GovConWire's Government Contracting News 1/20/2022

Executive Mosaic’s ninth annual Wash100 award selection was officially announced Wednesday to recognize 100 leaders from the worlds of government, industry and academia who have made noteworthy contributions to their organizations and the government contracting sector. The Wash100 is the premier class of business executives, agency officials and thought leaders regarded by Executive Mosaic as

On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit which featured preeminent leaders across defense agencies and industry who gathered to discuss the top research and development initiatives shaping next-generation technology acquisition strategies, infrastructure modernization plans and innovation priorities within the Department of Defense and its commercial collaborators. Recent 2022 Wash100 Award winner

Despite a noticeable dip in air travel over the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, the aviation industry still produces a significant percentage of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the Federal Aviation Administration is working to enact transformative change across aviation organizations to accelerate the adoption of sustainability initiatives and mitigate the effects of

Rocky Thurston, former head of Peraton‘s citizen security and public services sector, has been named chief operating officer at Bethesda, Maryland-based digital services provider DMI Thurston brings his more than two decades of industry experience in business development, capture management, merger-and-acquisition areas to a role responsible for driving DMI’s federal and commercial market growth strategy,

Amentum has won a $210 million contract to help the Defense Logistics Agency’s aviation team manage hazardous materials for the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers. Three responses were submitted to DLA during a competitive acquisition process for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The company received a $21 million task order covering

Wednesday’s Space Acquisition Forum, hosted by GovCon Wire Events, brought together leading space experts from government and commercial organizations to examine the acquisition reform goals, technology focus areas and critical capability gaps shaping innovation across the space domain as the U.S. continues its pursuit of space superiority over global competitors. Brigadier General Steve Whitney, military deputy at

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) will deliver COVID-19 test kits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and provide the Department of Homeland Security agency with support services under a potential three-year task order valued at over $100 million. The company said Wednesday it will supply rapid molecular and rapid antigen test kits, and conduct related training and

Peraton has received a potential four-year, $81 million task order to provide background investigation services for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The company’s team of investigators will collect information on federal applicants and employees and consolidate data into an investigation report to help the Department of Homeland Security’s USCIS decide on an individual’s employment

President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum that outlines requirements to improve the cybersecurity of Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and national security systems in accordance with the cybersecurity executive order issued in May 2021. The National Security Memorandum provides timelines and guidance on how the federal government will implement the cyber requirements in the

SpaceX has won a potential five-year, $102 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate technologies under a program that seeks to determine the viability of using large rockets to support the Department of Defense’s global logistics missions, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Under the Rocket Cargo program, the Air Force Research Laboratory will gather data