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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/28/2022

Former Principal Deputy DNI Sue Gordon Says Attack Surface is Broadening & We’re Not Moving Quickly Enough
Cybersecurity

Former Principal Deputy DNI Sue Gordon Says Attack Surface is Broadening & We’re Not Moving Quickly Enough

As the global intelligence landscape shifts and evolves, experts in the U.S. intelligence community are urging both public and private sector organizations alike to prioritize security before threats against our data, information, cyber assets and more become actual attacks with devastating consequences. Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and Wash100 Award winner, said
Lockheed Books $158M Army Contract to Produce More Precision Strike Missiles
Contract Awards

Lockheed Books $158M Army Contract to Produce More Precision Strike Missiles

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $158 million contract for the second early operational capability production of the U.S. Army’s new surface-to-surface missile system. The new order came after the service branch completed its manufacturing readiness assessment of the Precision Strike Missiles program, Lockheed said Tuesday. The Army ordered the first EOC batch of
DOD Tech Chief Heidi Shyu Receives 2nd Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
News

DOD Tech Chief Heidi Shyu Receives 2nd Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering OUSD(R&E) at the Department of Defense (DoD), recently accepted her 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest annual honor bestowed to the highest members of the government contracting (GovCon) community, during a visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recognize Heidi Shyu as a two-time Wash100 Award recipient for
ERC Wins $145M NASA Kennedy Center Lab Support Recompete
Contract Awards

ERC Wins $145M NASA Kennedy Center Lab Support Recompete

Engineering consulting company ERC has secured a potential five-year, $145 million contract that covers laboratory support services and operations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Under the LASSO II award, ERC will operate and maintain developmental shops, laboratories and test facilities that support the KSC Center Engineering, Safety and Operations, two agency directorates and the U.S.
Former Northrop HR Exec Heidi Hendrix Named Sierra Space Chief People Officer
Executive Moves

Former Northrop HR Exec Heidi Hendrix Named Sierra Space Chief People Officer

Heidi Hendrix, a former human resources executive at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space subsidiary as chief people officer. She will directly report to Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice and oversee efforts to build a team of professionals through the company’s facilities in Louisville, Colorado, the spacecraft and rocket engine maker
Kuwait to Buy M1A2K Tank Operational & Training Munitions Under $250M FMS Deal
Contract Awards

Kuwait to Buy M1A2K Tank Operational & Training Munitions Under $250M FMS Deal

The State Department has approved Kuwait’s request to purchase operational and training ammunition for M1A2K tanks, related equipment and services under a potential $250 million foreign military sales agreement. General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS transaction, which will enable Kuwait to support the modernization of its tank fleet
Phoenix International Wins $112M IDIQ to Support Navy Deep Ocean Search & Recovery Operations
Contract Awards

Phoenix International Wins $112M IDIQ to Support Navy Deep Ocean Search & Recovery Operations

Phoenix International Holdings will help the U.S. Navy conduct worldwide deep ocean search and recovery operations under a five-year, $112 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Largo, Maryland-based company will perform engineering and technical support work for the Navy’s Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving director, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.  Phoenix bested two other
DOD Continues Pandemic Progress Payments Policy
Industry News

DOD Continues Pandemic Progress Payments Policy

The Department of Defense continues to issue accelerated payments meant to help defense contractors withstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even after the White House declared the health crisis over, Bloomberg reported Monday. In March 2020, DOD issued a memo that increases the progress payment rates for large businesses from 80 percent to 90
Inadev to Help Automate USCIS Fraud Detection Process Under $107M Contract
Contract Awards

Inadev to Help Automate USCIS Fraud Detection Process Under $107M Contract

Inadev has landed a $107 million contract with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to support a process automation project under the agency’s unit responsible for detecting identity theft cases. The company said Tuesday it will help USCIS implement open source artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for the Fraud Investigation National Security Coordinated Heuristics
Former CACI Exec John Koster Named MTSI VP
Executive Moves

Former CACI Exec John Koster Named MTSI VP

John Koster, former senior director at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has been named vice president at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., according to the executive’s LinkedIn announcement on Tuesday. He is now responsible for boosting MTSI’s diversified business growth through the delivery of engineering services and technology offerings to U.S. Army and missile defense customers in

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