GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/25/2022

In today’s digital era, and since the onset of the pandemic, more and more of our personal lives — and our professional brands — are online. Social media can be a huge asset for executives and organizations looking to partner with the federal government, but it can also be a detriment to those who don’t

Fourteen companies have won positions on a potential $203.6 million multiple-award contract to help the Federal Communications Commission implement information technology systems and services. FCC named the winning vendors for the Application Development Support Services contract in a notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov. Services cover the areas of program and project management, software development and

Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal, was officially presented his 2022 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to the company’s office by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. For his fifth consecutive Wash100 Award win, Wagner was recognized by Executive Mosaic for his innovative leadership and drive for continuous organic growth for Microsoft Federal in the government contracting (GovCon) industry as

A joint venture composed of Amentum, Jacobs (NYSE: J) and Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has begun cleanup operations at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee.  United Cleanup Oak Ridge will start remedial work at the East Tennessee Technology Park following the completion of transition activities under a potential 10-year, $8.3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract,

Dan Robinson, a three-decade government services industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of the intelligence solutions business unit at SOS International. In his new role, Robinson is responsible for leading a team tasked with providing cybersecurity and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform development services to U.S. government customers operating across the globe, SOSi said

Over the last year, the U.S. government has cracked down on cybersecurity. Following the May 2021 issuance of the White House’s executive order on improving the country’s cybersecurity, federal agencies and their commercial service providers have been focused on complying with more stringent security standards while protecting themselves from the increasing threat of cyber attacks. Now,

Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business will manufacture Tomahawk missiles under a $217.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy and deliver the weapon systems to the service branch, the Army and Marine Corps. The fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price contract provides for the full-rate production of Block V Tactical Tomahawk All Up Round Vertical Launch System

Liz Martin, Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services, underscored the U.S Army’s use of the AWS Cloud to create a tactical cloud environment envisioned to help with their data processing and resource scaling. In a blog posted Tuesday, Martin shared how the XVIII Airborne Corps– an Army data centric force headquartered at Fort

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has acquired Southern Research’s engineering division for $75 million in cash and $5 million worth of common shares to expand Kratos’ capabilities in hypersonic, space, ballistic missile and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance areas. The acquired business will operate as Kratos SRE within the company’s defense and rocket support

ExecutiveBiz featured Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of special programs at Lockheed Martin’s space business, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. She talked about how the company is accelerating technology integration and digital transformation to keep up with security challenges. Demaree also discussed Lockheed’s values and initiatives aimed at ensuring long-term