GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/1/2022

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s U.S. federal subsidiary, as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award. He has been chosen five consecutive times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of executives who continually drive growth and innovation in the government contracting sector. Cast a vote for him as one of your

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a potential 10-year, $11.5 billion contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency consolidate information technology networks of the Department of Defense’s Fourth Estate organizational entities. Under the Defense Enclave Service contract, Leidos will move DOD agencies and field activities to a common network architecture designed to support IT user

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a potential five-year, $3.69 billion contract to help the U.S. Navy deploy portable radios and ancillary parts. The service branch is procuring handheld, manpack, vehicle-mounted and base-mounted devices that have been approved by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Department of Defense said Monday. Radios that

The Space Development Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and York Space Systems prototype agreements valued at approximately $1.8 billion combined to build and demonstrate 126 satellites for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer. The Tranche 1 Transport Layer is expected to launch beginning in

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Brian Pickerall, senior vice president at Changeis, about his 25 years of government experience, the company’s senior leadership expansion as well as the core values of Changeis’ culture and vision. He also shared company growth goals and the trends he believes to be developing in

An industry team composed of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Leonardo and Avio Aero has secured a potential $426 million contract to provide technical and logistical support services to Italy’s fleet of C-130J military transport aircraft. The Italian defense ministry’s aeronautical armaments and airworthiness directorate cleared the five-year deal with the three companies collectively named Temporary

Jamila Taylor, a more than 25-year human resources executive, has been appointed chief HR officer at Guidehouse. She will report to Guidehouse Chief Operating Officer Charles Beard and oversee the company’s talent acquisition, human capital strategy, leadership and cultural development, learning and development, organizational design and performance management initiatives, the company said Monday. Beard said

Executive Mosaic has featured Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, in the 2022 Wash100 list of leaders at the forefront of events and trends that will shape government contracting. Wilkerson was appointed to her current position in November 2021 and brings more than three decades of intelligence community experience to the NGA.

Al Casper, formerly vice president of business development at ASRC Federal, has elevated to the role of senior VP of business development at the Beltsville, Maryland-based technology services contractor. ASRC Federal said in a LinkedIn post that Casper will oversee business capture, development, market segmentation, strategic planning and growth initiatives for the company. In his

PAE, which now operates as part of Amentum, has received a potential $111.7 million contract to maintain, repair and operate infrastructure at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany. Task orders could include minor construction, ground maintenance, refuse removal and environmental services, the Department of Defense said Monday. The Army’s 409th Contracting Support Brigade in Kaiserslautern,