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Weekly Roundup July 16 – July 20, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: L3 Technologies’ M&A Activity & Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO       L3 Technologies Enjoys Strong M&A Activity in July This week, I’d like to highlight L3 Technologies which has engaged in …

On Wednesday, July 18th, the Potomac Officers Club hosted the 2018 GSA Plans & Priorities Forum, where keynote speaker Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration, and a 2018 Wash100 winner, provided insight into her department’s acquisition process. Murphy’s presentation hinged on the four key priorities of her administration. …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential $181.3 million contract to manufacture up to 156 CH-47F Chinook helicopters in Block I configuration for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday the service branch will determine work locations and funds with each order under the multiyear 2 aircraft production contract that runs …

Paul Nedzbala, senior vice president of the federal civilian division at General Dynamics Information Technology (NYSE: GD), has said GDIT will help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration modernize supercomputing infrastructure through a potential 10-year, $553 million contract. Work covers the modernization, operation and maintenance of a high-performance computing system that supports NOAA’s research …

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has landed a potential three-year, $109 million contract to build unmanned aerial target systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s weapons testing and evaluation efforts. The company said Thursday it will provide BQM-167A drone production lots 14 to 16 along with logistics support to the military …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential five-year, $264 million contract to support engineering work on the U.S. Special Operations Command’s MH-47 helicopter platform. The company will provide personnel, data, transportation, facilities and equipment needed to engineer the special missions helicopter under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Wednesday. SOCOM will …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $164 million contract modification to continue field support services for the Missile Defense Agency‘s anti-ballistic missile defense system. The modification would increase the ceiling value of Lockheed’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Field Support contract from $561 million to $725 million, the Defense Department said …

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $3.9 billion contract to design, modify, test, certify and field a pair of presidential aircraft. USAF will obligate $64 million in fiscal 2018 research and development funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Tuesday. This award formalizes an agreement that …

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received a potential five-year, $122 million task order from the General Services Administration to develop emergency communications systems for the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The company said Wednesday it will help NAWCAD’s special communications mission solutions unit fabricate, implement and maintain platforms designed …

CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) federal business has received a potential $530 million task order to provide cybersecurity services to federal agencies under the next iteration of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. The task order awarded under the CDM Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense acquisition strategy covers support …