🎧 Executive Perspective: Behind the Business with John Sutton, GovCon Industry Executive
In this episode of Executive Perspective, we sit down with John Sutton, a GovCon executive who’s been a part of over $4 billion in transactions since starting in this industry in 1986. His most recent role was chief operating officer of KEYW, which he helped sell to Jacobs in 2019. Sutton shares how he got
Top 5 GovCon M&A Lessons Learned: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
John Sutton is the former chief operating officer of KeyW Corp., which closed on its sale to Jacobs Engineering in June 2019. Introduction “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it back in your pocket.” – Frank Hubbard The government contracting mergers and acquisitions market continues to sustain high
KeyW Wins Contract Extension for Software Development and Systems Engineering Support
The KeyW Holding Corp. has announced a multiyear, prime contract extension with a national security customer. Under the contract, KeyW will provide software development, systems engineering and integration support for automated and assisted radio frequency processing, analysis and reporting. The contract modification has a total ceiling value of over $34 million. “KeyW’s investment in a successful internal research
KeyW Lands Classified $100M Software Development Deal
Intelligence and cybersecurity contractor KeyW has been awarded a contract with a classified customer to develop critical software solutions. The award comes with an expandable scope and a $100 million value over the next four to five years. It includes continuing software development work for classified national security systems as well as new work. “This project
Dave Wallen to Head KeyW’s Advanced Cyber Business
A former ManTech International executive is headed to KeyW Corp. to take the reins of its advanced cyber business, leveraging his 30 years’ experience driving strategies, growth and teams that serve the intelligence community and related agencies. Dave Wallen, most recently ManTech’s senior vice president of cyber operations and exploitation, has been named KeyW’s new senior vice president
KeyW Awarded $24M Contract with Air Force Research Lab
The KeyW Holding Corp. has won a $24 million contract to conduct research for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The 5-year agreement entails working in multisensor, multidomain fusion, including radio frequency, electro-optical and infrared sensing and exploitation for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “We look forward to supporting AFRL as it continues to push the
WashExec Roll Call: Your Inside Look at Our Network’s Professional Activity
WashExec RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what. We have tapped into our thousands of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and in-person connections to compile and share with you information about the promotions, company switches, job openings and work anniversaries that transpire within the broader
Navigating to Industry Seminar: How to Transition from Government to Private Sector
Earlier this summer, WashingtonExec hosted its third “Navigating Your Transition to Industry Seminar” for government executives looking to shift their careers to the private sector. Held at Attain’s office, the event was attended by GS-14 executives and above who will head to a director, vice president, or higher position in the defense industry. The seminar was divided into
Vencore’s John Sutton Represents WashingtonExec’s GM Council at Annual Appreciation Event
WashingtonExec on June 2 celebrated five years of business at its annual appreciation event at the Congressional Country Club. Over 80 executives, council members, past speakers and the company’s longtime supporters attended the event. The occasion also marked six months since the General Managers Council was founded by John Sutton, senior vice president and general manager of
WashingtonExec General Managers Council Expand on the Art of Leadership Conversations
On July 19th, members of the WashingtonExec General Managers Council met for a morning roundtable discussion at The Tower Club with keynote speaker Alan Berson to learn more about the art of leadership conversations. Berson, author of Leadership Conversations, is also an executive coach, leadership consultant, speaker, professor, and Learning Director at the Wharton Executive
John Sutton of Vencore Named Closing Speaker of WashingtonExec’s Navigating Your Transition to Industry Seminar
On Thursday, July 14, from noon to 5 p.m., WashingtonExec will facilitate a one-day seminar for retiring government executives seeking smooth transition to industry in a non-threatening, collegial and off-the-record environment in Tysons Corner, Va. The Navigating Your Transition to Industry Seminar focuses on how executives can transition effectively during the crucial first 45 days after obtaining an inaugural
John Sutton of Vencore Serves as Kicks Off Speaker for The WashingtonExec Millennial Leadership Development Council
John Sutton, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Vencore’s Civilian and Defense Group, served as keynote speaker for the WashingtonExec Millennial Leadership Development Council’s kickoff meeting on the topics of career development and how high potentials can best stand out among their peers. Sutton advised the group to engage with associations that are affiliated with
