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L3Harris Receives $393M Follow-On Award for Navy Underwater Training System Installation; Christopher Kubasik Quoted
Executive Moves

L3Harris Receives $393M Follow-On Award for Navy Underwater Training System Installation; Christopher Kubasik Quoted

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a $393 million contract to install the second and third increments of underwater training infrastructure for the U.S. Navy.  The company said Wednesday it will modernize and replace systems at three Undersea Warfare Training Range sites near Southern California, the Bahamas and Hawaii. For the USWTR Increment I effort,
Palo Alto Networks Public Sector SVP Dana Barnes Presented 2021 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
News

Palo Alto Networks Public Sector SVP Dana Barnes Presented 2021 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Dana Barnes, senior vice president of the Public Sector with Palo Alto Networks, was presented his first Wash100 Award, the most respected and valued award in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters in Reston, VA by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award.
Biden to Nominate Accenture’s Biniam Gebre as Federal Procurement Policy Administrator
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Biden to Nominate Accenture’s Biniam Gebre as Federal Procurement Policy Administrator

Biniam Gebre, senior managing director at Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and head of management consulting for its federal business arm, will be nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy within the Office of Management and Budget. The White House said Wednesday Gebre has more than two decades
Kevin Brancato, Mick Fox of Technomile Deliver Keynote Address During GovCon Wire Events’ Capture Management Webinar on Aug. 4th
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Kevin Brancato, Mick Fox of Technomile Deliver Keynote Address During GovCon Wire Events’ Capture Management Webinar on Aug. 4th

GovCon Wire Events hosted its latest event on Wednesday to share the key trends impacting the government contractors in our sector and how to mature the capture process to grow a qualified pipeline and improve win rate during A Blueprint for a Modern, Data-Driven Approach to Capture Management Webinar. With Technomile’s Chief Operating Officer Mick
NRO Exercises 2nd $300M Option on Maxar Satellite Imagery Contract; Dan Jablonsky Quoted
Contract Awards

NRO Exercises 2nd $300M Option on Maxar Satellite Imagery Contract; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) will continue to provide satellite imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office after the agency exercised the second $300 million option under a service level agreement with the company. This option is part of the EnhancedView Follow-On contract with three potential extension years that could extend work through August 2023, Maxar said
State Department Gives Nod to Proposed $750M Howitzer Sale to Taiwan
Contract Awards

State Department Gives Nod to Proposed $750M Howitzer Sale to Taiwan

The State Department has approved Taiwan’s request to buy medium self-propelled howitzer systems, manufactured by BAE Systems, and associated equipment from the U.S. government through a potential $750 million foreign military sales transaction. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. asked to procure 40 155mm M109A6 Paladin artillery units in an FMS
3 Shipyard Operators Win Spots on $345M Navy LCS Sustainment Contract
Contract Awards

3 Shipyard Operators Win Spots on $345M Navy LCS Sustainment Contract

Austal USA, Epsilon Systems Solutions and Continental Maritime of San Diego have secured positions on a 19-month, $344.7 million contract to sustain littoral combat ships for the U.S. Navy. The three shipyard operators will compete for delivery orders to perform sustainment work on LCS vessels homeported in San Diego, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
UiPath Forms Public Sector Advisory Board; Chris Townsend Quoted
Executive Moves

UiPath Forms Public Sector Advisory Board; Chris Townsend Quoted

Robotic process automation software provider UiPath has unveiled a seven-member advisory board that will aim to help the company explore and identify opportunities to automate systems for government customers. New York-based UiPath said Wednesday it expects to gain insight from its public sector advisory board on government missions, technology challenges and policies as the company
Axon Receives $223M DEA Contract for Wearable Camera, Evidence Management Systems
Contract Awards

Axon Receives $223M DEA Contract for Wearable Camera, Evidence Management Systems

Axon (Nasdaq: AXON) has been awarded a $223,1 million contract to supply the Drug Enforcement Administration with an undisclosed number of body-worn cameras and a digital evidence management system designed to store case-related data, according to a DEA award notice posted on SAM.gov. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company’s portfolio includes Axon Evidence, a software-as-a-service platform that
Former DOD Cyber Official Daniel Ragsdale Named Two Six Technologies VP
Executive Moves

Former DOD Cyber Official Daniel Ragsdale Named Two Six Technologies VP

Daniel Ragsdale, former principal director for cyber in the Department of Defense’s research and engineering office, has been appointed vice president and architect at Arlington, Virginia-based Two Six Technologies. The retired U.S. Army colonel brings his three decades of military experience and his knowledge of cybersecurity to the technology company, Two Six Technologies said Wednesday.
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