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in Contract Awards, News
Navy Awards 8 Positions on $226M Surface Vessel Maintenance Multiple-Award Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a potential $226.2 million contract for the maintenance, repair and alteration of surface ships and U.S. government waterborne vessels homeported in the state of Hawaii. The multiple-award Surface Vessel Maintenance indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base ordering period and an optional term of five years and covers the procurement of any materials in support of maintenance and repair work, according to an award notice published Friday on SAM.gov.
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February 26, 2024, 11:00 am
in Executive Moves, News
John McCabe Named Maximus Business Development & Sales SVP
John McCabe, an industry executive, has joined Maximus as senior vice president of business development and sales. In this capacity, he leads the business development, capture and proposal teams while strengthening partnerships with state and local government agencies and improving the delivery of services to the public as part of the U.S. services segment at Maximus.
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February 26, 2024, 10:31 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News
Procentrix Builds Platforms for Government Clients Using Microsoft’s AI Technologies; Amar Melige Quoted
Procentrix, a Herndon, Virginia-based government information technology services contractor, has started leveraging the Azure OpenAI Service through its partnership with Microsoft to advance prototype projects that seek to develop business platforms meant to help federal government customers improve operations.
Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club's 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.
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February 23, 2024, 10:18 am
in DOD, News
HII Kicks Off Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System Testing on Navy’s 2nd Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division started topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier. EMALS is designed to replace the steam catapults on the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, can operate at a speed of more than 150 miles per hour and works to provide expanded operational capability, more accurate end-speed control and higher launch-energy capacity, HII said Wednesday.
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February 23, 2024, 10:11 am
in Cybersecurity, News
Microsoft Partners With OMB, CISA, ONCD to Offer New Logging Capabilities to Federal Agencies; Candice Ling Quoted
Microsoft has worked with the Office of Management and Budget, Office of the National Cyber Director and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to provide federal agencies using Purview Audit access to expanded logging capabilities.
Join the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6 and hear cyber experts, government and industry leaders discuss the latest trends and the dynamic role of cyber in the public sector. Register here.
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February 22, 2024, 11:30 am
in Government Technology, News
Verizon Demos Communications Capabilities for Las Vegas First Responders; Maggie Hallbach Quoted
City officials in Las Vegas joined Verizon executives to witness a demonstration of deployable assets and other capabilities designed to improve communications among first responders and other public safety personnel during large events like the Super Bowl. “Verizon has invested millions and millions of dollars in infrastructure so that the millions of people coming into this beautiful city every year can enjoy fantastic coverage," said Maggie Hallbach, president of Verizon Frontline. "We prepare with the planning committees two years in advance."
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February 22, 2024, 11:17 am
in News, Wash100
Andy Green, HII Mission Technologies President, Named to 2024 Wash100 for Advancing Strategic Growth
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Andy Green, an executive vice president of HII and president of the HII Mission Technologies division, as a recipient of the 2024 Wash100 Award for his leadership in advancing strategic growth through major contract wins and pushing innovation in support of warfighters. This year marks Green's 6th Wash100 win.
Vote for Green 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.
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February 22, 2024, 11:06 am
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Koniag Government Services Relocates to New Virginia HQ to Back Expansion Plans
Koniag Government Services has moved its headquarters to a new location in Chantilly, Virginia, as part of efforts to accommodate its increasing workforce and support the continued expansion of its operations. The new location comes with modern amenities and facilities and will enable KGS to promote innovation, strengthen collaboration and relationships with customers, attract talent, improve the employee experience and explore new business opportunities, the company said Tuesday.
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February 21, 2024, 10:39 am
in Government Technology, News
RGS Seeks to Streamline Movement of Apps Across Airgap Domains With Hauler; Brandon Gulla Quoted
Rancher Government Solutions has unveiled a new platform designed to help U.S. government and military agencies accelerate and streamline the secure transfer of applications, artifacts and other assets across the airgap to classified environments. Rancher Government Hauler works to improve the airgapping process by treating container images, files and other assets as content and collections, enabling operators to easily store, fetch, package and distribute the assets through the command line or with declarative configuration files, RGS said Tuesday.
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February 21, 2024, 10:01 am
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Boeing Subsidiary Millennium Concludes VICTUS NOX Tactically Responsive Space Mission
Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary announced the completion of a Tactically Responsive Space mission for the U.S. Space Force, called VICTUS NOX, demonstrating a capability for rapid on-orbit response to a national security threat.
Hear government leaders, space experts and industry executives discuss the latest space technologies, commercial investments and urgent issues facing the space domain at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register here.
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February 20, 2024, 8:53 am
in Executive Moves, News
Steven Harrison Named SAIC Undersea Warfare & Support VP
Steven Harrison, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been appointed vice president of undersea warfare and support at Science Applications International Corp. Harrison most recently served as VP of government affairs for the naval business unit at SAIC, where he oversaw business development, strategy and congressional engagement initiatives.
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February 20, 2024, 8:16 am
in Government Technology, News
Equinix’s Jim Gwiazda, David Young: Legislation Calls for Agencies to Leverage Commercial Colocation, Hybrid Cloud
Jim Gwiazda, vice president of public sector sales at Equinix, and David Young, public policy senior manager, said in a joint blog post published Monday that through the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023, Congress directs government agencies to advance the adoption of colocation, hybrid cloud, interconnection systems and other commercial data center platforms to enable them to meet their changing mission requirements.
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February 16, 2024, 11:04 am