GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/10/2023

News

Rob Geckle, Airbus US Space & Defense CEO, Elected to 2023 Wash100 for Growth Vision in National Security & Satellite Tech Markets

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Rob Geckle, CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, as a 2023 Wash100 Award winner in recognition of his strategic vision to help grow the company’s presence in the national security market and other key government segments. Geckle leads Airbus’ independent business in Arlington, Virginia, that launched in July

Wash100

Intelsat CEO Dave Wajsgras Poses Challenge to Microsoft Federal Domination in 2023 Wash100 Popular Vote Standings

Every year, the Wash100 assembles the highest performing executives from across the GovCon sector and throughout the U.S. federal community. To celebrate its 10th year of activity, the Wash100 voting committee has taken it upon itself to bring together the finest, most esteemed crop of winners yet. Now that the slate debuted in January, it’s in the

Executive Moves

Tom Edson Named Alpha Omega Integration CFO

Tom Edson, a financial manager and strategist, has joined Alpha Omega Integration as chief financial officer. He brings to the role over 15 years of experience in financial management within the technology and cybersecurity sectors and will manage finance, contracts and pricing in support of Alpha Omega’s growth initiatives, the company said Tuesday. Alpha Omega

Contract Awards

AM General Wins Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Production Recompete

The U.S. Army has awarded AM General a potential 10-year, $8.66 billion contract to produce up to 20,682 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 9,883 JLTV trailers for the joint force and foreign military sales customers. The recompete contract has a five-year base ordering period and five option years, the Army said Thursday. “From the start

Contract Awards

Army Awards $900M Construction Services Deal to 5 Contractors

Walsh Construction, DPR-RQ Construction, StructSure Projects, Gilbane Federal and JE Dunn Construction were tapped to provide the U.S. Army with construction services under a six-year, $900 million firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Defense said Thursday the five contractors will compete for orders of integrated design-build initial outfitting construction services and will perform work through Feb.

News

NASA Debuts Online Platform to Gather Industry Input on Acquisition Techniques; Pamela Melroy Quoted

A website developed by NASA’s Office of Procurement to attract acquisition ideas and approaches from diverse industry sources is now live. Government and industry users of the NASA Acquisition Innovation Launchpad can provide input on how to eliminate barriers to entry in contracting programs and reduce the burden on industry, the space agency said Friday.

Contract Awards

Valiant Books $530M DLA Follow-On Contract to Support Military Food Distribution Operations

Valiant will continue to help the Defense Logistics Agency distribute food products to U.S. troops worldwide under a $530 million follow-on contract. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers full-line food distribution to U.S. military bases, embassies and naval ships homeported in the Southern Arabian Peninsula and East Africa region, the company said Friday. Pete Capwell, senior

Executive Moves

Seana Rubin Named HR VP at QinetiQ Group’s US Subsidiary

Seana Rubin, a two-decade human resources professional in the government contracting industry, has joined QinetiQ‘s U.S. subsidiary as vice president of HR. She will oversee day-to-day HR functions within the QinetiQ US organization and be responsible for implementing business talent initiatives, the company said Thursday. Most recently, Rubin held the same position at Science Applications

Financial Reports

HII Posts 5% Q4 Revenue Growth; Chris Kastner on Hiring, Workforce Development Efforts

HII (NYSE: HII) saw its fourth-quarter revenue for 2022 rise by 5 percent to $2.8 billion compared with the prior-year period’s $2.67 billion, and recorded 10.7 billion in full-year revenue, up 12.1 percent from the previous year. The military shipbuilder said Thursday it recorded approximately $3.2 billion in Q4 new contract awards and ended the

Artificial Intelligence

DOD Embraces AI Bot Innovation to Modernize Contracting Process

The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has embarked on a project to develop and test an AI application to help agency users simplify contract writing and acquisition processes, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Efforts to build the Acqbot contracting platform are part of CDAO’s Tradewind – a funding and development initiative

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/10/2023

Rob Geckle, Airbus US Space & Defense CEO, Elected to 2023 Wash100 for Growth Vision in National Security & Satellite Tech Markets

Intelsat CEO Dave Wajsgras Poses Challenge to Microsoft Federal Domination in 2023 Wash100 Popular Vote Standings

Tom Edson Named Alpha Omega Integration CFO

AM General Wins Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Production Recompete

Army Awards $900M Construction Services Deal to 5 Contractors

NASA Debuts Online Platform to Gather Industry Input on Acquisition Techniques; Pamela Melroy Quoted

Valiant Books $530M DLA Follow-On Contract to Support Military Food Distribution Operations

Seana Rubin Named HR VP at QinetiQ Group’s US Subsidiary

HII Posts 5% Q4 Revenue Growth; Chris Kastner on Hiring, Workforce Development Efforts

DOD Embraces AI Bot Innovation to Modernize Contracting Process

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