GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/20/2021

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has won a five-year, $1.1 billion task order to support the Department of Veterans Affairs in benefits processing, management and delivery efforts, G2Xchange Health reported Wednesday. The company will help with VA’s Benefits Integration initiative, which focuses on reusing and expanding technologies used for the Veterans Benefits Management System. The

Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of Information Solutions for Deltek and GovCon Expert, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to Deltek by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. “Kevin Plexico has distinguished himself as the ‘expert’s expert’ and a ‘GovCon Expert’ of government contracting opportunity

Dean Bellamy, former vice president of space strategies and development at Peraton, has been named executive vice president of Redwire‘s national security space business. The retired U.S. Air Force colonel will be responsible for setting space development goals and ensuring that requirements from national security customers are met, Redwire said Wednesday. Bellamy joined Peraton in

NetImpact Strategies has introduced a new offering that seeks to help federal government agencies accelerate their digital modernization efforts using the ServiceNow platform. PlatformFirst comes with software tools, applications, workflows and best practices meant to support agencies’ business functions and critical missions, NetImpact said Monday. The PlatformFirst suite developed for ServiceNow features NetImpact Smart Automation

Jimmy Jenkins, a military and industry leader, has joined BlueHalo as president and general manager of the company’s air and missile defense and C4ISR sector, GovCon Wire has learned. He will directly report to BlueHalo Chief Operating Officer Katie Selbe and will apply his experience and knowledge in space systems, air and missile defense, command

Daniel Donovan, formerly a vice president at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), has joined SentinelOne to serve as VP of Americas sales and lead the autonomous cybersecurity platform company’s U.S. sales to federal, state and local government clients and commercial customers. SentinelOne said Tuesday Donovan’s new responsibilities will include scaling multiple market segments for the sales

Artificial intelligence (AI) is dramatically impacting the national security landscape. AI technology is now a critical component of national security goals, priorities and overall strategy. As the innovative work of private and public organizations continues to develop AI capabilities, federal and commercial players must remain on the cutting edge of AI technology to stay ahead

James Koch and George Guszcza, both senior executives at Michael Baker International, have been promoted to new leadership positions within the company’s federal business. Koch will serve as executive vice president of federal programs and services while Guszcza will be senior VP and national federal director, the engineering and consulting services provider said Wednesday. “Jim

Maritime technology company ThayerMahan has acquired Wingman Defense, a Utah-based artificial intelligence startup, for an undisclosed sum to expand offerings in the maritime segment. Mike Connor, president and CEO of ThayerMahan, said in a statement published Wednesday the acquisition enables ThayerMahan to meet its goal of integrating its ability to curate, collect, disseminate and apply

BC Customs has received a potential five-year, $70 million contract to manufacture search and rescue tactical vehicles for the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide an undisclosed number of SRTV-Side by Vehicle units, special warfare accesories and training services to the service branch, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The AF Life Cycle Management