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SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene Cites Engility Integration, Talent Acquisition as Top Priorities
Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp. and a 2019 Wash100 winner, told Defense News in an interview published Thursday that her top priority is continued focus on integrating Engility after SAIC closed the acquisition in January.
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DynCorp Selected for 2020 Military-Friendly Employer List
Veteran-owned firm Viqtory has added DynCorp International to its list of military-friendly employers for 2020.
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DHS Awards 1000th SBIR Contract
The Department of Homeland Security has reached a new milestone in its Small Business Innovation Research Program, having awarded its 1000th contract under the effort.
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Carahsoft to Offer Veritas Products Under Navy BPA
Carahsoft Technology has received a blanket purchase agreement of undisclosed value to deliver training, maintenance services and Veritas Technologies-built hardware and software systems to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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Zipline Partners With DoD for Medical Supply Drone Prototyping
Zipline has partnered with the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit to develop unmanned aircraft systems designed to address the supply needs of battlefield emergencies, FedScoop reported Wednesday.
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Serco Completes Acquisition of Alion’s Naval Systems Business Unit; Dave Dacquino Quoted
Serco, Inc. announced on Thursday that the $225M acquisition of Alion Science & Technology Corporation’s Naval Systems Business Unit, which includes its Canadian business and a small number of related contract operations.Â
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US Army Awards Raytheon $108M Contract to Train Afghan Air Force; Bob Williams Quoted
Raytheon announced on Thursday that the U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected the company to develop a new training program for the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation called the Afghanistan Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Training, or AMT.Â
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Perspecta Closes Knight Point Systems Purchase; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta announced on Thursday that the company has completed its $250 million acquisition of Knight Point Systems. The acquisition enhances Perspecta's robust and proven offerings in cloud, cyber, digital transformation and enterprise IT that modernize and transform government mission delivery. Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to Knight Point Systems.Â
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Nazzic Keene Assumes Role as SAIC CEO, Officially Succeeding Tony Moraco
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced on Thursday that Nazzic Keene, 2019 Wash100 Award winner, has assumed the role of chief executive officer for SAIC effective today. Keene succeeds for CEO and fellow 2019 Wash100 Award winner Tony Moraco, who announced his retirement back in March.Â
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Microsoft’s Susie Adams: Deep Learning Can Provide “Human-Level Performance†for Agency Operations
Susie Adams, chief technology officer of Microsoft’s federal arm, has said that algorithm-driven deep learning technology can be used in a range of government activities such as predictive maintenance and fraud detection, FedTech reported Wednesday.