GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/8/2022

William LaPlante, president and CEO of Draper and a former Air Force acquisition chief, received Senate confirmation to serve as undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, the Air Force Magazine reported Thursday. During his Senate confirmation hearing in late March, LaPlante, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the U.S. needs more

Executive Mosaic’s editorial team has completed the rollout of all 100 individual profiles on its ninth annual Wash100 selections to highlight the contributions of key leaders who drive government contracting activity from both public and private sector domains. The Wash100 site features this year’s full list of award recipients, an extra button on the home

Commercial space is skyrocketing, fueled particularly by the growing need for real-time space imagery and satellite communications in Ukraine as Russia’s invasion of the country continues. As geospatial intelligence and space domain awareness continue to gain importance in the future of warfare, global powers are racing to achieve technological, tactical and information superiority through innovations

Guidehouse has named health experts Sarah Garnett and Kristin Porter as public sector health leader and head of the Department of Veterans Affairs account team, respectively, within the management consulting firm’s health segment. Garnett will bring to the role her experience working with leadership teams from federal health agencies, research institutions and academic medical centers

B&A looks to further expand its footprint in the federal marketplace and continue to invest in leading edge technologies through its recently announced partnership with Atlanta-based Battle Investment Group. The private investment management firm brings to the partnership a commitment to provide support for long-term expansion and success in defense, government, aerospace and other sectors

The General Services Administration has paused solicitations for the two pools of the small business-focused Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services to make way for an assessment following receipt of feedback regarding the evaluation of joint ventures under GWAC. GSA said Wednesday it is reviewing whether to introduce any changes to

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ’s U.S. business arm and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, to talk about her transition as the top executive of QinetiQ U.S. as well as her growth and acquisition strategies for 2022. She also discussed what she believes as

Nicholas Warner, chief operating officer of SentinelOne (NYSE: S) since 2019, has been named president of the company’s security division. Warner will focus on leading the development, expansion and delivery of autonomous cybersecurity offerings in his new position, SentinelOne said Thursday. He joined the Mountain View, California-based software vendor in 2017 and previously held various

Riverside Research booked contracts worth more than $53.9 million during the first quarter to help U.S. defense and intelligence customers develop technology for multiple program areas. The nonprofit organization said Thursday it will support government clients in systems and software engineering and commercial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance work under the contract awards. “These new research

Naval Air Systems Command has awarded an additional $261.4 million to fund Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) preparations for lot 17 F-35 aircraft production. The Department of Defense said Thursday the company will obtain long-lead-time materials and support services necessary to manufacture nine carrier-based F-35 jets for the U.S. Navy and 15 conventional takeoff-and-landing and short