GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/22/2022

Executive Mosaic is pleased to induct Shawn Purvis, president of QinetiQ’s U.S. business arm and formerly corporate vice president and president of enterprise services at Northrop Grumman, into the 2022 class of Wash100 Award recipients for her previous efforts in leading the Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor’s sector and future initiatives aimed at expanding QinetiQ

Cameron Chehreh, a technology industry leader, has joined Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) as vice president and general manager of public sector segment. He will oversee a team of public sector professionals in driving digital transformation in internet of things, cloud, edge computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, among other areas, in support of the missions of

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is offering agencies and companies access to an online catalog of tools and services meant to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks. CISA said Friday the webpage will initially feature resources from the agency, open source contributors and Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative members from both the government and business sectors.

The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy 250 M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks, manufactured by General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), through an approximately $6 billion foreign military sales agreement. Pieces of equipment covered by the FMS package include 250 AN/VLQ-12 counter-improvised explosive device systems, 26 M88A2 Hercules combat recovery vehicles, 276 M2 .50-caliber machine

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned cyber security consulting firm, announced on Monday that Joseph Brinker, the former Chief of the Security Enablers Division within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has joined the company as its Director of Federal Services. A dynamic leader with more than 15 years leading cutting-edge federal technology and cybersecurity programs,

A new McAleese & Associates report says most defense prime contractors recorded a 2 percent to 3 percent increase in sales during 2021. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial performance of Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), L3Harris

UAV Factory, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, has adopted the name Edge Autonomy following its combination with Jennings Aeronautics Inc. and will focus on expanding its market presence in multidomain autonomous and unmanned systems applications. Edge Autonomy said Tuesday it will be headquartered in JAI’s former corporate office in San Luis Obispo, California,

William Shaw, formerly an IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has been named senior vice president of business development and sales at McLean, Virginia-based information technology and management consultancy company Xcelerate Solutions. He brings more than 25 years of federal market experience to his new position and will support Xcelerate’s growth and strategic efforts in his new

Lauren Johns, senior vice president of finance and treasurer at Presidio’s federal subsidiary, caught up with ExecutiveBiz to overview the company’s approach to promote open communication in the workplace and a priority framework her team is using to carry out its mission. “We figured out what components of our business should be underneath finance, which

Executive Mosaic has introduced Jennifer Ewbank, deputy director of digital innovation at the CIA, as the latest inductee into the 2022 Wash100 to recognize her strategic vision in emerging technology and national cybersecurity areas. This marks the first time Ewbank has been selected to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of business and federal agency leaders who