GovConWire's Government Contracting News 1/24/2022

Dr. Stacey Dixon, principal deputy director of national intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), has received a 2022 Wash100 Award, the third consecutive time that she’s won the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). This year, Dr. Dixon has received a 2022 Wash100 Award for her critical

Investment firm Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) health care data and analytics assets for an undisclosed sum and expects the transaction to conclude in the second quarter of 2022, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The assets are part of IBM’s Watson Health business and include Health Insights, Clinical

The conversation surrounding cryptocurrency and other digital assets has gained new context in the U.S. federal government following the release of a highly-anticipated document from the Federal Reserve on digital currencies. The Federal Reserve’s paper, Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation, discusses the risks, opportunities and potential policy measures required for creating

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Ro Dhanda, vice president of public sector with H2O.ai, about the company’s lessons learned in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, Open Source and Driverless AI platform as well as top priorities and growth goals. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Dhanda discussing his

On Wednesday, top executive officials from federal space agencies and industry spoke on optimizing acquisition processes, accelerating technology innovation and creating more interoperable systems in the wake of massive space sector reorganization and reinvigoration efforts during GovCon Wire Events’ Space Acquisition Forum. Following an opening keynote address delivered by Brig. Gen. Steve Whitney, military deputy at the Office

General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit has received a potential $47.8 million contract to develop and sustain an enterprise system that will centralize management of the U.S. Navy’s legacy human resources data warehouses. The GDIT business will help the military service build the Enterprise Authoritative Data Environment for the migration of MyNavy HR records

NASA is seeking public comments on a draft request for proposals for the third iteration of the Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services contract. The OMES III contract will enable the engineering and technology directorate within the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to acquire services to support the Joint Polar Satellite System, NASA’s Exploration and

Some executives from defense trade associations are raising concerns over the potential impact of a full-year continuing resolution and the lack of a congressional deal over an omnibus federal spending measure for fiscal year 2022, Defense News reported Friday. Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association and a previous Wash100 awardee, said he

Rolls-Royce has received a $96.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to extend by five months the company’s engine repair and sustainment support for the C-130 military transport aircraft fleet.  The indefinite-delivery vehicle requirements contract has a cumulative face value of $1.65 billion, the Department of Defense said Friday. C-130 engine repairs will

During the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit Wednesday, some of the top defense sector leaders from government and industry joined to share their insights on the Department of Defense’s most pressing R&D priorities, strategies and technology innovations in today’s ever-evolving defense and combatant environment across all domains. After morning keynote speeches