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Kevin Phillips, CEO of ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has said companies that develop open architectures could help government customers introduce new features into an existing platform faster.

Philips' healthcare informatics business has won a potential 10-year, $400M from the Defense Logistics Agency to deliver and maintain digital imaging network picture archiving communications systems for the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps as well as federal civilian agencies.

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a 15-month, $92M bridge contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to continue providing operations, maintenance and repair items. Work under the sole-source contract will take place in Hawaii, Guam and New Jersey, the Department of Defense said Friday.

CAE USA's mission solutions subsidiary, ITility and ValidaTek have won positions on a potential seven-year, $95M contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the U.S. Air Force.

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded 10 companies positions on the unrestricted portion of a potential five-year, $2.5B contract to support U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping USAID’s office of transition initiatives advance democracy and stabilization efforts in countries facing political crises.

Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with unlimited access to a company-built global commercial satellite network under a potential seven-year, $738.5M contract.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded 17 positions on a potential $5B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for technical assistance and analytics support to federal healthcare delivery models and demonstration efforts.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has secured a potential five-year, $427.3M contract to provide the U.S. Army with engineering support services, common sensor payload platforms and spare parts.

Elbit Systems' (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary has completed its purchase of a night vision business from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $350M in cash. First announced in April, the divestment was a regulatory requirement associated with the merger between L3 Technologies and Harris.

Kevin Graney, president of General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) NASSCO business since 2017, will become president of the Reston, Va.-based aerospace and defense contractor’s Electric Boat subsidiary starting Oct. 1.