A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson
For this week’s round-up we’re counting down the 17 most popular articles published across our three newsletters from this year. The following 17 articles were reviewed and analyzed to be the most read stories we published this year. They range across a variety of topics such as contract awards, executive moves, mergers and acquisitions, announcements of federal policies, interviews with GovCon executives, and general industry news.
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THIS YEAR’S TOP NEWS STORIES
NIST Reveals Draft of Cybersecurity Framework
Industry experts and federal employees met at a workshop hosted this week at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland to hammer out the details of the new federal cybersecurity framework draft requested by President Donald Trump in his executive order.
Army Opens Solicitation for $82B LOGCAP V Contract The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $82 billion contract that seeks to provide logistics and facility support services for service component and geographical combatant commands.
DISA Hands Down Potential $17.5B Encore III IT Services IDIQ The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded 20 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $17.5 billion contract vehicle for information technology products and services for IT modernization efforts at the Defense Department and other federal agencies.
55 Firms Land Spots on $37B Army Contract for C4ISR Program Support Services
The U.S. Army has selected 55 companies to compete for task orders under a potential $37.4 billion contract vehicle that covers knowledge-based professional services for government programs that have command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements.
Leidos Defense Group Head Michael Leiter Leaves Company
Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) defense group president Michael Leiter left the company on Friday approximately one year after the merger with the former Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) information systems and global solutions segment was first announced.
Brig. Gen. Scott Dingle to Lead Army Regional Health Command-Atlantic
Brig. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, deputy chief of staff for staff operations at the U.S. Army Medical Command, has been named commanding general of the military branch’s Regional Health Command-Atlantic, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.
Oracle to Dramatically Cut Sales Team, Grow Cloud
Oracle is reducing its sales to make more money from its fastest growing sector: cloud. While the exact size of the cuts are uncertain, one report says Oracle is preparing to cut up to two-thirds of its current sales force as soon as this summer, and layoffs are expected to start after the end of this month, the UK Register reported.
Jacobs Wins Follow-On $4.6B MDA Mission Support IDIQ
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has won a potential $4.6 billion contract to deliver products and services in support of the Missile Defense Agency‘s operations, test and training activities.
CRN: DXC Technology’s Senior Management Team Draws From Both CSC, HPE Services Segment
Executives from Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s (NYSE: HPE) enterprise services segment have been named to vice president and director roles at the future merged CSC-HPE ES company that will operate as DXC Technology when it debuts April 3, CRN reported.
White House Lifts Federal Hiring Freeze Following Release of OMB Govt Restructuring Guidance
The White House has lifted the federal hiring freeze after the Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance that recommends measures for agencies on how to reduce the federal workforce’s size, restructure missions and evaluate employee performance, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.
Darrell Graddy, formerly chief operating officer of Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) U.K. business arm, has been appointed chief strategy officer at Boston Government Services. He brings to the role nearly four decades of government contracting industry experience in program management, business development, capture strategy, strategy development and strategic planning, BGS said Monday. “Darrell has been a
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will help the U.S. Army sustain and upgrade its command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance hardware systems under a potential $267 million follow-on indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services task order covers hardware sustainment, modernization, refresher training, and logistics services in support of the Army Communications-Electronics Command,
Leidos Chief Growth Officer Gerry Fasano recently accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Vote for Fasano as your favorite Wash100 Award winner at Wash100.com! The Wash100 popular vote competition runs until April 30, and the winner will be announced in May. Each year, the coveted Wash100 Award honors the most influential and outstanding executives
