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Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Presented Eighth Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

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Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Presented Eighth Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the eighth consecutive Wash100 Award to Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, during a recent visit on Monday to Leidos’ office in Reston, VA. In the highly prestigious eight-year history of the Wash100 Award, Krone is the only executive to receive the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon)

CAE’s Acquisition of L3Harris Military Training Business Set to Close Friday; Daniel Gelston, Marc Parent Quoted

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CAE’s Acquisition of L3Harris Military Training Business Set to Close Friday; Daniel Gelston, Marc Parent Quoted

CAE announced that it expects to close its $1.05 billion acquisition of the military training business of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) on Friday, July 2, after securing all regulatory approvals needed to complete the transaction. The deal was first announced in March and CAE said Monday L3Harris’ military training segment will enable it to broaden

Amentum to Operate, Maintain Hawthorne Army Depot Under $953M Contract

Contract Awards

Amentum to Operate, Maintain Hawthorne Army Depot Under $953M Contract

Amentum has secured a potential 10-year, $952.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Army for the provision of operation and maintenance services in support of Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada. According to a SAM.gov notice posted Monday, Army Contracting Command-Rock Island awarded the contract, which includes requirements for materials and supplies related to O&M

Letitia Long Named T-Mobile US Board Member, National Security Director

Executive Moves

Letitia Long Named T-Mobile US Board Member, National Security Director

Letitia “Tish” Long, a nearly four-decade security and intelligence industry veteran and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of directors of T-Mobile US (Nasdaq: TMUS). She will also be part of the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee and serve as national security director to support the company’s commitments with regard to

Trusted Workforce 2.0 Initiative Aims to Modernize Government Background Check, Security Clearance System

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Trusted Workforce 2.0 Initiative Aims to Modernize Government Background Check, Security Clearance System

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is working with other agencies to replace the periodic reinvestigation of federal employee and contractor security clearance holders with a continuous vetting process as part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 framework. DCSA — which took over the responsibility for the management and operation of the National Background Investigations Service

Former DISA Head Nancy Norton Joins T-Rex National Security Advisory Board

Executive Moves

Former DISA Head Nancy Norton Joins T-Rex National Security Advisory Board

T-Rex Solutions has appointed Nancy Norton, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, to the company’s national security board of advisers. The 34-year Navy veteran will be among the board members who advise T-Rex leadership on the development of information technology offerings for the defense and intelligence

DLA Awards Noble $263M Military Weapon Component Supply Contract

Contract Awards

DLA Awards Noble $263M Military Weapon Component Supply Contract

Noble Supply and Logistics, a small business headquartered in Massachusetts, has won a potential $263.4 million contract to supply weapon hardware and spare parts to four U.S. military branches. The Defense Logistics Agency received two responses via a competitive acquisition process for the fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with economic-price-adjustment, the Department of Defense said Monday. This

Jean Lewis Joins Alpha Omega Integration as Strategic Growth VP; Gautam Ijoor Quoted

Executive Moves

Jean Lewis Joins Alpha Omega Integration as Strategic Growth VP; Gautam Ijoor Quoted

Jean Lewis, a more than 30-year government business development leader, has been named vice president of strategic growth at Alpha Omega Integration, a Vienna, Virginia-based provider of information technology and business consulting services to customers in public and commercial sectors. She will bring to Alpha Omega her decades of experience in digital business transformation, risk

Boeing Secures $129M Air Force Contract for F-15 Simulation Services

Contract Awards

Boeing Secures $129M Air Force Contract for F-15 Simulation Services

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $128.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force conduct F-15 fighter aircraft training in various U.S., Pacific and European locations. The company will be responsible for providing high-fidelity devices, tools and equipment, materials and supplies, and support services for the F-15 Mission Training Center’s simulation activities, the Department

Former SpaceX Director Tyler Grinnell Named Virgin Orbit’s Flight, Launch VP

Executive Moves

Former SpaceX Director Tyler Grinnell Named Virgin Orbit’s Flight, Launch VP

Tyler Grinnell, former director of launch and recovery operation at SpaceX, has joined Virgin Orbit to serve as vice president of flight and launch activities. He will be responsible for driving team operational pacing and efficiencies to help Virgin Orbit keep up with a growing customer base for flight and launch services, the company said