GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/7/2022

Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the most prestigious and acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his innovation centric leadership approach that drives company growth and technology capabilities for the company’s customers as well as U.S. warfighters across our nation’s service branches. Executive Mosaic is

Constellis subsidiary Centerra will provide protective services to the Fifth Federal Judicial Circuit under a $237 million contract from the U.S. Marshals Service. The company said Monday it will help train court security officers to carry out patrol missions at U.S. District Court sites located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. “Our officers have years of

In recent months, the Department of Defense has placed greater emphasis and importance on artificial intelligence. The technology has been included on the White House’s critical and emerging technologies list, and the department in December created a new position meant to oversee artificial intelligence, digital-focused initiatives and data. Now, with John Sherman’s confirmation as the Department of Defense’s

A joint venture of KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Tier One Relocation will begin the nine-month transition phase of the potential $6.2 billion Global Household Goods Contract after the Government Accountability Office denied protests of the contract award. GHC was initially awarded to HomeSafe Alliance in November and covers the provision of household goods transportation and

Joseph Kearney, a more than 25-year industry veteran, has been named vice president of business development at Octo’s B3 Group subsidiary. He will support the Octo health business unit in efforts to develop new business opportunities, strategic alliances and capture and proposal plans, B3 Group said Wednesday. Kearney most recently served as vice president of

A roster of renowned leaders from the Department of Defense will convene on Wednesday during McAleese and Associates’ “FY2023 Defense Programs” Conference to discuss the top programs and initiatives the department is prioritizing currently and in the future. “I have attended and enjoyed this event multiple times,” said Jim Garrettson, CEO and founder of Executive Mosaic. “McAleese

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal and a key member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, about government agencies’ implementation of zero trust technology and other latest trends such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, 5G and cloud. He also discussed the challenges related

Executive Mosaic has featured DeEtte Gray, president of CACI’s business and information technology solutions business, in the 2022 Wash100 class for her strategic vision in the digital transformation area. Gray has been selected six times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders whose voice and influence shape GovCon from all angles of government and business.

Vertex Aerospace updated its website and corporate identity imagery and changed its name to The Vertex Company after it closed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) defense training and mission critical solutions business on Dec. 6. Ed Boyington, president and CEO of The Vertex Company, said in a statement published Friday the new company

The U.S. Navy has awarded 63 companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.7 million contract to provide rapid development and prototyping and systems integration support to help the military branch meet new and emerging requirements and advance the growth of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s services portfolio at Webster Outlying Field in Maryland.