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Vonage COO Jay Bellissimo Receives First Wash100 Award for Driving Company Growth; Advancing Cloud Communications

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Vonage COO Jay Bellissimo Receives First Wash100 Award for Driving Company Growth; Advancing Cloud Communications

Jay Bellissimo, chief operating officer for Vonage, has been named a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, the first time he’s received the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership and success driving company growth and advancing innovation in cloud communications and other key technologies. With more than thirty years of experience

Michael Bosco Named Sev1Tech SVP for Army Mission Solutions Unit; Robert Lohfeld Quoted

Executive Moves

Michael Bosco Named Sev1Tech SVP for Army Mission Solutions Unit; Robert Lohfeld Quoted

Michael Bosco, formerly vice president and business development executive for the emerging markets group at Akima, has joined Sev1Tech as senior VP of Army mission solutions. He will aim to grow Sev1Tech’s command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology offerings for the Army and special operations sector, the company said Tuesday. Sev1Tech

John Song, Managing Director for Baird, Receives First Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

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John Song, Managing Director for Baird, Receives First Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

John Song, managing director of Baird, was presented his first Wash100 Award on Friday during a recent visit from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. “It’s no coincidence that John Song, managing director of Baird, can be found at or near the center of many of GovCon’s most prominent

Bell Boeing Receives $143M Order for Navy, Air Force Osprey Aircraft Components

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Bell Boeing Receives $143M Order for Navy, Air Force Osprey Aircraft Components

A joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary received a $143.2 million delivery order to help the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force address logistical requirements for Osprey military tiltrotor aircraft parts. Bell Boeing Joint Program Office will deliver and repair components of Osprey’s MV-22B and CMV-22 variants to

GovConWire Events to Feature Dave Zvenyach As Keynote Speaker for Modernizing Federal Acquisition Forum on April 15th

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GovConWire Events to Feature Dave Zvenyach As Keynote Speaker for Modernizing Federal Acquisition Forum on April 15th

Federal acquisition processes must be on the cutting edge of technology to stay operable and efficient. Federal leaders have worked to modernize their acquisition systems to increase the adoption rate of innovative solutions, including information technology (IT), cloud and other critical emerging technologies. Agencies need to continue to implement new acquisition and procurement methods to

UiPath Looks to Raise $1.1B in Initial Public Offering

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UiPath Looks to Raise $1.1B in Initial Public Offering

UiPath, a New York-based automation software company, has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $1.1 billion and plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PATH,” Bloomberg reported Monday. UiPath and its shareholders plan to offer a total of 21.3 million class A shares at a

GovCon Expert McAleese Notes Agency Funding Levels in White House’s $1.5T Fiscal 2022 Spending Proposal

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GovCon Expert McAleese Notes Agency Funding Levels in White House’s $1.5T Fiscal 2022 Spending Proposal

A new McAleese & Associates report says the Biden administration proposed a $769 billion budget for non-defense domestic programs for fiscal year 2022, a 16 percent increase over enacted FY 2021 spending levels, plus $753 billion for the Department of Defense and national security programs, up 1.7 percent from current funding levels. Jim McAleese, founder

ManTech Subsidiary Lands Potential $100M Navy IDIQ for Range Sustainability Support

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ManTech Subsidiary Lands Potential $100M Navy IDIQ for Range Sustainability Support

A ManTech International (NASDAQ: MANT) business has won a potential seven-year, $100 million contract to provide architect-engineer services and sustainability support for U.S. Navy ranges around the world. ManTech SRS Technologies will help the Navy operate and maintain testing and training ranges as part of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Naval

Intell Community Vet Jean Schaffer Named CTO of Corelight’s Federal Arm

Executive Moves

Intell Community Vet Jean Schaffer Named CTO of Corelight’s Federal Arm

Corelight has appointed 33-year intelligence community veteran Jean Schaffer as chief technology officer of the San Francisco-based company’s federal unit. Schaffer has provided advisory services to Corelight since 2020 and joined the cybersecurity technology provider on a full-time basis to lead its data-focused approach to help federal customers secure networks, the company said Tuesday. She concurrently

Searchlight to Buy TransDigm’s Technical Airborne Components

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Searchlight to Buy TransDigm’s Technical Airborne Components

Searchlight Capital Partners, a private investment firm, has agreed to buy Technical Airborne Components from TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) for an undisclosed sum. Belgium-based TAC designs and produces rods and struts for helicopters, commercial planes, military aircraft and space programs and operates with about 170 employees, the companies said in a joint release published Tuesday.