GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/2/2022

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, into the 2022 Wash100 class of leaders who have grown in prominence throughout the government contracting sector for driving innovation and executing strategic vision. Jablonsky was appointed to his current dual role after Maxar completed its U.S. domestication process in January 2019. He

Maureen Waterston, former chief human resources officer at Pratt & Whitney, has been appointed to the same position at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). She will manage HR functions, including diversity and inclusion, and implement a human capital strategy for the approximately 43,000 Leidos employees worldwide, the company said Tuesday. At Pratt & Whitney, her areas of

Now, more than ever, warfighters, operators and service members need reliable, secure access to data in order to make a myriad of critical and timely decisions in today’s rapidly evolving combatant environment. The United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in September 2021 highlighted crucial shortfalls and problems in data access capabilities for troops on the ground,

Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday. He discussed the modernization of network and platform capabilities through AWS Cloud, the global communications and cloud advancements, the development of the future of warfare and how space exploration is

SpaceX will carry out an additional three post-certification missions for NASA to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station under an approximately $900 million contract modification. The agency said Tuesday its order for additional flights will bring the ceiling value of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract previously awarded to Elon Musk’s

Executive Mosaic has featured Vince Vlasho, a senior managing director and defense portfolio lead for Accenture’s federal services subsidiary, in the 2022 edition of the Wash100 for his leadership in the military enterprise technology modernization area. This recognition marks Vlasho’s entry into the premier group of leaders who drive innovation and growth in the government

The U.S. Space Force has exercised contract options by selecting General Atomics and Orion Space Solutions to build and launch demonstration satellites as part of the Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System program. Orion Space Solutions will deploy a EO/IR Cubesat prototype in the fall of 2022 for a one-year demonstration, Space Systems Command said Monday. General Atomics’

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has released a broad agency announcement for a potential $334 million contract to build a larger class air-breathing hypersonic missile designed to carry out multiple missions. Interested stakeholders that intend to compete for the Mayhem program should request for a proposal requirements package by March 15 and submit offers

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published a document that identifies and projects the intelligence community’s science and technology needs from fiscal year 2022 through FY 2026 and is soliciting feedback and ideas on emerging technologies and new approaches to meet these S&T needs. The National Intelligence Science and Technology Committee will

Benjamin Cushing, former director of the federal health business at Red Hat, has assumed a new role as chief architect for the same unit, FedHealthIT reported Tuesday. He served as chief technology officer at behavioral health information technology company MDLogix before his appointment at Red Hat three years ago. The software provider became part of