Government contractor Avineon Inc. has hired James Smith as senior vice president for federal business development to lead the team in tailoring technical solutions to better serve federal civilian, defense and homeland security agencies.
When Vivek Kundra blamed an "IT cartel" for the slow adoption of cloud computing, he showed how little he understands about how government and contractors work, writes Mark Amtower.
Six government contractors have each won a Defense Department contract worth more than $40 million to provide a range of support services to the Navy and other DOD and federal agencies, according to a September 8 DOD announcement.
ATK Inc., an aerospace and defense contractor that has been based in Minneapolis, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Va., on Oct. 1, and expand its existing office space there to accommodate the move.
Dovèl Technologies has hired Adam Welsh as senior vice president and general manager for health IT to grow the company’s presence and gain new customers.
Lockheed Martin Corp. will reduce its human resources roles by some 340 employees, more than half of whom accepted a corporate buyout, the company announced Sept. 8.
Science Applications International Corp. will provide mission-critical IT to the Defense Department under a five-year contract that has a ceiling value of more than $35 million if all options are exercised.
ManTech International Corp. has appointed Deborah Thurman senior vice president and group deputy in the Systems Engineering and Advanced Technology group. She formerly served as senior vice president of contracts responsible for all contract-related functional areas within the company.
