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is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
Stacy Smith, a semiconductor industry executive, has joined the board of directors of Intel, bringing to the board his decades of leadership experience in manufacturing and operations, branding, sales and marketing. He will serve on the board’s audit and finance committee in addition to his role as an independent director, the company said Wednesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to recompete a multiple-award contract for the procurement of cloud computing services. CBP expects the acquisition effort to have a ceiling value of over $100 million and anticipates release of a solicitation for the planned indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by May 1, according to a notice published Wednesday on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System.
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Baird Managing Director Jean Stack as an inductee into the Wash100 Award. This year marks Stack's fourth Wash100 win, reflecting her contributions to the government contracting industry through her efforts advising companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising initiatives and other corporate strategies.
Vote for Jean Stack as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.
Metron and Cellula Robotics will develop long-duration uncrewed underwater vehicle platforms for U.S. defense, offshore energy, marine scientific exploration and subsea telecommunications markets under a strategic partnership agreement. Metron said Tuesday it will integrate its Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio with Cellula's Solus and Imotus families of vehicles to provide artificial intelligence-powered situational awareness and real-time mission adaption capabilities.
The U.S. Air Force has released a draft solicitation for a potential 10-year, $12.5 billion contract for support services to modernize, operate and maintain network infrastructure across all Department of the Air Force bases worldwide. The service branch intends to establish a pool of qualified sources to support the multiple-award Base Infrastructure Modernization indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, according to a presolicitation notice published Thursday.
Jonathan Dalrymple, CEO of Chugach Alaska Corp., has been appointed by the board of directors to serve as interim president of the company’s federal government contracting division. The appointment at Chugach Government Solutions comes after the departure of President Scott Davis, who had been with Chugach for over two decades, CGS said Monday.
Tiffanny Gates, a more than two-decade federal cybersecurity executive and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors of Washington, D.C.-based data-centric security platforms provider Virtru. “As the Department of Defense modernizes its digital infrastructure to a zero trust architecture, innovative data security tools like Virtru enable our service members to securely collaborate and share sensitive information across domains,” Gates said in a statement published Thursday.
L3Harris Technologies subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne has secured a contract to manufacture launch and flight motors for FIM-92 Stinger missiles to help RTX business Raytheon replenish the U.S. Army’s inventory of the anti-aircraft missiles. The replenishment contract awarded to Aerojet marks the first time in nearly two decades the company will manufacture new missiles for the U.S. military, L3Harris said Thursday.
The Department of State has approved North Macedonia’s request to procure Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and associated program and logistics support services from the U.S. government under a potential foreign military sales agreement worth $111 million. Oshkosh Defense, AM General, Leonardo DRS and L3Harris Technologies will serve as principal contractors in the proposed FMS deal, which includes the procurement of 18 additional M1278A1/A2 JLTV heavy gun carriers and seven JLTV general purpose vehicles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.
The State Department has approved Canada’s request to gain access to the Mobile User Objective System service and procure associated logistics and program support services from the U.S. government under a potential $138 million foreign military sales agreement. General Dynamics will serve as the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added NetImpact Strategies’ suite of DX360 software-as-a-service offerings to its Approved Products List as part of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. NetImpact said Thursday its DX360 SaaS tools are categorized into three product lines: Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management, Digital Dexterity and Case Manager.
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IBM has launched a cyber range that will offer custom training exercises to help federal agencies and critical infrastructure organizations respond to cyberattacks and threats posed by artificial intelligence. The company said Wednesday facilitators at the IBM X-Force Cyber Range will guide participants from agencies and companies through a series of breach scenarios and help them navigate resource issues, communication breakdowns and incident reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, among others.
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