
Top Business Development Execs to Watch in 2022: Amentum’s Sean Mullen
Sean Mullen Executive Vice President of Business Development, Amentum Sean Mullen joined Amentum in June to lead the company’s business development and growth strategy. “We are in the midst of positioning our team for transformative growth ⏤ emerging from a recent integration of two companies and working currently through a third, while simultaneously leveraging our

Pinnacle Award Finalist Rob Smith: ‘Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Is A Team Sport’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 11, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 30. Next is Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Industry Executive of the Year (Private Company) finalist Rob Smith, who’s vice president of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Amentum. Here, he talks success

Top CIOs to Watch in 2022: Amentum’s Chico Moline
Chico Moline CIO, Amentum Chico Moline joined Amentum in March to lead the company’s enterprise transformation initiatives, and in that short time, his team has progressed the major integration of merging a recently acquired company into Amentum. “We are coming off a recent integration of two substantial companies and working currently through a third, while

Amentum Joint Venture Wins $60M Army Corps of Engineers Contract
SA Environmental Services, a joint venture between Amentum and its Mentor-Protégé partner Sevenson, has won a position on the Small Business Environmental Remediation Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract. Under this contract, SA Environmental Services will provide environmental sustainability expertise for hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste remediation projects for multiple civilian and military agencies. “Amentum

Amentum Lands $39M R&D Army Contract
Amentum has won a $39 million contract to support the Army’s Combat Capabilities and Development Command Soldier Center’s Soldier Protection and Survivability Directorate to provide research, development, test and evaluation services. Amentum was awarded this contract under the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract vehicle. These task orders are awarded by the Air Force’s

Amentum Lands $260M DHS Contract to Help Counter Unmanned System Threats
Amentum has won a 5-year contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate to develop and deploy emerging capabilities and prototypes for countering unmanned systems threats. The contract has a maximum value of $260 million, and was awarded under the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract vehicle. It aims to develop

Top MarCom Leaders to Watch in 2022: Amentum’s Christine Fuentes
Christine Fuentes Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Amentum Christine Fuentes is a visionary communications professional who excels at anticipating needs and positioning her organization for growth. Since Amentum launched as an independent company in February 2020, she has built brand awareness from scratch to where it is today in the government services market. In two

2021 Pinnacle Award Winner: Marketing Executive Christine Fuentes, Amentum
Christine Fuentes, vice president of marketing and communications at Amentum, has won WashingtonExec’s 2021 Pinnacle Award for Marketing Executive of the Year (Private Company). WashingtonExec on Dec. 8 virtually unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation

John Heller Tapped as Amentum CEO
Amentum has appointed John Heller as CEO, effective March 28, succeeding John Vollmer, who led the organization since its January 2020 launch. Vollmer stays on as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Heller previously served as CEO of PAE Inc., for seven years until March 2021. ”It is an honor to be asked to

2021 Pinnacle Award Winner: Executive Assistant Dawn Holbrook, Amentum
Dawn Holbrook, executive assistant to Amentum’s CEO, has won WashingtonExec’s 2021 Pinnacle Award for Private Company Executive Assistant of the Year. WashingtonExec on Dec. 8 virtually unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering innovation for federal clients

Amentum Completes Acquisition of PAE
Amentum has closed its acquisition of PAE Inc., enhancing the company’s capabilities, size and scale. This includes the areas of synthetic training, sensor-based technologies, intelligence, cyber and IT, spectrum and electronic warfare, secure satellite communication connectivity, space operations, environmental solutions, asset management and mission support. “Acquiring PAE is a meaningful step forward in our commitment

2021 Pinnacle Award Winner: Business Development Executive Jeff Kerridge, Amentum
Jeff Kerridge, senior vice president for business development at Amentum, has won WashingtonExec’s 2021 Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year (Private Company). WashingtonExec on Dec. 8 virtually unveiled the winners of the Pinnacle Awards, an annual program that embodies the WashingtonExec spirit of highlighting successful executives and businesses saving money and fostering

