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		<title>Air Force’s Keith Hardiman Wins WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Award for CIO of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Air Force’s Keith Hardiman has won WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Award for Chief Information Officer of the Year (Government). On June 2, WashingtonExec unveiled the winners of the 2026 Chief Officer Awards, its premier recognition of the executives shaping the future of government contracting. This annual can’t-miss event celebrates bold, innovative leaders across government and [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Acentra Health Buys FEI Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Acentra Health has acquired FEI Systems, expanding its healthcare technology platform and strengthening offerings across Medicaid systems, care management and behavioral health services. Both organizations bring decades of experience helping state and federal agencies modernize healthcare delivery through technology and clinical expertise, the company said. Together, they provide a portfolio spanning eligibility, assessments, provider management, [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IDS Launches CCaR AI at DOD Impact Levels 4 and 5, Rolls Out New Platform Capabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Integrated Data Services’ Comprehensive Cost and Requirement AI began production for U.S. Army customers on July 16, and the platform’s v2026.3.0 was released on July 30, expanding AI-enabled decision support. These milestones mean AI can reach defense enterprises as intelligence embedded inside the authoritative system of record where requirements, budgets and execution already live, the [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Leidos Secures $64.8M Contract to Continue Modernizing Naval Intelligence Communications Systems</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/leidos-secures-64-8m-contract-to-continue-modernizing-naval-intelligence-communications-systems/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leidos has won a contract with the Office of Naval Intelligence to continue modernizing the infrastructure that secures naval intelligence systems worldwide. The contract is worth up to $64.8 million and is for a base year with four option years. It advances work that Leidos has performed since 2021, and will support operational reliability, secure [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top BD &#038; GM Execs to Watch in 2026: Salesforce&#8217;s Michael J. Lewis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michael J. Lewis Vice President, Strategy &#038; Business Development, Salesforce Michael Lewis brings 26 years of distinguished service to the intersection of government and technology, having shaped public sector strategies at powerhouse organizations including Siemens, GE Healthcare, GDIT, and Iron Mountain Government Solutions. Drawing on his tenure as an executive liaison with McKinsey and BCG, [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top BD &#038; GM Execs to Watch in 2026: Accenture Federal Services&#8217; Jill Kenney</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jill Kenney Managing Director, Sales and Growth Lead, Accenture Federal Services Jill Kenney’s biggest recent achievement was transforming AFS’ sales organization into a highly strategic, outcomes-driven catalyst for growth. This shift accelerated the company’s pipeline growth while enabling it to secure critical recompetes, expand its footprint in existing agencies, and break into net-new agencies. “It [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veritas Capital Acquires Steampunk, Plans Merger With MetroStar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Veritas Capital and affiliates of The Veritas Capital Vantage Fund, L.P., have entered into a deal to acquire Steampunk, Inc. When the transaction closes, Veritas will merge Steampunk with existing portfolio company MetroStar Systems, LLC, to form a single company. “MetroStar has built something rare: real technical strength paired with a culture that actually backs [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tricia Fitzmaurice Calls Her Own Shots From the Court to Wind RiverX’s Mission Edge</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/tricia-fitzmaurice-calls-her-own-shots-from-the-court-to-wind-riverxs-mission-edge/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Camille Tuutti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two weeks into her freshman year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Tricia Fitzmaurice walked into the women’s basketball coach’s office and said she was good enough to be on the team. At 5 feet, 3 inches tall, she wasn’t exactly the prospect a coach wanted to see. The coach handed her a ball. They went down [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CGI Federal Wins $251M GSA Financial Management Modernization Contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CGI Federal has won a $251-million contract from the General Services Administration to with hosting, operations and maintenance support services for the Pegasys financial management system and GSA’s Multi-Tenant Shared Application environment. Pegasys and the MSA are built on CGI Federal’s Momentum platform. Together, CGI Federal and GSA completed the migration of both systems to [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tyto Athene Rebrands as Quantum Sky</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/tyto-athene-rebrands-as-quantum-sky/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tyto Athene, LLC, has announced its rebrand as Quantum Sky. The Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company said this move marks its next phase as a federal mission technology partner for agencies operating in data-rich, adversarial and AI-enabled environments. “Quantum Sky reflects the mission environment our customers are already operating in,” said Andrew Boyd, CEO of [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top BD &#038; GM Execs to Watch in 2026: Synergy ECP&#8217;s Josh Reddell</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/top-bd-gm-execs-to-watch-in-2026-synergy-ecps-josh-reddell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Josh Reddell Chief Growth Officer, Synergy ECP, LLC Josh Reddell’s biggest recent achievement is the reconstruction of Synergy’s growth team, processes and tools. In the year since he became chief growth officer, Synergy has completely evolved everything about the way it does business; and it has integrated an AI-enabled infrastructure to help scale capability development, [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Top BD &#038; GM Execs to Watch in 2026: BTI360&#8217;s Joey Lauffer</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/top-bd-gm-execs-to-watch-in-2026-bti360s-joey-lauffer/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Joey Lauffer Chief Growth Officer, BTI360 Joey Lauffer leads BTI360’s growth strategy and execution, and before that, he spent over 20 years in leadership roles at Google and GDIT, supporting the intelligence community and Defense Department. Lauffer is passionate about applying AI and emerging technologies to solve complex mission challenges while building high-performing teams and [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Serco&#8217;s Jake Weyant on the Power of Clear Communication in GovCon</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/sercos-jake-weyant-on-the-power-of-clear-communication-in-govcon/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Writer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For Jake Weyant, the throughline of his career has been clear from the start: making the complex understandable. Today, as vice president of marketing and communications at Serco, he has spent years translating highly technical, mission-driven work into clear, compelling narratives. This is a skill he honed across multiple organizations and sharpened through a series [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAIC Wins $70M Navy Radar Engineering and Technical Support Services Contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SAIC has won a $70 million U.S. Navy task order to provide radar systems support for the Radar Technologies Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. As part of this new work, SAIC will deliver lifecycle development and sustainment for mission-ready radar, radio frequency, and microwave systems across surface, air and maritime domains. [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marcie Small to Succeed Angie Combs as EVP, CHRO at CACI</title>
		<link>https://washingtonexec.com/2026/08/marcie-small-to-succeed-angie-combs-as-evp-chro-at-caci/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CACI International has appointed Marcie Small as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, succeeding Angie Combs, who retired after over seven years of service. “I want to thank Angie for her leadership and many contributions during a period of significant growth and change for CACI,” said President and CEO John Mengucci. “Angie has [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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