John Sutton, Vencore, Named Chairman of the WashingtonExec General Managers Council
We at WashingtonExec are proud to announce John Sutton, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Vencore’s Civilian and Defense Group, as Founding Chairman of the WashingtonExec General Managers (GM) Council. Vencore is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia and has more than 40 years of experience delivering high-impact and mission-focused engineering, cyber, analytics and applied research
WashingtonExec GovCon Executive Happy Hour, Sponsored by Dovel Technologies
In November, members of WashingtonExec’s 11 result-oriented networking Councils came together for the monthly WashingtonExec GovCon Executive Happy Hour at Maggiano’s in Tysons Corner, sponsored by Dovel Technologies. Dovel is a mid-tier leader of software application development and emerging information technology solutions. The event allows executives from different branches of the government contracting industry to network and
WashingtonExec E-Magazine: News You Need To Know
At WashingtonExec, we always have our ears to the ground for breaking news and intriguing stories within the government contracting business. We also know that our readers are quite busy, and yet they still need to know what is happening in the broader industry. Read our top stories in our latest weekly e-magazine issue. Below
Government Contracting Runs in the Family: Meet the Suttons
It’s funny how certain things “run in the family.” Maybe it’s just a hair color or someone’s personality. But for the Sutton, family, it’s the industry they work in that runs from parent to child. The family of six now has two of their four adult children — Nicholas Sutton and Amy Sutton — working in
John Sutton’s Three Piece of Advice to His Children: Perseverance, Respect and Professionalism
WashingtonExec’s Three Pieces of Advice Series “If you could give your kids only three pieces of advice, what would they be?” Today’s advice is from John Sutton, General Manager of Mission Solutions at Vencore. Perseverance – Life is certain to deliver setbacks, rejections and non-responses. You must never surrender or hesitate, thus allowing others to
QinetiQ North America Appoints Mark Lucas as Strategic Programs Director
QinetiQ North America (QNA), a Reston, Va.-based defense and security technology company, last week appointed Mark “Luke” Lucas as Strategic Programs Director of the company’s Mission Solutions unit. Lucas will work in his new role to support business development efforts, lead QNA’s Patuxent River Operations and team with a variety of the company’s command and
QinetiQ North America Expands Relationship with BroadSoft to Offer Unified Communications over Internet Protocol Networks
QinetiQ North America (QNA) today announced it has expanded its strategic relationship with BroadSoft®, a provider of software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to offer unified communications over their Internet Protocol networks. QNA will now provide a full suite of BroadWorks® and BroadCloudTM based unified communications services to government agencies. QNA,
QinetiQ North America to Provide System Design, Development, and Integration Under Department of Homeland Security EAGLE II Contract
QinetiQ North America (QNA) was recently awarded a contract under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) II, Unrestricted Functional Category 1 – Service Delivery track. EAGLE II is a large scale, multiple award, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract that serves as the department-wide platform for acquiring IT services
QinetiQ North America Wins 5 year BPA with GSA
QinetiQ North America (QinetiQ) last week announced it earned a five-year multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide IT and software development to GSA’s 11 regions and its Public Building Service (PBS) headquarters. The BPA, which has a ceiling value of $150 million, facilitates the contracting process
QinetiQ North America’s John Sutton to Participate in Cyber Six Panel Discussion October 16th
John Sutton, General Manager and Executive Vice President of QinetiQ North America’s Mission and Information Solutions business unit, will participate in the Cyber Six panel discussion at this year’s CyberMaryland Conference in Baltimore, Md on October 16th. The conference, which will take place from 3:15 to 4 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center, is designed
QinetiQ North America Awarded Two $27M Task Orders
QinetiQ North America (QNA) has been awarded two task orders, with a total ceiling value of $27 million, for Oil Spill Claim Support Services and Data Migration and Documentation Services under the Contractor Technical and Administrative Support Services contract at the United States Coast Guard (USCG) National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC). These are the first
QinetiQ North America Awarded $4.7 Million For Contract With Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
The Volpe National Transportation System Center awarded QinetiQ North America a $4.7 million task order on May 31 for cybersecurity services. QinetiQ North America’s assignment is to protect the nation’s transportation and control systems and critical infrastructure. “With this task order, we will be able to help our customer meet its mission by providing innovative
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