GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Core One Solutions has acquired Calhoun International as part of a push to expand the delivery of mission-critical support to agency customers within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. With the acquisition, Core One said Tuesday Calhoun Chief Financial Officer Nesha Burrows has joined the company as vice president of national security defense programs.
FedScoop
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The Office of Personnel Management will lean heavily on artificial intelligence as it leverages a recent Technology Modernization award to update legacy mainframe programs for its retirement systems, according to an agency spokesperson. OPMs award is meant to help the agency deliver a new online system for retirees, the spokesperson said in an email to FedScoop, and will serve as one step in a larger modernization roadmap to reduce costs and modernize critical systems.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president and CEO of AeroVironment, said the fundamental strategies of defense warfare have evolved since the Ukraine conflict. In a video interview published Friday on CNBC, Nawabi stated that drones, loitering munitions and other weapons systems will become a much bigger part of the fabric of defense in general.
GovTribe
DECEMBER 9, 2024
GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into December 2024. Lets start by diving into the top three.
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GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The 21st Century Cures Act, commonly referred to as the Cures Act, is entering the final year of its initially-approved nine-year run, but Department of Health and Human Services officials say they are still hard at work bringing it to bear.
Government Contracts & Global Trade
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Daniel Silver, Co-Managing Partner of the firms Wilmington Office, has been named to the Delaware 222 List of Most Impactful Leaders, published annually by the Delaware Business Times. Delaware 222 honors the state’s most impactful business, nonprofit and civic leaders creating jobs, serving populations in need, and helping to shape Delaware’s public policy.
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WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Sean DuGuay has joined Aretum as chief growth officer. DuGuay, former president at M9 Solutions and former principal of national security and defense at Capgemini Government Solutions, brings nearly 30 years of government contracting experience to the Aretum. DuGuay has also served as vice president of business development at ICF and as chief revenue officer [.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
By Nancy Patel, General Manager of Commercial at Unison The Contractor Purchasing System Review, a.k.a. CPSR, represents a comprehensive assessment for government contractors, digging into every aspect of their procurement activities.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Executive Mosaics GovCon Index closed with an average of $5,176.36 on Friday following two consecutive days of loss. For the first week of December, the index recorded a 2.45% decrease. GovCon Index records live stock market data from 30 key government contracting companies.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Andrew Auerbach, a technology executive in the defense and intelligence sectors, has joined Sierra Nevada Corp. as vice president of technology, GovCon Wire has learned.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Raytheon has launched a team dedicated to providing sustainment services to defense programs. The new Aftermarket Sustainment and Services group will capture business opportunities within the aftermarket segment, RTX said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Vertex Aerospace a firmfixedprice contract valued at $299.9 million to provide C12 Huron military fleet logistics and support services. The Department of Defense said Thursday that the indefinitedelivery/indefinitequantity contract has an end date of Dec. 31, 2025.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Jason Albanese, senior vice president of growth of the national security sector at Leidos, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Business Development Executive of the Year (Public Company). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the [.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Executive Mosaics GovCon Index declined two straight days, finishing 0.49% lower at $5,176.36 on Friday. The index, which tracks the stocks of 30 major government contractors, registered a 2.45% loss in the first week of December. However, it was a winning week for the major U.S. equities benchmarks.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Army Materiel Command has awarded DRS Network & Imaging Systems a $55.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering and technical services.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Digital technology company SMX has promoted IT industry leader Joseph Lavezzo as vice president of federal civilian. In a LinkedIn post announcing his promotion, Lavezzo expressed his appreciation to his team, leadership, clients and delivery partners and past and current mentors who have guided him in his career journey.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Sierra7 has appointed Kirthi Anantharam as its new chief strategy and technology officer, bringing to the post over two decades of experience in tech transformation, business strategy and stakeholder engagement. In his new role, Anantharam will lead efforts to improve brand recognition, diversify market presence and boost revenue by introducing advanced capabilities, Sierra7 said Friday.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Executive Mosaic has selected Carey Smith, chair, CEO and president at Parsons, as chair of Leadership Group 1, part of its 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program brings together senior industry leaders and government officials through a series of collaborative networking and dinner events.
