GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/2/2022

Maximus (NYSE: MMS) has won a $6.6 billion contract to operate contact centers for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The award, which has a base period for transition plus nine one-year option periods, calls for the company to continue handling queries about their Medicare benefits and health insurance plans available on the federally

Bill Weber, former president and CEO of KeyW, has assumed the CEO role at Texas-based space transportation developer Firefly Aerospace. He will lead Firefly’s next phase of expansion and take over for Peter Schumacher, who has held the chief executive role in an interim capacity since July, the company said Thursday. An aerospace and defense

Michael LaRouche, president of the national security and space sector at Science Applications International Corp., was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Tysons Corner, VA. This marks the second consecutive year that Michael LaRouche has received the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon), which

ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has purchased Blanton & Associates, an environmental consulting services provider headquartered in Texas, for an undisclosed amount. Fairfax, Virginia-based ICF said Thursday it expects the acquisition to grow the company’s presence in a key market that stands to benefit from the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Spending Initiative. For 25 years, Blanton &

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) recorded $1.83 billion in revenue and $1.30 in diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of its 2023 fiscal year. The Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor said Thursday it logged $2.1 billion in Q2 FY 2023 net bookings, reflecting a book-to-bill ratio of 1.1, and closed the

The U.S. Army is planning an industry competition for the next iteration of a multiple-award contract vehicle designed to address technology research and development requirements at the branch’s Space and Missile Defense Command. A sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov says the Army estimates a $2.6 billion ceiling value for the full and open track

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business unit has received a potential five-year, $89 million contract to help operate and modernize the Indian Health Service’s electronic health record system that delivers patient care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Under the contract, General Dynamics Information Technology will provide project management, system deployment support, IT architecture

Michael Browne, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has joined software company Decision Lens to serve as senior vice president. Decision Lens said Thursday Browne will bring his military background and private sector experience to the senior leadership team and contribute to a range of company efforts such as

NASA has asked industry stakeholders to comment on a draft request for proposals for a potential eight-year, $190 million contract to provide enterprise IT services for the office of chief information technology. The NASA’s Consolidated Applications and Platform Services program is a hybrid performance-based indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers information security; IT services for automation; information

Boyd Johnson, a corporate compliance and governance professional with more than 25 years of industry experience, has been appointed chief legal officer at space data provider Spire Global. He succeeds Ananda Martin, who has served as Spire’s general counsel since 2018, and will report directly to co-founder and CEO Peter Platzer, the company said Thursday.