The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has unveiled a list of 24 prime contractors that are eligible to compete for a potential 10-year, $2B contract covering software development and integration support for commercial off-the-shelf products, database applications, customized software apps and other information technology platforms.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded 27 companies spots on a potential five-year, $950M contract to develop and operate systems across ground, air, maritime, space, electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program.

Leidos Completes $1B Purchase of L3Harris’ Security Detection, Automation Businesses; Roger Krone Quoted Leidos has finalized its acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ security detection and automation businesses for approximately $1 billion in cash, Leidos said Monday. The company also announced that Jim Moos, president of Leidos’ civil group, will oversee the acquired businesses. “In …

Minburn Technology Group will help the Department of Justice obtain Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) software licenses through a potential five-year, $440M basic ordering agreement. according to contract data posted on the government's SAM website.

Tim Byers, who has nearly four decades of military and industry experience, has been named senior vice president and general manager of federal and environmental solutions business at Jacobs (NYSE: J).

The U.S. Navy is set to award an initial $1.2B contract for the contruction of its next-generation small multimission frigate in an initiative to accelerate a shipbuilding program that was supposed to commence later this year, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday.

James Geurts, acquisition chief at the U.S. Navy and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service has provided defense contractors $600M in payments it previously put on hold to ensure performance on awarded contracts, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Jennifer Felix, executive vice president and chief operating officer at ASRC Federal, has been promoted to president and CEO of the Beltsville, Md.-based government services contractor. “I’m very pleased to lead ASRC Federal and work together with our 7,000 employees, who serve customers across the United States and overseas,” Felix said in a statement released Tuesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc and disruption on many aspects of security, work, and commerce. The virus has also called attention to the vulnerabilities of the supply chain, whether it be in secure sourcing and reliability of operations, or surrounding the cyber insecurities of interconnectivity.

President Trump has chosen 200 industry leaders as part of the Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups that will work to drive the nation's economy as it seeks to recover from the coronavirus health crisis.