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Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, NGA Director, Honored With 2nd Consecutive Wash100 Award for Advancing US GEOINT Objectives
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Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, NGA Director, Honored With 2nd Consecutive Wash100 Award for Advancing US GEOINT Objectives

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award. This marks the second consecutive time Whitworth has been inducted into the annual prestigious roster of public and private sector leaders who drive government contracting activity. As the eighth NGA chief, Whitworth pledged to
Amentum Wins $4.6B Air Force IDIQ to Support Parts & Repair Ordering System for FMS Clients
Contract Awards

Amentum Wins $4.6B Air Force IDIQ to Support Parts & Repair Ordering System for FMS Clients

Amentum has won a 15-year, $4.64 billion contract to help the U.S. Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate manage information technology and procurement processes for defense service support to foreign military sales customers. The company will support Air Force, Navy and Army FMS transactions under the Parts and Repair Ordering System VI contract, the
Jay Barrows Named Lumen Enterprise Sales, Public Sector EVP in Series of Exec Moves
Executive Moves

Jay Barrows Named Lumen Enterprise Sales, Public Sector EVP in Series of Exec Moves

Technology industry veteran Jay Barrows has been named executive vice president of enterprise sales and public sector at Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and will support digital transformation efforts of federal, state and local government agency clients and national enterprise customers in his new role. His appointment is part of a string of executive leadership moves
GovCIO Books $139M CFTC IT Infrastructure Support Contract; Rebecca Miller Quoted
Contract Awards

GovCIO Books $139M CFTC IT Infrastructure Support Contract; Rebecca Miller Quoted

GovCIO has won a 10-year, $139 million contract to help the Commodity Futures Trading Commission manage, operate and maintain the agency’s core information technology infrastructure. The Core Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance and Support Services program covers IT assistance to CFTC’s data, voice and video system users, as well as the implementation of new agency projects
Metron Appoints Robert Judd as COO Alongside Other Key Leadership Changes; Van Gurley Quoted
Executive Moves

Metron Appoints Robert Judd as COO Alongside Other Key Leadership Changes; Van Gurley Quoted

Robert Judd has been elevated to chief operating officer of Metron, a company focused on providing technology and science-based offerings to both public and private sector customers. In his new role, Judd will collaborate with Metron’s executive leadership and board of directors to boost company growth and financial diversification with capability development as a central priority, the
2023 Wash100 Popular Vote Contest Starts with a Mad Dash; Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner in First Place
Wash100

2023 Wash100 Popular Vote Contest Starts with a Mad Dash; Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner in First Place

Now that the full list of 2023 winners of the Wash100 Award, the most exclusive and impressive recognition in all of government contracting and the federal sector, has been announced, voting for the popular vote contest is underway. Combining input from the populace with the carefully considered opinions of its internal committee, Executive Mosaic spends a
Navy Awards SNC $717M High-Band Sensor Tech Supply Contract
Contract Awards

Navy Awards SNC $717M High-Band Sensor Tech Supply Contract

Sierra Nevada Corp. has booked a five-year, $716.8 million contract to provide high-band aircraft sensor components to the U.S. Navy, international cooperative partners and foreign military sales clients. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Naval Air Systems Command covers the procurement of Multi-Intelligence Sensor Development hardware and deployed system engineering services, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Boeing
BlueAlly Expands Federal Market Footprint With n2grate Acquisition; George Barkley Quoted
M&A Activity

BlueAlly Expands Federal Market Footprint With n2grate Acquisition; George Barkley Quoted

Cary, North Carolina-based BlueAlly Technology Solutions has purchased n2grate Government Technology Solutions in a transaction that strengthens its alliances with vendors and expands its presence in the federal government market. BlueAlly CEO George Barkley said in a statement published Thursday the acquisition of n2grate offers strategic diversification to the company’s core business and further builds
Investment Firm Highlander Buys Counter-UAS Tech Maker Black Sage
M&A Activity

Investment Firm Highlander Buys Counter-UAS Tech Maker Black Sage

Private equity firm Highlander Partners has acquired Black Sage Technologies, a developer of multimission platforms designed to identify and defeat unmanned aircraft system threats. The acquisition marks Highlander’s third purchase of a C-UAS/UAS developer, after DZYNE Technologies and Liteye Systems in 2022, the Dallas-based investment company said Tuesday. Black Sage is formerly owned by Acorn
Army Engineers Tap 7 Small Businesses for $260M Marine Construction Contract
Contract Awards

Army Engineers Tap 7 Small Businesses for $260M Marine Construction Contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected six small businesses to compete for marine construction projects under a $260 million firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday. USACE received 10 bids for the multiple-award task order contract via the internet. According to the award notice posted on SAM.gov, contractors will carry out design-bid-build
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