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Shawn Boykin, a former director of business development at Vencore and AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has been appointed vice president and management of operations at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International‘s newly established operation in Huntsville, Ala. He will serve as the liaison for the acquisition management services contractor’s various efforts to support partners …

Tim Solms, vice president of public sector at Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR), has said government agencies that aim to obtain insights from large amounts of data should look to cloud platforms that offer high-volume storage and computing capabilities. Solms wrote that agencies seeking to make more informed decisions and build up …

Seven companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $850 million contract to provide technical and analytical support services to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA received 12 offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process, the Defense Department said Monday. Contractors will vie for cost-reimbursable, fixed-price …

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential $480 million contract to design a second hypersonic weapon technology for the service branch. Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business will support critical design review, test and production readiness efforts under the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon program, the Defense Department said Monday. Work under …

Brendan Curran, formerly president of Crane Co.’s aerospace and electronics group, has been named president of a Boeing (NYSE: BA) business organization that produces avionics and electronics systems. The more than 20-year aerospace industry veteran will lead the AvionX organization and Boeing’s aftermarket strategy across the defense, commercial and services businesses in his new …

Vykin has won a potential five-year, $385 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide network engineering support for combatant commands that operate in a mission partner environment. The Defense Department said Monday the company will receive funds at the task order level and that the agency will allocate a $500 …

M.C. Dean has won a potential five-year, $95.9 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide information technology services to the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic and U.S. European Command. The Defense Department said Monday the company will design, develop, procure, fabricate, configure, integrate, install and perform logistics …

Perspecta’s (NYSE: PRSP) Vencore subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $96 million follow-on contract to continue to provide review and data collection support services for the U.S. Army’s ground combat and aviation systems and tactical wheeled vehicles. The Sample Data Collection and Analysis contract also covers operational sustainment analysis and health usage monitoring …

The U.S. Army has awarded Cubic‘s (NYSE: CUB) GATR Technologies subsidiary a $522.5 million contract modification to provide multiple-size Inflatable Satellite Antenna systems, kits, spares and training support. The Defense Department said Friday the Army Contracting Command will determine work locations and funds upon issuance of each order under the contract that …

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Leonardo DRS’ network and imaging systems business have each won a five-year, $79.3 million contract to provide spare parts for the U.S. Army‘s second-generation forward-looking infrared cameras. The Defense Department said Friday the two companies will produce the components for FLIR Block 1 B kits under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts from …