After 35 Years in Industry, Seasoned GovCon Exec Mac Curtis Continues to Contribute, Coach and Lead with Personal Values
When Mac Curtis, former chairman and CEO of Perspecta, sold the company to Veritas/Peraton in 2021, he took a break from the industry to figure out his next move. And while he decided he would no longer be leading a company, fully retiring wasn’t an option. “I’ve got too much energy,” he says. “I like the
Peraton Subsidiary Wins $563M DOD Cyber Crime Center Contract
Perspecta Enterprise Services LLC, a Peraton subsidiary, has been awarded the Defense Department Cyber Crime Center Technical, Analytical and Business Operations Services task order. The contract is worth up to $562.9 million over a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. It was issued by the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management
Longtime Industry Exec Mac Curtis to Receive WashingtonExec Lifetime Achievement Award
Mac Curtis, who currently serves as chairman of the board for Veritas Capital-backed Cubic Corp., will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on May 11 at WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards, celebrating decades of leadership, innovation and giving back in GovCon and beyond. During the in-person ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton in McLean, Virginia, Curtis will
Peraton to Fulfill $474M DOD Contract for Investigation Services
Peraton will support the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency by delivering enterprise IT application development services under the direction of DCSA’s National Background Investigation Services Program Management Office. The Other Transaction Agreement is worth nearly $474 million and has a ceiling value of $500 million with a base period of 12 months and four option
Peraton Completes Perspecta Acquisition
Mission capability integrator and IT provider Peraton has finalized its acquisition of Perspecta Inc. The new Peraton has annual revenues of approximately $7 billion, a current backlog of approximately $24.4 billion and a 3-year qualified pipeline of $200 billion. The company has 22,000 employees, 7,500 with a top-secret SCI clearance. Peraton Chairman, President and CEO
Perspecta Awarded Position on DHS BPA
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has won a seat on a 5-year, multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement with an aggregate value of $700 million from the Department of Homeland Security to provide national security investigations. This award allows Perspecta to continue delivering investigative support and services to DHS in alignment with its mission. Perspecta has been
Chief Officer Award Finalist Amy Howland: ‘Do Meaningful Work And Be Recognized For It’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced April 15, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually May 27. Next is Chief Information Security Officer Award finalist Amy Howland, who was vice president and CISO at Perspecta. Peraton acquired Perspecta in January. Here, she talks professional achievements, proud career
Perspecta Wins $71M Program with US Space Force
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has been chosen to support the Space Weather Analysis and Forecast System, or SWAFS, program. Awarded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center and the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, the contract falls under Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2021: Perspecta’s Mac Curtis
Throughout the past year and the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing efforts of Perspecta’s team demonstrated the bold, fearless, transformative thinking that makes Perspecta unique and explains why it is a trusted partner of government agencies nationwide, according to CEO Mac Curtis. “The mission-critical work we do in support of federal, state and local customers does
Veritas Capital Inks $7.1B Deal to Buy Perspecta
Government services provider Perspecta, Inc. announced Jan. 27 it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Peraton, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $7.1 billion. The transaction has been approved by the Perspecta board of directors and is expected to close in the first half of 2021,
Perspecta Lands $112M Program with Space Development Agency
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has received an award to perform systems engineering and integration work for the newly established Space Development Agency. The single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract represents new work for the company and has a ceiling of $112 million with an ordering period of 5 years. Work on the program
Top CIOs to Watch in 2020: Perspecta’s Christie Nader
Christie Nader joined Perspecta last summer, and in just over a year, her team has done a lot — including finishing major integration efforts merging the three original companies that formed Perspecta, acquiring and integrating two additional companies and flexing operationally to handle COVID-19. What Nader is most proud of, though, is seeing her team successfully
Perspecta Wins Over $519M in Classified Mission Support Work
