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Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Second Consecutive Year
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Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology, Named to 2021 Wash100 for Second Consecutive Year

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the White House’s National Security Council (NSC), as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon). This marks Neuberger’s second consecutive Wash100 Award. For her 2020 Wash100 Award
SAIC Receives $800M Army Modeling, Simulation Support Contract; Gabe Camarillo Quoted
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SAIC Receives $800M Army Modeling, Simulation Support Contract; Gabe Camarillo Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will perform modeling and simulation work for U.S. military branches and program offices under a potential five-year, $800 million engineering and professional support services contract from Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. The company said Wednesday it will model and simulate a system of systems and facilitate wargames, training sessions
Perspecta Chairman, CEO Mac Curtis Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
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Perspecta Chairman, CEO Mac Curtis Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta, has received a Wash100 Award, the most significant award of consequence to the government contracting (GovCon) sector, for the seventh consecutive year. Curtis has been recognized every year since 2015 for his leadership, reliability and innovative contributions to the federal landscape and GovCon sector. “Mac Curtis is not
CACI Awarded $373M SOCOM Geospatial Analytic Support Contract
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CACI Awarded $373M SOCOM Geospatial Analytic Support Contract

CACI International’s (NYSE: CACI) federal arm has received a potential $372.8 million follow-on contract to provide U.S. Special Operations Command with geospatial analysts to help process and disseminate traditional and nontraditional intelligence data. USSOCOM received four offers for the Joint Geospatial Analytic Support Services II contract and obligated $25.7 million in operations and maintenance funds
VTG to Update Navy Combat Systems Under $188M Contract; John Hassoun Quoted
Contract Awards

VTG to Update Navy Combat Systems Under $188M Contract; John Hassoun Quoted

VTG has been awarded a potential five-year, $188 million contract to help the U.S. Navy modernize surface fleet combat systems as part of the service branch’s Technical Insertion 16 program. The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Port Hueneme Division awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering TI16 procurement, engineering, installation and sustainment services, the company said Wednesday. John
Stockholders OK $35B Deal for AMD to Acquire Xilinx
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Stockholders OK $35B Deal for AMD to Acquire Xilinx

Stockholders of Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) and Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX) have approved proposals for AMD to buy Xilinx in an all-stock transaction worth approximately $35 billion.  The proposed combination will bring together portfolios of products, including field programmable gate arrays, central processing units, adaptive SoCs and graphic processing units, and explore growth opportunities in
DLA Awards Raytheon $113M in Military Electronics Supply Contract
Contract Awards

DLA Awards Raytheon $113M in Military Electronics Supply Contract

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a pair of three-year base contracts worth $112.8 million combined to provide electronic components to U.S. and foreign military sales customers. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts include one three-year option period and an additional option to extend work by four years, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Air Force, Army,
NTT Data Services EVP Tim Conway Wins Second Wash100 Award
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NTT Data Services EVP Tim Conway Wins Second Wash100 Award

Tim Conway, executive vice president of NTT Data Services and president of its public sector business, has received his second Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon).  Executive Mosaic has recognized Tim Conway with a 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and his efforts to drive the company’s expansion of
Army Issues Prototype Solicitation for Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 Program
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Army Issues Prototype Solicitation for Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 Program

The U.S. Army is looking for potential industry partners to build a ground-based mobile platform for intercepting cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems, according to a solicitation notice posted on SAM .gov. The military service said Wednesday it intends to use other transaction authority for the development of Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 prototypes. IFPC
Jim Bridenstine to Join Voyager as Advisory Board Chairman
Executive Moves

Jim Bridenstine to Join Voyager as Advisory Board Chairman

Jim Bridenstine, who led NASA from April 2018 to January 2021 and is a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, has been appointed chairman of Voyager Space Holdings’ advisory board. He will work with a group of aerospace and defense sector veterans to guide the Denver-based company on its mission to become known as a
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