Top 35 Execs to Watch in 2022: Amentum’s John Vollmer
John Vollmer CEO, Amentum Transformation and strong growth marked John Vollmer’s tenure as Amentum CEO last year during the successful integration of DynCorp International with Amentum. Before its first birthday, Amentum became a company with over $6 billion in annual revenue and more than 30,000 employees working in 105 countries worldwide. With the September 2021

Amentum Subsidiary Lands $147M Air Force Services Contract
Amentum subsidiary DynCorp International has won a $147 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide maintenance and sustainment services in support of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Global Prepositioned Materiel Services program. The contract consists of a base year and eight option years. “We look forward to partnering again with our Air Force customer

Amentum Wins $210M DLA Chemical Management Services Contract
Amentum has won a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency worth up to $210 million for hazardous materials support services at multiple Naval Fleet Readiness Centers. The term of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is five years with no option periods. “We look forward to providing first-class chemical management services throughout the full lifecycle,

‘Givers of GovCon’ Podcast: Amentum’s Fog Hahn on Supporting Military Families with Make-A-Wish
In this episode of “Givers of GovCon,” we chat with Fog Hahn, executive vice president of the strategic growth organization at Amentum. Hahn talks about Amentum’s partnership with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic and Operation Dream Maker, and how they’re granting dreams to children of military families with medical conditions. A veteran himself, Hahn shares how the regular stresses

Amentum Subsidiary Wins $301M Air Force Maintenance and Flight Operations Contract
The Air Force has awarded Amentum subsidiary DynCorp International LLC a $301 million task order. The award falls under the Aircraft Maintenance Enterprise Solution multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for aircraft maintenance and flight operations support. “We are excited to continue our long legacy of support to the Air Force on our first task

Amentum Wins $462M Contract Supporting Navy’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
Amentum has won a contract worth up to $462 million with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, to provide range operations and maintenance support services. Under the 10-year contract, Amentum will support the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, the Navy’s large-area, deep-water undersea test and evaluation range. Activities include underwater research,

Amentum Appoints Charles A. Mathis as CFO
Amentum has appointed Charles A. Mathis to its senior leadership team as chief financial officer, responsible for corporate finance activities including financial strategy, business operations, accounting, compliance, tax and treasury. “Charlie possesses extensive expertise across financial and business operations and understands the complex environment in which government services companies operate,” said CEO John Vollmer. “His

Top 25 DOD Execs to Watch in 2021: Amentum’s Fog Hahn
Ronald “Fog” Hahn Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth Organization, Amentum Since launching Amentum as an independent company in early 2020, Ronald “Fog” Hahn has been focused on driving the company’s growth. By infusing new technologies into existing work, adding to Amentum’s indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicles, building the brand and transforming the business through

Amentum Team Wins $28B Contract Supporting NNSA
Nuclear Production One, LLC — a joint venture between Amentum and Fluor — has been awarded the contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant in Tennessee and Texas, respectively. The performance-based, cost-plus-award-fee contract has a maximum value of $28 billion over a 5-year base and five 1-year option

Pinnacle Award Finalist Jeff Kerridge: ‘We Aim to Win Work that is Important, Meaningful and Challenging’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 13, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually Dec. 8. Next is Business Development Executive of the Year (Private Company) finalist Jeff Kerridge, who’s senior vice president for business development nuclear and environment at Amentum. Here, he talks key achievements, focus

Pinnacle Award Finalist Christine Fuentes: ‘Say Yes to Growth Opportunities that Present Themselves, Even if You Are Worried About Taking a Risk’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Awards were announced Oct. 13, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually Dec. 8. Next is Marketing Executive of the Year (Private Company) finalist Christine Fuentes, who’s vice president of corporate communications at Amentum. Here, she talks key achievements, primary focus areas going forward, career

Amentum on Team Awarded $21B DOE Contract
Amentum is part of a team awarded the Savannah River Site Integrated Mission Completion Contract at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. The contract was awarded to Savannah River Mission Completion, LLC, which is a joint venture led by BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc., and includes Amentum and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. The
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