GovConWire's Government Contracting News 1/28/2022

Executive Mosaic is pleased to unveil Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, into the 2022 edition of our Wash100 — a group of the most influential government contracting figures — for his fourth consecutive induction as the 33-year Booz Allen veteran continues to steward growth efforts in the management and information technology

On Thursday, the country’s first National Cyber Director Chris Inglis spoke on the essential components of viable digital ecosystems, the implications of recent cybersecurity legislation and executive orders from the White House and the effort to accelerate software security in his keynote address to the Potomac Officers Club’s virtual forum on digital currencies as the topic

A joint venture between construction firms Gilbane and Exyte has won a three-year, $278.6 million contract to build an advanced compound semiconductor laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The JV will also construct a facility for microsystem integration activities as part of the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday. U.S.

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jennifer Morrison, legal vice president of Dell Technologies, about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and other compliance standards for federal contractors and the significant challenges in maintaining ethical standards and corporate integrity in the sector. She also discussed her responsibilities at Dell as well as

Michael LaRouche, president of Science Applications International Corp.‘s national security and space sector, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award for his stewarding business segment efforts to position itself for increased work with U.S. space and intelligence community customers. This award marks his second consecutive selection to the premier class of 100

Torch.AI has acquired data extraction software company B23 for an undisclosed sum and announced the appointment of Brad Kolarov, founder and managing partner at B23, as a vice president. “The acquisition of B23 expands our current work supporting the U.S. Navy in extraordinary ways,” Brian Weaver, chairman and CEO of Torch.AI, said in a statement

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a sole-source contract worth $150 million to maintain and update an integrated electronic countermeasures system on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber planes. The company’s defense systems sector will provide engineering support and perform block cycle updates to the AN/ALQ-161A Operational Flight Program, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Daniel Perkins, formerly the chairman and CEO of MTS Technologies, has been named into Concurrent Technologies Corporation‘s board of directors. CTC said Thursday Perkins founded and led MTS, which provided technical and logistics support to customers at the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. He has been involved in consulting engagements after the sale

Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has formed two business units in North America to explore market opportunities in the region for satellite ground stations and expand work with U.S. and allied governments. Daniel Gizinski, who has held senior management roles at Comtech since 2019, will serve as president of the U.S.-based subsidiary that will focus on

D-Orbit has agreed to merge with blank check company Breeze Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq: BREZ) in a transaction that would result in the Italy-based space logistics provider becoming a publicly traded company. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the deal that is expected to wrap up in the second or third quarter of