GovConWire's Government Contracting News 12/14/2022

Coming out of his undergraduate work in chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Kent Wilcher considered three industries: oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and defense. After some brief deliberation, his answer was fairly easy. He decided to serve the defense industry because of his belief in its mission—he wanted something highly technical that also had

A Veritas Capital affiliate has bought Chromalloy parent company Sequa from Carlyle (Nasdaq: CG) in a move aimed at expanding the New York-based technology investor’s portfolio with aftermarket services for aviation, energy and defense customers. In a statement published Tuesday, Ramzi Musallam, CEO and managing partner of Veritas, highlighted Chromalloy’s position in the engine aftermarket

Shield AI, an artificial intelligence-focused aerospace and defense technology company, closed its Series E round after raising an additional $60 million in funding from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund to support the development of its AI pilot for military and commercial aircraft. The new capital brings the total value of the company’s financing round, initially

Software company C3 AI (NYSE: AI) will advance the deployment of enterprise artificial intelligence applications across the Missile Defense Agency under the first three orders awarded through a potential five-year, $500 million production-other transaction agreement. C3 AI said Tuesday the first order calls for the delivery of an enterprise AI capability that would enable MDA

James Black, a corporate law executive with two decades of aerospace and defense industry experience, has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel at Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP). He joins the small satellite manufacturer after serving as VP and deputy general counsel of the North American division of U.K.-based defense contractor Ultra Electronics, Terran

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have achieved fusion ignition, a milestone that could provide insights into the development of clean fusion energy and lead to advancements in national defense. A controlled fusion experiment performed at the National Ignition Facility on Dec. 5 applied 2.05 megajoules of energy to

Erik Cecere, former director of contracts and pricing at LongView International Technology Solutions, was appointed as senior vice president of delivery operations at DecisionPoint, according to his LinkedIn post. The executive brings to his new role at the information technology services and consulting provider nearly two decades of experience in finance and pricing-related responsibilities at

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has selected six small businesses to compete for range sustainment and remediation projects under a potential $95 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy. Contractors will perform work at military installations within NAVFAC’s Southwest area of responsibility, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The awardees are: Bering Sea Ecotech EA-Relyant Joint Venture Engineering/Remediation

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Jacobs (NYSE: J) a prime spot on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to perform architecture and engineering services at three military bases in Japan. The company said Tuesday it will support the Yokota and Misawa air bases and Camp Zama for the project, which is under a potential $99 million multi-award

Public sector veteran Kevin Davis has joined data security and management company Cohesity as vice president of federal sales, GovCon Wire has learned. Prior to Cohesity, he was VP of public sector at analytics platforms provider Databricks and was responsible for expanding the company’s client base and strategic alliances. Davis held a similar position for