GovConWire's Government Contracting News 7/6/2021

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) on Friday wrapped up its acquisition of Halfaker and Associates for $250 million cash as part of a move to expand its portfolio of digital transformation offerings and capability to help the government meet its health care mission. Nazzic Keene, CEO of SAIC and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner,

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the fifth overall Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and sought-after award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, during a recent visit to the company’s office. For his 2021 Wash100 Award, Shea was recognized for his leadership in Peraton’s expansion efforts through

As the role of information technology (IT) grows throughout the federal government, the U.S. Air Force wants to streamline and optimize its acquisition process through digital transformation. The service branch is currently working to incorporate digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures to achieve its acquisition goals. During Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Air

CAE (NYSE: CAE) has closed its $1.05 billion acquisition of the military training business from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) while Renk AG completed its $400 million cash purchase of L3Harris’ combat propulsion systems unit and related assets. The two deals were first announced in March and completed Friday, three days after Christopher Kubasik succeeded William

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will begin manufacturing Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods for the U.S. Navy’s electronic warfare aircraft fleet after the company received a $172 million low rate initial production contract. Naval Air Systems Command has ordered three NGJ-MB ship sets along with associated equipment, technical data and gold units intended for an operational

Suzette Kent, former federal chief information officer and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has joined the public sector advisory board of cloud data management software provider Rubrik. “Suzette’s background and reputation in the marketplace were key reasons to add her voice to Rubrik’s federal strategy,” Tom Kennedy, vice president of Rubrik’s public sector business, said in

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected three teams of researchers led by BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) to produce low-latency, low-power, event-based infrared cameras as part of the Fast Event-based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics program. “Event-based cameras operate under these same principles when dealing with sparse scenes,

Navarro Research and Engineering has received a potential $100 million contract from the Department of Energy to provide technical assistance services for DOE’s Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico. DOE announced the contract award in a notice posted Thursday on the SAM website. CBFO manages and supports the National Transuranic Waste Program and the Waste

Kyndryl, an independent managed infrastructure services provider spinning out of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has announced the members of its senior leadership team, operating model and global structure as it works to deliver mission-critical technical capabilities and support customers’ digital transformation efforts. Rick Ruiz, a veteran sales and technology executive at IBM, will join Kyndryl CEO

The Army Contracting Command has placed a $152 million order for Joint Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles manufactured by Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary. Oshkosh Defense said Thursday it will deliver JLTVs, support kits and trailers to four U.S. military branches and four NATO customers in Romania, Slovenia, Macedonia and Lithuania. The order was awarded under