The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for proposals for its indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract worth potentially $3.35B over 10 years.

Eight companies, including two small businesses, have won spots on a potential $750M multiple-award contract to support waterfront construction projects within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command's Southwest area of responsibility.

VTG has acquired Fairfax, Virginia-based systems engineering company Intelligent Shift for an undisclosed sum in a move to add intelligence agencies to the former's national security customer portfolio. Chantilly, Virginia-based VTG said Wednesday the transaction also expands the company's systems, digital and software engineering support offerings.

Leonardo DRS' Laurel Technologies business and Data Link Solutions — a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace — have each secured a $150M blanket purchase agreement to provide cabinets for U.S. Navy electronic equipment.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will manufacture 12 more KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force under a $1.69B contract option. The award for the sixth KC-46 tanker production lot covers licenses, data, subscriptions and a flat file, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

Idemia's national security solutions affiliate has received a contract to help the U.S. Postal Service and its law enforcement arm verify the identities of post office customers nationwide. Andrew Boyd, CEO of Idemia NSS, said the partnership seeks to leverage agency infrastructure to increase public access to identity verification and assurance services.

CAE's (NYSE: CAE) U.S. subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Air Force train pilots and boom operators of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft under a potential eight-year, $275M contract.

SAS has secured a potential $49.9M blanket purchase agreement to provide the Food and Drug Administration access to the company's cloud-based artificial intelligence, analytic and data management platform.

Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR) has appointed Robert Carey, a public sector cybersecurity veteran, as president of the company's government solutions business and a vice president within its public sector unit, according to G2Xchange FedCiv. Carey brings more than three decades of federal work experience to the Palo Alto-based enterprise data management software provider.

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will continue to provide supplies needed for the maintenance, repair and operation of U.S. military facilities under a one-year, $95M bridge contract from the Defense Logistics Agency.