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SBG President, CEO Carlos Del Toro Confirmed as Navy Secretary; Lloyd Austin Quoted

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SBG President, CEO Carlos Del Toro Confirmed as Navy Secretary; Lloyd Austin Quoted

Carlos Del Toro, president and CEO of Virginia-based professional services company SBG Technology Solutions, has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as the 78th U.S. Navy secretary. Del Toro received Senate confirmation through a voice vote Saturday, nearly two months after the White House announced his nomination for the Navy’s top civilian position. “As

Kratos Receives $338M Follow-On Contract to Build More Air Force Aerial Targets

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Kratos Receives $338M Follow-On Contract to Build More Air Force Aerial Targets

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has secured a potential $338.1 million contract to manufacture additional subscale aerial targets for use in the U.S. Air Force’s weapons-release training exercises. The sole-source contract is for lots 17 to 21 AFSAT production, logistics and out-of-warranty repair services, the Department of Defense said Friday. Kratos’ unmanned aerial

Leonardo DRS Buys Ascendant Engineering Solutions to Augment Sensor Offerings; Jerry Hathaway Quoted

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Leonardo DRS Buys Ascendant Engineering Solutions to Augment Sensor Offerings; Jerry Hathaway Quoted

Leonardo‘s U.S. defense subsidiary has purchased Ascendant Engineering Solutions, a producer of gimbals that allow sensors or cameras to rotate and change direction, in a move to offer integrated sensing platforms in the domestic military sector. Arlington, Virginia-based Leonardo DRS said Thursday it plans to combine its electro-optical and infrared systems with AES’ gimbal technology

CACI Receives $209M Contract to Help Integrate USAF Financial Management System

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CACI Receives $209M Contract to Help Integrate USAF Financial Management System

A CACI International (NYSE: CACI) subsidiary has received a potential $208.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Agile development and system integration support for the service’s Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System. The Air Force announced the award of the DEAMS contract to CACI-ISS in a notice posted Friday on the SAM

Treasury Appoints K2 Integrity Exec Himamauli Das as Acting FinCEN Director

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Treasury Appoints K2 Integrity Exec Himamauli Das as Acting FinCEN Director

Himamauli Das, a senior managing director and co-head of CFIUS advisory services at K2 Integrity, has been named acting director of the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer at K2 Integrity and previous Wash100 awardee, said in a statement Tuesday that Das will play

Fors Marsh Group to Continue Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Effort Under $150M HHS Contract

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Fors Marsh Group to Continue Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Effort Under $150M HHS Contract

Fors Marsh Group will continue helping the Department of Health and Human Services promote COVID-19 vaccine awareness under a $150 million contract that expands an earlier $250 million award from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the same effort. FMG and its subcontractors will support HHS’ COVID-19 Public Education Campaign, a

Laurie Cook Named Yext Public Sector VP

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Laurie Cook Named Yext Public Sector VP

Laurie “LC” Cook, a more than two-decade industry veteran, has joined artificial intelligence search company Yext (NYSE: YEXT) as vice president of public sector. She will oversee Yext’s sales arm responsible for serving U.S. federal, state and local government agencies in the newly created role, the company said in an Aug. 2 news release. Cook

Northrop Secures $62M Air Force Flare Tech Development Contract

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Northrop Secures $62M Air Force Flare Tech Development Contract

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $61.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide new infrared countermeasure technology to the U.S. Air Force for defending large military aircraft from missile threats. The company said Friday it aims to develop a first-fire coating technology that supports flare ignition under the five-year contract. USAF is procuring MJU-73/B and

Army Releases Draft Solicitation for Cyber Tech Experimentation Services

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Army Releases Draft Solicitation for Cyber Tech Experimentation Services

The Army Futures Command has issued a draft request for proposals for a potential five-year, $65 million contract that will involve the experimentation of concepts and technologies for the Cyber Battle Lab at Fort Gordon in Georgia. A presolicitation notice posted Friday on SAM.gov says the command is seeking a contractor to assess proposed new

Firefly Creates Spaceflight Component Business; Thomas Markusic Quoted

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Firefly Creates Spaceflight Component Business; Thomas Markusic Quoted

Firefly Aerospace has formed a business unit that will focus on producing rocket engines and other space vehicle components. The Cedar Park, Texas-based company said Friday its new business will look to expand offerings to include parts from development partners in a push to help space industry customers acquire products a single source. “Our goal