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has been awarded multiple classified programs to provide mission support to U.S. government customers. The contracts support delivery of high-end systems engineering and integration, data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud/IT services and software development. The awards have a collective value of more than $519 million. Damian DiPippa, senior vice president and general
Top 25 MarCom Leaders to Watch in 2020: Perspecta’s Lorraine Corcoran
“I would never have guessed this on Jan. 1, but I have to say that the most significant achievement for my marketing and communications team in 2020 was navigating through the pandemic,” Lorraine Corcoran reflected. “I think it is a close second to launching the Perspecta company and brand two years ago,” she added. COVID-19
Perspecta Lands $98.4M Award from Education Department
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has received a follow-on award to continue supporting the Federal Student Aid Information Center 2020 program for the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid. The award extends over three years and has a ceiling value of $98.4 million. Perspecta is to operate an omni-channel FSAIC contact center to handle inbound inquiries
Perspecta Selects Former DIA Official Michael Londregan as VP
Perspecta, Inc. has announced the hiring of former intelligence official Michael Londregan as its new vice president, campaign manager. In this role, Londregan will be charged with maintaining key business relationships and developing workforce strategy opportunities. Londregan spent over 30 years in the federal government. His career began as a special agent with the Defense
Perspecta Awarded $112M DHS Contract
Perspecta Inc. has won a new Data Center Two Support Services contract by the Department of Homeland Security. The contract has a 2-year base with two six-month option periods and a potential value of $112 million. “This award reinforces our standing as a premier provider of end-to-end next generation managed IT services,” said Rocky Thurston,
Damian DiPippa to Lead Perspecta’s Intelligence Group
Perspecta Inc. has chosen Damian DiPippa to serve as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s intelligence group. In his new role, DiPippa will lead a team of experts to provide systems engineering and integration, data analytics and software development to national and military intelligence customers. He will also be tasked with the
BPM+ Health Picks Dr. Shane McNamee as Chief Medical Information Officer
Perspecta recently announced BPM+ Health’s appointment of Dr. Shane McNamee to chief medical information officer. In this capacity, McNamee will establish a clinical value proposition for the BPM+ Health community and enhance communitywide health care automation priorities. He will strive to strengthen collaborations between existing health care standards bodies and the industry at large. In
Stories from the Frontline: Inside the Tech Powering Government’s Pandemic Response
On July 23, Amazon Web Services hosted a webcast titled “Stories from the Frontline: Inside the Technology Powering Government’s Pandemic Response” to explore ongoing COVID-19-related transformations within the tech industry. The discussion included Energy Department’s Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar, Perspecta Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Barry Barlow, Science Applications International Corp. Vice President
Perspecta Picks Jennifer Swindell as SVP, GM of Risk Decision Group
Government services provider Perspecta Inc. has chosen Jennifer Swindell as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s risk decision group. In her new role, Swindell will be responsible for advancing the company’s trusted workforce initiatives and growing its risk decision business, along with managing day-to-day operations for Perspecta’s background investigations services. Swindell brings
Perspecta Wins $34M Program for Army Munitions Management
Government services provider Perspecta has received an award to continue work on the U.S. Army’s Total Ammunition Management Information System, or TAMIS. This award, which represents follow-on work for the company, has a 1-year base period with four, single-year option periods and a potential value of $34 million. TAMIS provides the Army with a mechanism
Top 25 DOD Execs to Watch in 2020: Perspecta’s Jeff Bohling
In 2019, Jeff Bohling’s team achieved significant growth fueled in large part by a contract to provide cybersecurity operations support to the U.S. Army. Another win under Bohling was the agreement to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network for transmitting classified information. Additionally, the defense group secured a prime position on
WATCH: Perspecta’s Rocky Thurston on Supporting Customers, Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
Senior reporter Amanda Ziadeh is joined by Rocky Thurston, a senior vice president and general manager of Perspecta’s civilian, state and local business group, to discuss how Perspecta’s customers changed how they conduct business during the pandemic. Thurston explains how the civilian, state and local business group came up with innovative ways to support its
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