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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 12/29/2021

Accenture to Modernize USPTO Trademark Process Under $87M Contract; Rasha Nahas Quoted
Contract Awards

Accenture to Modernize USPTO Trademark Process Under $87M Contract; Rasha Nahas Quoted

Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business has secured an $87 million contract to help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office update information technology applications that support the agency’s trademark filing and registration process. Accenture Federal Services will assist the USPTO Office of the Chief Information Officer in efforts to develop a DevSecOps platform and incorporate
FY 2022 NDAA to Create Strategy for Distributed Ledgers, Other Emerging Tech
News

FY 2022 NDAA to Create Strategy for Distributed Ledgers, Other Emerging Tech

A $770 billion defense policy bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday requires the Department of Defense to come up with a digital health strategy for distributed ledgers and other emerging technology, The Block reported Tuesday. The fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act directs the DOD secretary to find ways to incorporate
DOD Research, Engineering Undersecretary to Headline POC’s 2022 Defense R&D Summit
Events

DOD Research, Engineering Undersecretary to Headline POC’s 2022 Defense R&D Summit

Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a previous Wash100 awardee, is scheduled to deliver an opening keynote speech at the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit on Jan. 19. She acts as the chief technology officer for DOD and oversees department-wide research, development, and
Lockheed Awarded $493M to Provide F-35 Logistics Support to US, International Customers
Contract Awards

Lockheed Awarded $493M to Provide F-35 Logistics Support to US, International Customers

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a one-year, $492.7 million contract modification to provide logistics support for F-35 aircraft systems that have been delivered to U.S. military and foreign military sales customers. The award to Lockheed’s aeronautics segment covers work to operate and maintain an automatic logistics information system, address action requests and facilitate training
Executive Spotlight With Booz Allen EVP Greg Wenzel Tackles Company’s VLT Growth Strategy, DOD’s JADC2 Initiative, Training Modernization
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Executive Spotlight With Booz Allen EVP Greg Wenzel Tackles Company’s VLT Growth Strategy, DOD’s JADC2 Initiative, Training Modernization

Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and a previous Wash100 awardee, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. He tackled the company’s second quarter results and growth strategy, and talked about new market opportunities for customers, the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control
Teleperformance Seeks Government Contact Center Market Presence With Senture Buy
M&A Activity

Teleperformance Seeks Government Contact Center Market Presence With Senture Buy

Teleperformance has acquired Kentucky-based business process outsourcing company Senture from investment firm Kingswood Capital Management for approximately $400 million. Eighty percent of sales at Senture come from the company’s business unit that provides contact center support services to federal, state and local governments, Teleperformance said Tuesday. The Paris-headquartered business services provider expects the purchase to
NextGen Shareholders OK Virgin Orbit Merger; Dan Hart Quoted
M&A Activity

NextGen Shareholders OK Virgin Orbit Merger; Dan Hart Quoted

Shareholders at blank check company NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NGCA) approved Tuesday the proposed merger with Virgin Orbit and both parties expect the transaction to close before the end of December. The combined entity will adopt the name Virgin Orbit Holdings and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VORB” upon closing of the
AFRL Seeks to Revolutionize Air Operations Planning Via ‘Fight Tonight’ Program
Artificial Intelligence

AFRL Seeks to Revolutionize Air Operations Planning Via ‘Fight Tonight’ Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking white papers for a five-year program that seeks to transform air operations planning by combining interactive gaming with planning driven by artificial intelligence to reduce the planning cycle for air tasking orders. The Fight Tonight broad agency announcement has a ceiling value of approximately $99 million and focuses
Giga-tronics to Acquire BitNile Holdings’ Global Defense Segment
M&A Activity

Giga-tronics to Acquire BitNile Holdings’ Global Defense Segment

Military radar testing company Giga-tronics has agreed to acquire Gresham Worldwide, a BitNile Holdings subsidiary that manufactures electronic systems for defense applications, as part of a share exchange agreement. Giga said Tuesday it will combine its operations with Gresham to form an independent public company that will offer radio frequency and electronic warfare technologies. BitNile
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