GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/5/2022

John Goodman, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services (AFS), was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to AFS.  Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for John Goodman as one of your TEN votes to advocate for

Smart manufacturing has become a high priority focus area for the U.S. Intelligence Community on the cusp of what is being coined as an industrial intelligence revolution. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence listed “materials and manufacturing” as a tier 1 tech domain in its S&T Investment Landscape, which outlines the IC’s science and

Robert Winkler, a 25-year military and legislative service veteran, has been named vice president of corporate development and national security programs at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS). He will aim to align the company’s development projects and communicate the potential of its offerings with the federal government, Kratos said Monday. Winkler most recently

The State Department has approved Bulgaria’s request to buy Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-16 Block 70 aircraft, related equipment and services through a potential $1.67 billion foreign military sales agreement. The government of Bulgaria asked to purchase four F-16 C units and four of the aircraft’s D variant to improve its capability to counter future

Jason Weaver, chief solutions officer at SkyePoint Decisions for the last two years, has transitioned to a new role as chief technology officer of the Dulles, Virginia-based cybersecurity risk management services provider. He will be responsible for technical direction and the development of approaches to help clients address emerging cyber threats, the company said Monday.

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse Corp. and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, to discuss his company goals in terms of growth strategy, new market opportunities and position by the end of 2022. He also talked about Redhorse’s organizational changes driven by the investment from Blue

Parraid has launched a tactical communications system designed to support disaster and emergency first responders operating in areas without cellular coverage. The Vector Iridium Data Link from Parraid is a military-grade, portable command and control system that comes with an on-screen application for operations management and works to provide secure voice and data communications to

BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has appointed former U.S. military officers Joseph Kernan, John Mulholland and Michael Dickey to the company’s newly formed advisory group. They will advise the BlackSky leadership on business growth, technology investment and partnership matters, the geospatial services provider said Monday. Kernan, a retired Navy vice admiral, served as undersecretary for intelligence at

Executive Mosaic has featured Anthony Robbins, vice president of the federal business at NVIDIA, in the 2022 Wash100 class in recognition of his continuous advocacy for artificial intelligence applications in critical government systems and missions. Robbins has been selected five times to the annual Wash100 list of leaders who continually drive innovation and growth in

Terry Benedict, formerly the chief operating officer of Blue Origin, has been appointed to serve as the executive vice president for naval, nuclear and critical infrastructure programs at Systems Planning and Analysis. The retired U.S. Navy vice admiral contributed approximately three decades of military service in support of the service branch’s strategic systems programs, SPA