Chuck Prow, President and CEO of Vectrus, Selected to 2018 Wash100 For His Vision and Implementation of Key Growth Initiatives Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Chuck Prow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vectrus, as an inductee into the 2018 edition of the Wash100 —Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for his leadership in expanding the company’s portfolio…

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CenturyLink Unveils Strategic Govt Exec Leadership Team; David Young Comments CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has named eight executives to the strategic government leadership team that will work to support federal agencies, educational institutions, national and regional public consortiums and defense companies…

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Air Force Vet Mark Hughes Named ACT I CFO; Michael Niggel Comments Mark Hughes, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has been appointed chief financial officer at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International. He will oversee the Arlington, Virginia-based government acquisition support services provider’s programs, budgeting and strategic planning efforts as well as assess merger and acquisition opportunities, ACT I said Thursday…

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Arlington Capital Makes Intell Community Tech Push Through IAI Purchase Arlington Capital Partners has purchased Chantilly, Virginia-based systems engineering and technical analysis services provider Integrity Applications Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The Washington-based private equity firm said Wednesday it plans to merge IAI with human intelligence platforms provider Xebec that Arlington Capital acquired in 2017…

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George Wilson, President and CEO of ECS Federal, Named to 2018 Wash100 for Strong M&A Leadership Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that George Wilson, President and CEO of ECS Federal , has been inducted into the 2018 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for spearheading strong growth and leadership during a pivotal merger and acquisition…

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Cog-MSI Team Lands Contract to Build Army Medical Data Segregation Platform The U.S. Army and Defense Health Agency have chosen a Cog–Management Sciences Inc. team to develop a dual-persona mobile system that can tunnel the service branch’s unclassified medical information through a classified tactical network…

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Red Hat’s David Egts on 3 Application Migration Approaches David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s public sector, told MeriTalk in an interview published Wednesday that lift and shift, augment with new layers and rewrite are three approaches government agencies and companies can adopt to modernize aging applications…

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Report: Boeing Shows Interest in Canada’s Fighter Jet Competition Boeing has expressed interest to participate in a competition to produce 88 new fighter planes for Canada, Reuters reported Friday. The Canadian government set a Feb. 9 deadline for companies to show their interest to take part in the procurement effort that could be worth between approximately $12 billion and $15 billion and plans to issue the aircraft specifications in 2019, according to sources…

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SPA Adds Former Stratcom Chief Cecil Haney to Board; William Vantine Comments Cecil Haney, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former head of the U.S. Strategic Command, has joined Systems Planning and Analysis‘ board of directors. SPA CEO and President William Vantine said in a press release that Haney brings to the company his experience in military operations, defense acquisition, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, space, cyber and plans, policy and requirements…

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NASA Targets April Launch for 14th SpaceX Resupply Mission NASA expects the next resupply service mission of a SpaceX-built cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station will launch no earlier than April. Dragon will lift atop Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of SpaceX’s 14th mission to deliver supplies and experiments for the space agency under the Commercial Resupply Services contract, NASA said Thursday…

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Lockheed Breaks Ground on $50M R&D Facility Lockheed Martin has invested $50 million to build a new office building in Orlando, Florida, as part of the defense contractor’s expansion efforts. The company said Wednesday it broke ground on the 225,000-square-foot Research & Development II facility and plans to recruit up to 1,800 workers over the next two years, 500 of whom will occupy the Orlando office…

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