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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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  • OneWeb's Government Arm Conducts Satcom Connectivity Demo With Air Force; Kevin Steen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OneWeb’s Government Arm Conducts Satcom Connectivity Demo With Air Force; Kevin Steen Quoted

    OneWeb‘s U.S. government subsidiary and a Department of the Air Force program executive office have collaborated to demonstrate the military application of commercial satellite communications equipment during Exercise Northern Edge in Alaska. OneWeb Technologies provided connectivity to the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex through satcom terminals and a pathway for data transmission to support USAF’s Advanced […] More

  • IT Company eTelligent Group Receives IMB Partners Investment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IT Company eTelligent Group Receives IMB Partners Investment

    Private equity firm IMB Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in eTelligent Group as the information technology services provider aims to scale its organizational infrastructure and explore growth opportunities. Leesburg, Virginia-based eTel said it serves as a prime contractor on the Internal Revenue Service’s Information Technology Program Management Support Services blanket purchase agreement. IRS named […] More

  • Air Force Clears HTX Labs Training Software for Hosting Impact Level 4 Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Clears HTX Labs Training Software for Hosting Impact Level 4 Data

    HTX Labs has received authority to operate certification for its immersive learning technology product to run controlled unclassified information within a U.S. Air Force network. The EMPACT training platform achieved Impact Level 4 ATO and the authorization follows the IL2 decision from USAF’s force development authorizing official in late 2022, the software company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Raytheon's Wes Kremer: Multiyear Contracts Offer Business Certainty for Defense Suppliers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Wes Kremer: Multiyear Contracts Offer Business Certainty for Defense Suppliers

    Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon, said fourth-tier defense suppliers could decide a course of action regarding their operations if the government commits to multiple years of procuring munition and other systems. “What a multi-year contract does is it gives them surety,” Kremer told Breaking Defense in an interview posted Tuesday. “And when they understand that […] More

  • DOD Backs Graphite One's Battery Material Supply Chain Development Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Backs Graphite One’s Battery Material Supply Chain Development Push

    A subsidiary of Canadian mining company Graphite One has received a $37.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate a feasibility study for domestic battery material production. DOD awarded Defense Production Act Title III funds to support Graphite One (Alaska) Inc.’s proposal to create a supply chain for anode materials needed to […] More

  • Leonardo-SNC Partnership Targets Global ISR Tech Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo-SNC Partnership Targets Global ISR Tech Market

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Leonardo‘s subsidiaries in the U.K. and U.S. as both companies look to grow their presence in the global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology market. The partnership will build on complementary offerings, such as sensor and ISR systems, designed to support the warfighter mission, Leonardo […] More

  • Amentum JV to Manage DOE Portsmouth Site Cleanup Under $5.87B IDIQ; John Heller Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amentum JV to Manage DOE Portsmouth Site Cleanup Under $5.87B IDIQ; John Heller Quoted

    Amentum will lead an industry team to conduct decontamination and decommissioning efforts at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio, under an approximately $5.87 billion contract from the Department of Energy. DOE selected Southern Ohio Cleanup Company to demolish facilities, dispose of uranium material and treat contaminated soil and groundwater on-site, Amentum said Monday. […] More

  • ECS, AWS Continue Cloud Service Partnership; Ross Serino Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS, AWS Continue Cloud Service Partnership; Ross Serino Quoted

    Amazon Web Services has granted ECS two partner designations to continue helping joint customers build, deploy and manage applications in the cloud. ECS said Thursday it received the AWS Managed Service Provider status for the ninth straight year and the Premier Consulting Partner designation for the eighth time in a row. “AWS enables us to […] More

  • Jacobs Selected as Prime Consultant for Virginia Rail Infrastructure Modernization Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Selected as Prime Consultant for Virginia Rail Infrastructure Modernization Project

    Jacobs has booked a pair of contracts to provide consulting and advisory services to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s infrastructure improvement program. The first contract, worth potentially $10 million per year, has one base year along with a three-year renewal option and supports the Transforming Rail in Virginia initiative, Jacobs said Thursday. The second contract […] More

  • Sedgwick Introduces Federal Government Business, Names Lisa Firestone President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sedgwick Introduces Federal Government Business, Names Lisa Firestone President

    Sedgwick has started a new subsidiary with the goal of creating health programs and offerings for the federal sector.  The company said Thursday its new unit will build on services from Managed Care Advisors, which Sedgwick acquired in 2021 to broaden its access to agency compensation case and claims management programs. MCA President and CEO […] More

  • DataPath Added to Defense Logistics Agency's $3.25B C5ISR Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DataPath Added to Defense Logistics Agency’s $3.25B C5ISR Support IDIQ

    The Defense Logistics Agency has added DataPath as an awardee on a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract vehicle for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance supplies and services, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Duluth, Georgia-based DataPath joins a group of nine vendors that were awarded positions on the C5ISR Gateway to Sustainment […] More

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    Space Force Seeks Input on Cloud-Based Tech for Mission Planning, Remote System Management

    The U.S. Space Force has issued a request for information on potential developers of a cloud-based command and control platform to manage ground-based remote systems and support data sharing for multidomain mission planning. USSF said Wednesday in a sources sought notice the branch is considering acquiring an “initial baseline capability” for tactical C2 infrastructure that […] More