GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/19/2022

Guidehouse has finalized the integration of Dovel Technologies and introduced a new practice focused on supporting clients’ mission-critical projects through digital transformation and enhancing the digital employee experience. Paul Phaneuf, a partner at Guidehouse and has over three decades of information technology and consulting experience in both public and private sectors, will oversee Guidehouse Digital,

Bill Monet, president and CEO of Akima, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters in Herndon, VA. Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Bill Monet as a three-time Wash100 Award winner, which demonstrates his visionary leadership in the government contracting (GovCon) community and his

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop extended-range electronic warfare system concepts for the first leg of a potential $163 million prototype competition, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Phase one of the Army’s Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade program is valued at $15 million over 11 months.

Paul Strasser, a federal industry executive, has joined Deep Water Point to lead a practice focused on helping small businesses transition from set-aside contracting to full-and-open competition. “Many companies fail upon exiting their respective small business classification unless they are fully prepared,” Mike Mullen, a partner for small business at Deep Water Point, said in

Ocean Shipholdings has won a potential $292.7 million contract to manage transportation auxiliary general ocean surveillance and missile range instrumentation vessels for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command.  The company will operate and maintain five T-AGOS and two T-AGM units used to monitor missile launches and back commanders’ anti-submarine warfare mission in the Atlantic and

In the most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Liz Martin, director of the Department of Defense business at Amazon Web Services, to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance decision making for the DOD. She also talked about AWS’ efforts to help organizations address cybersecurity threats and to give back to

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received a $135.8 million contract to manufacture eight unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Marine Corps to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions over a long distance. USMC expects to receive the MQ-9A Extended Range aircraft in late 2023 and will provide the vehicles to its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Mustafa Veziroglu, former chief operating officer of CACI International’s (NYSE: CACI) SA Photonics subsidiary, has been named president of Mynaric  (Nasdaq: MYNA) and member of the laser communication equipment manufacturer’s management board. He will be based at Mynaric’s headquarters in Munich, Germany, and oversee product development and management of comm technologies offered to commercial and government

Marc Duvall, a more than 40-year industry executive with aerospace original equipment manufacturers, has joined private equity firm AE Industrial Partners an an operating partner. “Marc’s strong knowledge of the aerospace supply chain combined with his proven operating track record will allow him to contribute significantly to a variety of value creation initiatives throughout our

David Duncan, former technical director of Redpoint Cybersecurity, has transitioned to a new role as vice president of cyber operations at the information security company. He will oversee Redpoint’s breach response group and the Redpoint Labs team that houses both the DevOps and threat mitigation teams specializing in penetration testing, active threat hunting and cyber