Posts from GovCon Daily for 10/08/2015

Kay Sears of Intelsat General on Industry’s Role in Military Satcom Programs, Firm’s DC Area Presence

Intelsat General — a subsidiary of the satellite services conglomerate Intelsat S.A. — moved its headquarters in the summer of last year to Tysons Corner, Va, which also houses offices for the parent company…

Sanjay Sardar Joins SAIC as Data Science VP, Service Line Director; Charles Onstott Comments

Sanjay Sardar, former chief information officer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has been appointed vice president and service line director for data science at Science Applications International Corp…

Mary Davie: GSA Updates Federal Acquisition Gateway Platform

The General Services Administration has added new tools and information technology categories to an online portal designed to help federal acquisition professionals connect and collaborate with each other…

Carol Bonosaro to Retire as Senior Executives Association President; Barbara Pabotoy Comments

Carol Bonosaro will retire from her position as president of the Senior Executives Association on Nov. 4 and transition into the role of president emeritus. She has led the group that represents career federal executives as president since 1986…

L-3 to Integrate Mission Systems on Coast Guard C-130J Aircraft

A division of L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) will manufacture, test and install mission systems on two C-130J long-range surveillance planes under a potential five-year, $93 million contract with the U…

Raytheon to Install Border Security Systems in Jordan; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon has received an $18.6 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to implement monitoring systems along the Jordan-Syria border. The company will install sensors, cameras and barrier fences in the area for DTRA’s Jordan border security project, Raytheon said Thursday…

Iron Mountain to Open Sterling-Based Federal Records Storage Center; Ernest Cloutier Comments

Iron Mountain will open a new center Tuesday that will store government records for federal agencies that seek to comply with policies to reduce their physical footprints. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va…