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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • Technica Receives Air Force Network Support Contract; Miguel Collado Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    Technica Receives Air Force Network Support Contract; Miguel Collado Quoted

    Technica will help the Air Combat Command’s intelligence directorate sustain the U.S. Air Force’s Blue Sensitive Compartmentalized Information network under a potential four-year, $43 million contract. The company said it will provide operations support to the AF BluSCI Enterprise and develop a framework to centralize the network’s command and control functions. Miguel Collado, president and […] More

  • Former DIA Exec Tom Painter Named System High's Human Capital VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DIA Exec Tom Painter Named System High’s Human Capital VP

    Tom Painter, former chief human capital officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been appointed vice president of human capital at Chantilly, Virginia-based security company System High. The three-decade public and private sector veteran will lead the development of System High’s strategy across its talent acquisition and performance and change management functions, the company said […] More

  • SAIC to Modernize Navy C2 System Under $85M Contract; Bob Genter Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Modernize Navy C2 System Under $85M Contract; Bob Genter Quoted

    Science Applications International Corp. has won a potential five-year, $85 million contract to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Panama City Division update command and control systems for the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday it will engineer software, implement cloud computing technologies and provide cyber support for the branch’s Joint Expeditionary Command and Control […] More

  • Kymeta-Kepler Team Conducts Satcom Tech Interoperability Demo for Military Audience - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kymeta-Kepler Team Conducts Satcom Tech Interoperability Demo for Military Audience

    A team of Kymeta and Kepler Communications took part in a recent military technology integration event to demonstrate how a flat-panel antenna technology could support connectivity between geostationary and low-Earth orbit satellites.  Kymeta said Friday it aimed to present the u8 terminal‘s ability to interoperate with Kepler’s LEO constellation and a GEO satellite ground station […] More

  • TechTrend Secures FedRAMP Authorization for DevSecOps Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechTrend Secures FedRAMP Authorization for DevSecOps Platform

    TechTrend has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for an information technology offering designed to help government agencies build, deploy and secure applications in the cloud. The FedGovCloud DevSecOps platform established FedRAMP compliance at the moderate impact level to support security throughout the software development life cycle, the company said Wednesday. […] More

  • L3Harris to Manufacture Air Defense Sighting Tech for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris to Manufacture Air Defense Sighting Tech for Army

    L3Harris Technologies has been selected by Moog to produce sighting technology the latter will integrate onto a remote turret being built for Increment 1 of the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense platform. Moog ordered 33 Wescam MX-GCS systems designed to help military vehicle operators find, identify and monitor threats, L3Harris said Wednesday. Deliveries of […] More

  • NCI Receives CMS Appeal Review Support Contract; Paul Dillahay Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI Receives CMS Appeal Review Support Contract; Paul Dillahay Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 20, 2021 — NCI Information Systems will help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services review risk adjustment data validation appeals as part of a five-year, $21 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI, said the award extends the company’s two-decade support work at CMS […] More

  • SAIC SVP Gabe Camarillo Picked for Army Undersecretary Role - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC SVP Gabe Camarillo Picked for Army Undersecretary Role

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 20, 2021 — Gabe Camarillo, a senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), was unveiled as President Biden’s nominee for undersecretary of the U.S. Army, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The White House announced the nomination in a July 13 release and said Camarillo, who oversees SAIC’s Army business […] More

  • Natasha Engan Named Deltek Global Sales SVP, Brian Daniell Appointed Chief Customer Officer; Mike Corkery Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Natasha Engan Named Deltek Global Sales SVP, Brian Daniell Appointed Chief Customer Officer; Mike Corkery Quoted

    Natasha Engan, senior vice president of Deltek‘s global consulting business since March 2017, has transitioned to a new role as SVP of global sales. Deltek said Tuesday it has also appointed three-decade company veteran Brian Daniell to serve as chief customer officer. Mike Corkery, president and CEO of Deltek and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, […] More

  • KBR Wins $120M in Task Orders to Support Navy Aircrew Training, Aircraft Protection Systems; Byron Bright Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Wins $120M in Task Orders to Support Navy Aircrew Training, Aircraft Protection Systems; Byron Bright Quoted

    KBR has received a pair of task orders worth $120.2 million combined to help the U.S. Navy develop aircrew training courseware and analyze aircraft survivability equipment. Both task orders were recompeted under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s Multiple Award Contract to support Navy program offices overseeing E-2/C-2 airborne command and control and advanced […] More

  • Booz Allen Receives Cogswell Award for Security Practices; Karen Dahut Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Receives Cogswell Award for Security Practices; Karen Dahut Quoted

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a James S. Cogswell Award from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency for an industrial security program being implemented at a company facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The consulting firm said Wednesday it was among the 40 cleared contractors selected to receive the award this year and the second time […] More

  • PSC Urges Federal Government to Clarify Procurement, Contracting Goals for Equity Agenda; Stephanie Kostro Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Urges Federal Government to Clarify Procurement, Contracting Goals for Equity Agenda; Stephanie Kostro Quoted

    The Professional Services Council, which represents more than 400 U.S. federal contractors, has responded to the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on what equity assessment practices the government could implement in agency procurement and contracting processes. PSC said Wednesday the agency should develop baseline measurements, clarify acquisition goals and collect aggregate performance […] More