A new Deloitte analysis forecasts global spending on defense programs to grow about 2.8 percent in 2021 as countries continue to build up their military capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical tensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hon. Kevin Fahey, assistant secretary for acquisition at the Department of Defense, delivered the opening keynote address during GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum on December 1st. Vince Vlasho, Managing Director, Defense & Intelligence with Accenture Federal Services (AFS), introduced Fahey and moderated his address. Fahey began his remarks by discussing how the DoD has modernized the acquisition process to more quickly deliver the necessary capabilities to meet the warfighter’s missions.

The U.S. Navy has awarded 14 companies positions on a five-year, $2.5B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle to build, renovate or repair facilities located at various government installations within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command's Southwest area of responsibility.

Eric Chewning and Frank Coleman, partners at McKinsey & Co., wrote in a commentary published Monday on Defense News that contractors seeking to support the Department of Defense’s evolving mission requirements and create value in a challenging budget environment should take a programmatic approach to mergers and acquisitions. 

Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, his first Wash100 Award on Friday. Harrington has received the award for his leadership and vision to grow Parsons through key acquisitions, contract awards and expanding work with U.S. defense customers. Most notably, Harrington helped orchestrate multiple contract awards in 2019. 

Seven independent firms and one joint venture have been awarded $92M under a U.S. Navy multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to build, renovate and repair commercial and institutional buildings  at government installations throughout Naval Facilities Engineering Command's southwest area of operations.

Five independent companies and one joint venture have won positions on a five-year, $95M contract to provide design-build construction services at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington state.

Frank Kelley, vice president of Defense Acquisition University (DAU), will serve as a speaker at GovConWire’s Business Development (BD) Trends Forum on Thursday, August 27th. 

One joint venture and six independent firms have received a $90M U.S. contract modification for construction services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Hawaii area of operations.

Ty Schieber, board chairman of the accreditation body for the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, said certification and audit data of contractors seeking accreditation under CMMC will be hosted on the Department of Defense Information Network, Nextgov reported Tuesday.