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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 7/20/2022

Video Interview: Cloudera’s Rob Carey on Government Cloud & Data Milestones
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Video Interview: Cloudera’s Rob Carey on Government Cloud & Data Milestones

In the last decade, the federal government has made significant strides in its efforts to harness the power of data and use it to drive decisions. Data has previously been used in the government space as a micro resource that could be used to solve tactical problems. But now, agencies are leveraging their massive amounts
Valiant to Provide Language Services for AFRICOM Under $215M Task Order; Dan Corbett Quoted
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Valiant to Provide Language Services for AFRICOM Under $215M Task Order; Dan Corbett Quoted

Valiant Integrated Services has received a potential $215 million task order to provide translation, interpretation, transcription and other language services for U.S. Africa Command. Army Intelligence and Security Command awarded the task order under the Department of Defense Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise II contract, Valiant said Tuesday. The linguist and cultural services the company
State Department Greenlights UAE for $980M C-17 Fleet Support Renewal
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State Department Greenlights UAE for $980M C-17 Fleet Support Renewal

The United Arab Emirates has asked to procure follow-on government and contractor support for C-17 military transport planes from the U.S. under a potential $980.4 million foreign military sales agreement cleared by the State Department. Boeing (NYSE: BA), which makes the C-17 airlifter, will serve as principal contractor for the renewal of aircraft sustainment services
Q&A With LMI President and CEO Doug Wagoner Tackles Reorganization, Company Goals
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Q&A With LMI President and CEO Doug Wagoner Tackles Reorganization, Company Goals

ExecutiveBiz featured Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s decision to create an independent nonprofit and a for-profit organization still operating under the LMI brand. The Q&A also tackled how the move could drive collaboration,
Leslie Hubbard-Darr Named T-Rex National Security Growth VP
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Leslie Hubbard-Darr Named T-Rex National Security Growth VP

Leslie Hubbard-Darr, a 30-year corporate strategy and program management leader, has joined T-Rex Solutions as vice president of national security growth. She will oversee business development, capture and growth initiatives within national security agencies, including the departments of Defense and Homeland Security,  Dab Kern, executive vice president of national security business area at T-Rex, said
Godspeed Capital Eyes Hill International Acquisition Through $144M All-Cash Offer
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Godspeed Capital Eyes Hill International Acquisition Through $144M All-Cash Offer

Godspeed Capital Management has proposed to acquire Hill International (NYSE: HIL), a Philadelphia-based construction consulting firm, for approximately $143.9 million, or $1.85 in cash per share. The private equity firm said Tuesday it intends to operate Hill as a private firm once it merges with Godspeed Capital’s portfolio company Huckabee Architects through the planned acquisition.
Rick Stengard Named CGO at Management Consulting Innovate
Executive Moves

Rick Stengard Named CGO at Management Consulting Innovate

Rick Stengard, formerly an executive vice president at Meridian Technologies, has joined management consulting provider Innovate to serve as chief growth officer and provide corporate strategy oversight. He will be responsible for driving business growth through pursuits of new market opportunities and scaled delivery of information technology and advisory services to government and commercial customers,
Insitu Receives $160M Navy UAV Support Contract
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Insitu Receives $160M Navy UAV Support Contract

Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Insitu subsidiary has secured a four-year, $160.3 million contract to provide training, test and engineering services in support of the U.S. Navy’s RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles. Insitu will also perform organizational-level maintenance work, install hardware, develop noncommercial software and data, conduct land and ship surveys and create engineering change
NASA Taps SpaceX for $255M Dark Energy, Exoplanet Observatory Mission
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NASA Taps SpaceX for $255M Dark Energy, Exoplanet Observatory Mission

SpaceX has been selected to deploy a NASA observatory in October 2026 to support infrared astrophysics research under a potential $255 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The NASA Launch Services II contract covers launch and other mission-related costs for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the agency said Wednesday. The observatory, formerly known as the Wide Field
Boeing, CAE Expand Military Aerospace Collaboration; Stephanie Pope, Dan Gelston Quoted
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Boeing, CAE Expand Military Aerospace Collaboration; Stephanie Pope, Dan Gelston Quoted

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has expanded a partnership with Montreal-based aerospace technology manufacturer CAE (NYSE: CAE) to pursue new teaming opportunities and potential joint offerings for the military aviation sector. CAE said the two companies are looking to grow international supplier networks through a memorandum of understanding with the intent to help defense customers address aircrew

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