Redstone Government Consulting
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Again, this year our friendly DCAA auditors have taken up the government requirement to calculate and publish annually the new compensation cap as provided for in Section 702 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (BBA; Pub. L. 113-67), dated December 26, 2013. The 2025 compensation cap amount is $671,000. Below we have provided the compensation caps going back to 2019.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The General Services Administration has released the list of 28 Phase 1 awardees under the unrestricted track of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, or OASIS+, contract program.
Whistleblower Network News
DECEMBER 9, 2024
In a major breakthrough, the UK think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) i s set to release a report calling for a whistleblower award program in the UK. While the United States has implemented a number of highly successful whistleblower award programs which have brought in billions of dollars in sanctions, the United Kingdom has long been resistant towards implementing its own award program.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale of AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment valued at an estimated cost of up to $807 million to the government of the Netherlands.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
In the federal space, its critical money gets where it’s meant to go. Loans and grants are supposed to drive economic growth; they support individuals, businesses and communities. Allocore helps to make that happen. The company works at the forefront of modernizing government financial systems, specializing in loans, grants and fraud prevention.
Whistleblower Network News
DECEMBER 9, 2024
On December 9, the United Nations (UN) observes International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). This year, the theme of the campaign is Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity, which focuses on the role of young people as advocates against corruption and its impacts on their communities. With 1.8 billion young people in the world, fighting corruption is vital for the future of nearly a quarter of the global population.
Kluwer Arbitration
DECEMBER 9, 2024
On 9 August 2024, the Commercial High Court of England and Wales (the Court) has declined to set aside the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) investment award issued in Diag & Mr. Josef Stava v Czech Republic (the Award), rejecting the jurisdictional challenges raised by the Czech Republic (the Judgement ). The Czech Republic challenged the Award objecting, inter alia , the lack of a protected investment by Diag Human SE (Diag) & Mr.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Parimala Rao, deputy chief information security officer at the General Services Administration, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Cybersecurity Executive of the Year (Government). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Northrop Grumman to modernize the F/A-18 aircraft’s LITENING targeting pods. Under the collaboration, the advanced tactical data links will be deployed to enable faster communications for the combat plane, Northrop said Thursday. The technology employs the bandwidth-efficient common data link waveform to support rapid and secure data transmission.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Andy MacMillan, a 20-year veteran of the software industry, has been appointed chief executive officer at Alteryx, an artificial intelligence software for enterprise analytics provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group and Insight Partners.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity company, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, compliance for its latest cybersecurity platform. The company said its Trend Vision One for Government has obtained a FedRAMP Authorization to Operate, boosting Trend Micros portfolio of zero trust offerings.
GovCon Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Nova Space Solutions has received a NASA contract worth approximately $822.7 million to provide operations, services, maintenance and infrastructure support services for the agencys Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Software company Palantir Technologies and federal defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton have created a partnership to accelerate the development of defense solutions to support U.S. dominance on the battlefield. According to a joint statement released by the two companies on Friday, their collaborations initial focus will be modernizing information infrastructure to improve U.S.
Import and Trade Remedies
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The Japanese government launched the webpage named Bonded Portal on the Customs website, dedicated to providing information on the bonded system. This portal includes procedural guidance for businesses seeking approval for bonded areas, as well as various information and materials, including the guidelines for the bonded warehouse permit applications.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Peraton, a national security and identity services provider, has announced the continuation and expansion of its partnership with NextgenID. The company said Friday the strategic partnership is intended to boost its identity verification capabilities through NextgenID’s Supervised Remote Identity Proofing technology, also called Onsite Attended Enrollment.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Kristen Hennebry National Vice President of Marketing & Communications, SAP NS2 Kristen Hennebry successfully organized and executed impactful speaking sessions by two key SAP NS2 customers at SAP Sapphire and is working to host a security and compliance briefing for over 100 regulated industry customers. Additionally, her team hosted SAP CEO Christian Klein and SAP [.
ExecutiveBiz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Auria Space CEO Damian DiPippa discussed the intersection of cyber and space and highlighted the key role of cybersecurity in safeguarding space assets from emerging threats.
WashngtonExec
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Shab Nassirpour Vice President of Marketing and Communications, ECS Shab Nassirpour takes pride in the ECS MarCom teams culture of delivering exceptional customer experience and excellence. Serving ECS corporate services and client delivery teams at all levels, they approach every partnership as advisors, tailoring strategies to meet specific needs.
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