GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/10/2022

Executive Mosaic is thrilled to introduce Jean Stack, managing director for Baird, as a winner of the 2022 Wash100 Award, the most respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for her leadership and success to drive significant company growth as well as more than $7 billion in M&A activity deals across the GovCon sector

Alan Chvotkin, a partner at Nichols Liu, has published his most recent article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s  GovCon Expert program. Previously, GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin compared and contrasted the FAR COVID Procurement Rule and the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard to ensure there’s an understanding between the two and their difference. In his latest

Boeing signed an agreement on Monday with EPIC Fuels to purchase 2 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, that will power its commercial operations in two U.S. states through the end of the year. The purchase marks the largest SAF procurement by an airframer and positions Boeing as a leader in SAF adoption

Craig McCullough, former senior vice president of BeyondTrust’s public sector business, has been appointed to the same position at San Francisco-based digital and cloud technology provider Riverbed | Aternity. McCullough will aim to strengthen Riverbed | Aternity’s business relationships with government clients across information technology and security programs, the company said Wednesday. He previously held

Stephen Deitz, a 10-year ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) veteran, has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager of the company’s federal civilian sector. He will oversee strategic and operational growth strategies for the segment and report to Matt Tait, chief operating officer of ManTech, the company said Wednesday. Deitz most recently served as senior

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) secured $410 million in space and intelligence contracts for its 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 and reported that amount brings SAIC’s full-year sector bookings to $2 billion. The company said Wednesday it will support programs with a primary focus on digital and systems engineering and data

The U.S. Army has released a request for proposals for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle follow-on contract worth potentially $7.3 billion over 10 years and set April 12 as the bid submission deadline for the recompete opportunity. JLTV is a joint program of the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps that seeks to support multiple

Michael Bloomberg, founder and CEO of media conglomerate Bloomberg and former mayor of New York City, has been nominated by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to serve as chair of the Defense Innovation Board. He will lead a group of leaders and experts to provide recommendations and advice on technology and innovation to help the Department

ExecutiveBiz featured Jim Schwenke, vice president of business development at SpaceLink, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He tackled the company’s data relay system, medium Earth orbit and hybrid architecture capabilities and talked about its new headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Schwenke also discussed his military and industry career prior to joining SpaceLink.

Executive Mosaic has introduced Jason Providakes, president and CEO of Mitre, into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 for his leadership in public health and national security partnerships with government customers. Providakes has been selected three times to the annual list of the most significant government contracting industry contributors. He succeeded Al Grasso, a two-time