iGate Technologies names new associate VP

iGate Technologies has named Carl William Lucas associate vice president, where he will be responsible for contract execution and oversight to the company’s government customers across the United States.

Lucas was most recently a senior program manager for InfoReliance Corp. He also spent 20 years at Northrop Grumman Information Systems. Read More

ITT Exelis to deliver advanced weather imager to South Korea

ITT Exelis has won a multimillion dollar contract with South Korea to provide the country with an advanced geostationary weather imager to support the country’s forecasting capabilities.

This contract is related to the GEO-KOMPSAT-2A program, under which Exelis will deliver an advanced metrological imager, to be launched into geostationary orbit in 2017, the company said. Read More

BAE wins $20M Navy contract for mine detection sensor

BAE Systems has won a $20 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide a mine detection sensor prototype that detects mines and obstacles in near-shore waters.

This contract is part of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis program, which uses BAE Systems’ approach to obtain resources in design, integration and testing. Read More

WT ushers in new era

Next week, a new chapter begins for Washington Technology.

We’re proud to launch the Washington Technology Insider, a membership model for the readers and users of our website.

IntelliDyne taps new senior business development director

IntelliDyne has named Brian Mortweet senior business development director, where he will further expand the company's civilian and law enforcement market sectors.

Mortweet joins IntelliDyne from BAE Systems, where he served as vice president of federal civilian solutions.

No competition for private intell cloud contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a $45 million contract to Alliance Technology Group for private cloud services for an intelligence agency without conducting a competition.

In itsjustification document for the no-compete procurement, DISA describes a need for an ISR – intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance – cloud for large data object storage and that Alliance Technology, a small business in Hanover, Md., is the only company capable of meeting the requirements.

McLane Advanced Technologies names insider president and COO

McLane Advanced Technologies has promoted retired Army Major Gen. James Chambers to president and chief operating officer. He was formerly executive vice president.

Before joining McLane Advanced Technologies in 2011, Chambers served for over 33 years in the Army, including a stint as director of logistics, J-4 U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

How to develop your ex-govvie new hire for the best results

 How many of us have witnessed companies, especially smaller-sized firms, hiring a former government employee to ‘open doors’?  I have observed this situation a number of times and observed rare success for both parties.

These people are often told, in more elegant terms, to “open doors” or “go find new business” or “find out about that new large procurement” by a senior manager in the company. This is interesting given that many of the people I met from the government, in these situations, had been career employees who had never worked in a company that was highly focused on revenue and profit each month.

CACI wins $9.7M modification for program management, engineering services

CACI-CMS Information Systems has won a $9.7 million contract modification to provide program management and engineering services in support of Defense Department biometric programs.

This modification is to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract, and brings the total value of the contract to $43.4 million.

Work is to be performed in Alexandria, Va.

Funds were obligated at the time of the award, but no word on whether they will expire at the end of fiscal 2013. 

Former GTSI execs reunited at new firm

Two executives who you could argue pulled GTSI back from the brink have reunited at a new company.

Sterling Phillips was brought in as the CEO of GTSI in 2010, in the aftermath of the company’s scandal involving small business contracts. The company’s revenue was plummeting.