GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/3/2022

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Vectrus President and CEO Chuck Prow as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the eighth time he’s won the prestigious award in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of executives with staying power and influence in the government contracting sector. Vectrus kicked off 2021 with the acquisition of

John Sherman, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has been named acting chief digital and artificial intelligence officer with oversight of DOD’s strategy and policy development efforts for data, AI and analytics. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks wrote in a Tuesday memo that the office of the

Robert Costello, chief information officer of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will keynote a Feb. 23 virtual forum hosted by Executive Mosaic’s flagship Government Contracting Wire to overview his work at CISA and the agency’s role in federal data security. Costello assumed the CIO post in August 2021 and oversees CISA’s technology development, deployment,

The General Services Administration announced that it expects to release requests for proposals for small business and women-owned small business pools of the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services in February. The Polaris GWAC small business and WOSB pools will be multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts that executive and other federal agencies

On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted the latest installment of its JADC2 event series, which brings together leading voices from defense agencies, military branches and industry to discuss the strategies, initiatives and organizational shifts being implemented to achieve the Department of Defense’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control goals. The “Achieve Information Dominance: Counter Gray Zone Warfare

Tony Crescenzo, CEO of Intelligent Waves, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday. He discussed his transition from president to chief executive as well as the company’s growth initiatives, culture and GRAYPATH and Phantom capabilities in support of the defense and intelligence sectors. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with

Executive Mosaic has introduced Jim Kelly, senior vice president and general manager of Dell Technologies‘ federal business, as the newest inductee into the Wash100 in recognition of his commitment to supporting federal customers who look to the company for its technology and expertise to carry out mission-critical work. This marks his first selection to the

A National Defense Industrial Association report says the readiness and health of the defense industrial base received an “unsatisfactory” score of 69 as the industry struggles to address the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for defense goods and services and industry competition for defense contracts were cited as areas of confidence

Sandy Dunn, formerly chief information security officer at health care insurance company Blue Cross of Idaho, has joined BreachQuest to hold the dual role of chief information officer and chief security officer. She will oversee BreachQuest’s information technology initiatives and security practices in support of its business goals, the cybersecurity company said Wednesday. Dunn, who

Daher Aerospace has agreed to purchase Triumph Group’s (NYSE: TGI) metallic aerostructures production business located in Stuart, Florida, as the French aircraft manufacturer aims to grow its footprint in the North American market. Triumph Group said Wednesday the business it will divest has approximately 600 employees and produces aerospace structures and components for the military