarded $199M in Poseidon Aircraft Maintenance Contract Modifications

An AAR‘ (NYSE: AIR) government services subsidiary and Boeing (NYSE: BA) have received contract modifications worth a combined $199 million to respectively maintain P-8A planes and engines for the U.S. Navy, Australia and other unnamed international clients. AAR (NYSE: AIR) Government Services and Boeing (NYSE: BA) will deliver depot-level support services through October 2023 for the service branch,

Executive Moves

Octo Promotes Meghan Gifford to Corporate Development, Strategy VP

Meghan Gifford has been promoted from senior director to vice president of corporate development and strategy at Reston, Virginia-headquartered government technology provider Octo. She will collaborate with Octo’s executive leadership team and board of directors on overseeing the company’s strategic planning and merger-and-acquisition initiatives, the company said Tuesday. Gifford will continue to spearhead the Integration

M&A Activity

Boecore Acquires Space Tech Provider Ascension Engineering Group

Boecore, a portfolio company of private investment firm Enlightenment Capital, has purchased space systems provider Ascension Engineering Group for an undisclosed sum. AEG is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business founded in 2017 and provides satellite communications engineering platforms for NASA, the U.S. Army, U.S. Space Force, other defense and military agencies and commercial clients, Enlightenment

News

Q&A With Amentum Contracts VP Heather Dallara on Advancing Contract Processes, Offerings

In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Heather Dallara, vice president of contracts at Amentum, to talk about the most significant ways that the company is pursuing to advance its contract bidding offerings and processes. The Q&A also tackled Amentum’s workforce-related initiatives and how industry and government leaders could collaborate to drive innovation.

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/12/2022

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Richard Montoni of Maximus

Zee Hussain, Jim Bugel Take New Leadership Roles Within AT&T Public Sector in Series of Exec Moves

Former IBM VP Mandy Long Becomes CEO of BigBear.ai

Honorable Sue Gordon Outlines Intelligence Community’s Top 5 Data Problems

Army Orders $235M in L3Harris Radios; Dana Mehnert Quoted

Ventech Appoints Fred Altimont, Tony Meyer to SVP Roles; Tonia Bleecher Quoted

AAR, Boeing Awarded $199M in Poseidon Aircraft Maintenance Contract Modifications

Octo Promotes Meghan Gifford to Corporate Development, Strategy VP

Boecore Acquires Space Tech Provider Ascension Engineering Group

Q&A With Amentum Contracts VP Heather Dallara on Advancing Contract Processes, Offerings

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