GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/28/2022

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient. She has been selected five consecutive times to the annual list of executives with staying power and influence in the government contracting arena. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson noted Gilliland’s induction into the Wash100 last year as

ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) reported $272.6 million in revenue from government clients for the fourth quarter of its 2021 fiscal year ended Dec. 31, a 9.2 percent increase from the prior year period. John Wasson, chairman and CEO of ICF and two-time Wash100 winner, told investors on an earnings call the company’s U.S. federal business experienced

Geopolitical tensions are rising around the world across all domains, and as competition escalates, border security becomes increasingly more critical to the United States’ national security capabilities and its strategic position in the context of other global powers. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection adapted to navigate new challenges posed by the onset of the

ExecutiveBiz featured Beau Hutto, vice president of federal at Netskope, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He talked about the company’s platform capabilities in SASE and Security Service Edge and the federal agencies’ potential challenges in implementing zero trust approach to prevent security breaches. Hutto also discussed his experience in the cyber

Climate experts from government, industry and academia convened Thursday to discuss the challenges, opportunities, previous achievements and future goals surrounding the United States’ climate change mitigation efforts in the context of global climate progress and in accordance with the 2016 Paris Agreement. Steve Ambrose, chief climate scientist for SAIC, facilitated the timely discussion with the

Executive Mosaic has featured Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space business, in the 2022 Wash100 class for his leadership in space business operations and exploration technology advancement. Lightfoot has been selected two times to the annual list of executives who continually drive growth and innovation in the government contracting arena with his

The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the proposed acquisition of health information technology company Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) by Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) expired Tuesday, Feb. 22. Oracle agreed to acquire Cerner for approximately $28.3 billion through an all-cash tender offer in late December and both parties expect the tender offer

Castellum has agreed to acquire government contractor Lexington Solutions Group for an undisclosed sum and expects the transaction to close within the next six weeks. Bethesda, Maryland-based Castellum said Friday the definitive purchase agreement came two months after it signed a letter of intent to buy LSG. Mark Fuller, president and CEO of Castellum, said

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started its solicitation process for a five-year, $340 million contract vehicle to modernize information technology systems throughout the ICE enterprise. A notice posted on SAM.gov says the Scalable Ways to Implement Flexible Tasks contract has a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure and will encompass technology support in the areas of

Intelligence analysis and cybersecurity company Daybreak is set to merge business operations with geospatial analytics firm Azimuth1 at the start of March. Manik Rath, a former executive at LMI and Alion Science and Technology, will serve as CEO of the combined entity named Daybreak LLC, the company said Monday. Jason Dalton, founder and CEO of