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William Conley, chief technology officer of Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named to the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association's Central Georgia chapter. He will serve as a board member for a term of up to six years, Mercury Systems said Thursday.

Dr. Joe Evans, technical director for 5G at the Department of Defense, recently discussed the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) 5G Summit. Evans, who is responsible for coordinating 5G efforts across DOD, served as the opening keynote speaker at the virtual event.

TechFlow's EMI Services subsidiary will help the U.S. Navy manage base operations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland under a potential $129M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

General Electric's (NYSE: GE) aviation segment will manufacture 21 turboshaft engines for the fifth batch of lot 5 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a $101.5M contract modification from the U.S. Navy.

The Pentagon has recently announced the redistribution of the chief management officer functions. Of the changes, the Pentagon will strengthen the Department of Defense comptroller’s office to head business process improvements across the department. "[the department will] expand the role of the undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to improve accountability and performance in DoD business operations,” said David Norquist, deputy defense secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. 

A joint venture between Alberici and Mortenson will continue to help the U.S. Navy modernize a dry docking structure at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia under a $359.7M contract modification.

Doug Jankovich, formerly executive director of U.S. Air Force strategic growth at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), has joined Alion Science and Technology as vice president for business development within the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group. Jankovich brings to Alion his more than two decades of business development and capture experience across defense programs.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential five-year, $750M contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize and maintain Aegis Combat Systems for six customers under the foreign military sales program.

GovConWire’s Air Force: IT Plans and Priorities Forum will feature Lauren Knausenberger, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, as the keynote speaker. During her address, she will discuss how the industry can progress the latest initiative across the Air Force. “IT is the foundation on which we do everything else,” Knausenberger stated.

The U.S. Navy has selected the H2O Guam joint venture for a potential $98M contract to repair and modernize Naval Base Guam's Lima Wharf and related structures.