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Patriot Contract Services to Extend Operation, Maintenance Support for Navy Sealift Ships
Patriot Contract Services has received a 12-month, $77M bridge contract to continue helping the U.S. Navy maintain and operate eight vehicle cargo ships.
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Two More Vendors to Have ATOs on GSA’s EIS Telecom Contract Soon; Verizon’s Michael Maiorana Quoted
A spokesperson for the General Services Administration said two more companies are expected to secure in the next few weeks an authority to operate under GSA’s 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle for telecommunications and information technology services, Nextgov reported Friday. Michael Maiorana, senior vice president for public sector at Verizon, told Nextgov that the company is close to getting the final approval for the ATO.
GalacticSky Completes Microsatellite Integration for Space Tech Payload Testing Effort
GalacticSky, a division of space technology company Vector, has integrated a software-based microsatellite designed to serve as an on-orbit testing platform for space-based applications.
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SRI Receives Potential $88M Contract to Support US Military Microcircuit Emulation Program
SRI International has secured a potential $87.7M sole-source contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide generalized emulation of microcircuits for the U.S. armed forces.
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David Leach Named Two Six Labs SVP for Strategy, Corporate Dev’t
Information technology company Two Six Labs hired David Leach, former principal and head of private equity at The Chertoff Group, as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development.
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L3 Subsidiary to Manufacture Additional Towed Array Sonars for Navy
L3 Technologies’ Chesapeake Sciences Corp. subsidiary has received a $43.1M contract modification to continue producing TB-29C towed array sonar systems for the U.S. Navy.
NVIDIA’s Anthony Robbins: Acquisition Professionals Need to Be ‘Creative’ to Meet AI Demand
Anthony Robbins, vice president of North American public sector at NVIDIA, said contracting officials should find innovative ways to speed up the acquisition process in order to meet the demand for artificial intelligence, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. “Everyone of us in this room would be retired way before [reform] is done,†Robbins, a 2019 Wash100 winner, said Thursday at a Northern Virginia Technology Council event.
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Bernie Guerry: General Dynamics IT Consolidates Facilities, Adopts New Operating Model Since CSRA Purchase
Bernie Guerry, chief operating officer of General Dynamics’ information technology business, said GDIT has consolidated over 50 facilities as well as data centers since the parent company closed its approximately $9.7B purchase of CSRA in April 2018, Inside Defense reported Friday. GDIT implemented a centralized operating framework for contracts, security, finance, human resources and other functions to "take advantage of scale and be able to move resources, scale resources when and where needed," he told reporters Thursday.
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General Dynamics-Raytheon JV Awarded $82M Air Force Range Operations Support Extension
Range Generation Next, a joint venture of Raytheon and General Dynamics, has received an $81.6M contract modification to continue operations support for U.S. Air Force range facilities.
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GovCon March Madness: Raytheon Climbs Rankings, Perspecta and SAIC Hold Steady in Wash100 Voting & Weekly Top 10 Stories
NCAA March Madness is one of the most anticipated sporting events each year. The spectacle of seeing the best teams and the best players in the U.S compete for one of the top prizes in sports generates excitement. Just like March Madness, you can participate in the GovCon competition yourself. This year, the competition to win […] More
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ICF Adds Andrew Eaddy, Promotes John Paczkowski and Mike Pampalone to Enhance Business Units
ICF International hired Andre Eaddy, a former vice president of programs at the SAIC Department of Homeland Security practice within the federal and civilian group. John Paczkowski and Mike Pampalone were promoted into new roles to strengthen the company’s resilience, cyber and information technology teams.