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Vectrus Buys Electronic Security Firm Advantor Systems; Chuck Prow Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 11, 2019 — Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has acquired Advantor Systems, an electronic security solutions company whose products are utilized at 2K sites by clients around the world, through a $44M transaction with Infrasafe and McCarthy Capital, GovCon Wire reported Monday.
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Serco Lines Up $225M Acquisition of Alion’s Naval Systems Business; Dave Dacquino Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 5, 2019 — Serco Inc. will acquire Alion Science and Technology‘s naval systems business in a $225M transaction that is anticipated to close by the second half of the year, GovCon Wire reported May 24. The definitive asset purchase agreement also includes the business unit’s Canadian arm and related contract operations […] More
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Omnitec Solutions to Help Navy Plan Naval Aviation and Joint Programs
Omnitec Solutions has won a potential five-year, $45.3M contract to help the U.S. Navy explore strategies to accelerate procurement program planning and implementation processes.
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AWS’ Brett McMillen on Cloud Adoption in Federal Government
Brett McMillen, director of federal government at Amazon Web Services, told FedScoop in a video interview posted Wednesday that the company has seen meaningful progress in federal information technology modernization as agencies realize the benefits of cloud adoption.
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Cubic Buys Nuvotronics in Push to Advance Protected Comms Capability, Mike Twyman Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 27, 2019 — Cubic (NYSE: CUB) completed its estimated $64M acquisition of microfabricated radio-frequency systems provider Nuvotronics earlier this month as it seeks to expand its protected communications portfolio, GovCon Wire reported March 15. Cubic said March 14 it also aims to facilitate synergies in the supply chain and build on […] More
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NVIDIA’s Anthony Robbins: Acquisition Professionals Need to Be ‘Creative’ to Meet AI Demand
Anthony Robbins, vice president of North American public sector at NVIDIA, said contracting officials should find innovative ways to speed up the acquisition process in order to meet the demand for artificial intelligence, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. “Everyone of us in this room would be retired way before [reform] is done,†Robbins, a 2019 Wash100 winner, said Thursday at a Northern Virginia Technology Council event.
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Booz Allen’s Henry “Trey†Obering: DoD Should Accelerate Directed Energy Weapons Development
Henry “Trey†Obering, an executive vice president and directed energy lead at Booz Allen Hamilton, has outlined several measures the Department of Defense should do to expedite the development of lasers and directed energy weapons to achieve military advantage against emerging threats. Obering wrote in a Defense One article published Wednesday that DoD should increase spending on directed energy weapons to up to $3B per year to improve laser power and beam quality as well as reduce the size, weight, power and cost requirements of such weapons.
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Tammer Olibah: Thermopylae’s Google-Powered Visualization Tech to Augment Hexagon US Federal Software
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2019 — Tammer Olibah, CEO of Hexagon‘s federal business, said the Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) technology stack used in visualization products built by Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, which Hexagon is set to acquire, will complement Hexagon US Federal’s software portfolio, GovCon Wire reported March 5. Olibah noted in a company press […] More
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ManTech’s Kevin Phillips: Planned KGS Acquisition Part of Strategy to Expand Fed Civilian Capabilities
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 12, 2019 — ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has entered into an agreement earlier this month to acquire Kforce Government Solutions for $115M and bring in 500-plus employees from KGS with the goal to increase its federal civilian and health portfolio, GovCon Wire reported March 4. The transaction, which is expected to […] More
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CACI Pushes Cyber, EW & SIGINT Growth With Close of LGS Acquisition; Ken Asbury Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 11, 2019 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) completed the requirements earlier this month for its purchase of LGS Innovations in a move to expand its portfolio of cyber, electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities, GovCon Wire reported March 4. The company bought LGS from CoVant Management and Madison Dearborn Partners, finalizing […] More
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Army Advances Procurement Strategy for Software-Defined Radios
Col. Garth Winterle, project manager for tactical radios at program executive office for command, control and communications-tactical, has said the U.S. Army has been advancing an acquisition strategy for software-defined radios, National Defense reported Friday. “Software defined radios allow for less complicated waveform upgrades and do not require costly hardware changes as we incorporate electronic warfare hardening and cyber protection,†Winterle said.
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