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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Peder Jungck: BAE to Integrate Big Data, Analytics for USMC Warfighting Center Prototype
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 31, 2020 — BAE Systems will design a prototype for the U.S. Marine Corps' planned warfighting center in Quantico, Va., under a potential $19M contract, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 14.
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Siemens Gov’t Technologies Names New Business Dev’t Head; Tina Dolph Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 28, 2020 — Siemens Government Technologies appointed Michael House, former vice president of AECOM's (NYSE: ACM) Americas energy consulting services business, as VP of business development at the conglomerate's U.S. federal arm, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 13.
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in Contract Awards, News
Army Looks to Small Tech Firms to Increase Howitzer System’s Rate of Fire
The U.S. Army will move to solicit ideas from small businesses on how to fire projectiles from self-propelled howitzers at a faster rate under the branch's one-of-its kind effort designed to incentivize companies that support military technology modernization efforts. Interested vendors can submit proposals from Sept. 18 to Oct. 6 for the "Fire Faster" effort as part of the Special Program Awards for Required Technology Needs program, Army Futures Command said Tuesday.
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in News, Press Releases
Maria Demaree, John Riordan, Vicki Schmanske Join NSSA Board of Directors
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 27, 2020 — GovCon industry veterans Maria Demaree, John "J.R." Riordan, Vicki Schmanske were named among the eight new members of the National Security Space Associations's board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 12.
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in Contract Awards, News
CSEngineering-BoxBoat Team Receives DoD DevSecOps Support Task Order
A team comprised of BoxBoat Technologies and CSEngineering secured a task order to help the Department of Defense's DevSecOps enterprise services team manage software applications for the U.S. Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile system modernization project.
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Dave Dacquino: Serco to Continue Army Civilian Talent Mgmt Support
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 25, 2020 — Serco Group's Americas division will continue to help the U.S. Army manage the branch's civilian workforce and increase their readiness under a potential five-year, $27.8M contract, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 12.
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in Executive Moves, NewsBleu Hilburn to Rejoin Crowley as Government Services BD VP
Bleu Hilburn, former vice president of business development at American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Group, will return to Crowley Solutions in a similar position to oversee its government services. His appointment is effective Aug. 31 and he will be responsible for developing customer pipeline, opportunity qualification, marketing, bid and capture strategies for Crowley's government business, the company said Tuesday.
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Doug Natal: Sumo Logic Moves Forward to Achieve FedRAMP Moderate Authorization
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 24, 2020 — Sumo Logic is in the process of securing Moderate certification for its cloud-based log analytics platform under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 10.
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in NewsReports: Pentagon Expects to Decide on Lockheed F-35 Full-Rate Production by March
Ellen Lord, acquisition chief at the Department of Defense and four-time Wash100 awardee, said she is confident that DoD can hand down a decision in March on Lockheed Martin's readiness to begin full-rate production of the F-35 aircraft.
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in Contract Awards, NewsJohns Hopkins APL to Help Air Force Develop, Test Aerospace Systems
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a potential six-year, $50M contract to develop air warfare technology platforms for the U.S. Air Force. APL will also support acquisition, test and evaluation of munition, cyber and electronic warfare components of aerospace systems under the sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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ASRC Federal Subsidiary Joins Two Pools of OASIS SB Contract Vehicle; Jennifer Felix Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 21, 2020 — ASRC Federal's NetCentric subsidiary joined a roster of small businesses that can provide professional, scientific, technical and engineering support services to federal customers under Pools 1 and 3 of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 6.
