Contractor convicted of spying on former company

A business development executive at a government contracting firm has been found guilty of spying on his former employer.

Robert Edwin Steele, 38, of Alexandria, Va., was convicted of 14 counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer.

According to a statement by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Steele left one company in December 2010, but kept a secret administrative account, and used that to download hundreds of proprietary documents from his former company.

Can you afford to chase premium price? Maybe.

When the government awards a contract to other than the lowest priced offeror, it pays a price premium to make that award. How much price premium the government will pay is left to the judgment of the selecting official. This amount varies by type of service or product being procured, details of each solicitation, and experience of the source selection official.

GD C4 Systems wins $16M contract to replace radars

General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a $16 million contract modification to develop a new radar system for the U.S. Army’s Range Radar Replacement Program.

The High/Medium Power Close-in Radar system will acquire information about the launch and early stages of flight for munitions and other low-flying objects, the company said in a release.

Northrop names new CEO for U.K., Europe

Northrop Grumman has named Andrew Tyler CEO of its business in the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1.

As CEO, Tyler will play a leading role in supporting the company’s current programs, develop strategies for growth and will identify new business opportunities for Northrop Grumman’s activities in the United Kingdom and in Europe, including NATO countries, the company said in a release.

Raytheon makes customer-focused move

I don’t usually pay too much attention to when companies move locations and open new offices, but Raytheon’s recent move to consolidate the headquarters of its new Intelligence, Information and Services business in Northern Virginia is worth commenting on.

It’s emblematic of what executives are telling me is a top priority – staying close to customers.

Sequestration dampens CACI's quarter results

Sequestration and the draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan have conspired to bring down revenue at CACI International.

But the company has made several moves to shore up the bottom line, including layoffs and share repurchases.

The unspecified number of layoffs cost the company $2 million in CACI’s third quarter, which ended March 31, and could cost $3 million to $5 million in the fourth quarter, which ends June 30, according to statements made during the company’s analyst call on Thursday.

McLean Group expands government team with two new hires

The McLean Group has named Greg Woodford senior managing director and Greg Nossaman managing director of the company’s aerospace, defense and government services team.

Woodford and Nossaman join the company from similar roles at BB&T Capital Markets|The Windsor Group, where they advised on more than 100 middle market mergers and acquisitions transactions. Among the companies they worked with are BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI International, Honeywell International, ICF International, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, ManTech International and SAIC.

Can an Agile mindset save you from the LPTA trap?

At Optimos, we’re pretty keen on Agile methodologies, whose iterative and incremental nature align with our smaller, smarter, faster, cheaper philosophy and approach to government services and solutions. Particularly in constrained budget environments, and when definitive requirements may be elusive, Agile’s component methodologies and practices increase the likelihood of success and return on investment on software-based development, integration and configuration projects.

NetCents protests keep rolling in

Another five companies have filed protests against the Air Force’s NetCents 2 Products contract awards. That brings the total to 10 and the window for more protests is still open.

Sources tell me tat there were 24 bidders considered technically acceptable for the contract. Eight companies were picked as winners by the Air Force in the second round of the troubled $6.9 billion IT contract. Ten have filed protests, so there are potentially six more unhappy contractors that could file protests with the Government Accountability Office.

SAIC wins $56M NASA service contract for compliance services

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $56 million contract with NASA to provide safety, health, environmental and mission assurance services at two of NASA’s Ohio stations.

Under the contract, which has a 19-month base, three options years, and one five-month option, SAIC will provide services to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and to the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.