GovConWire's Government Contracting News 2/24/2022

News

Redhorse CEO John Zangardi Wins 1st Wash100 Award for Leadership in Cybersecurity, IT Innovation

Executive Mosaic is honored to present John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse Corp., as an inductee into the 2022 class of the renowned Wash100 Award. Since 2014, the prestigious distinction has recognized the top 100 most elite executives in the government contracting community for their influence, vision, achievements and impact across the federal landscape. This year, Zangardi

M&A Activity

Gunnison Buys Cybersecurity Company Centerpoint; Gil Dussek Quoted

Gunnison Consulting Group has acquired cybersecurity platforms provider Centerpoint for an undisclosed sum to expand information technology service offerings for the federal government. Gunnison CEO Gil Dussek said in a statement released Thursday the transaction adds cybersecurity skills to the company’s portfolio and the combined organization aims to help customers address IT modernization challenges. Ed

Contract Awards

Northrop Receives $341M USSF Contract to Develop Ground-Based Space Surveillance Radar

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will help the U.S. Space Force build and test a ground-based radar system for object detection and monitoring in deep space under a $341 million contract. The company said Wednesday it aims to complete the delivery of USSF’s first Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability to an Indo-Pacific location sometime in 2025. Follow-on

Cybersecurity

CISA’s Robert Costello Talks Culture Shifts, Cyber Innovation Strategies During Keynote at GovCon Wire’s Information Security & Innovation Forum

GovCon Wire Events’ timely Information Security and Innovation Forum on Wednesday brought together prominent figures across government and industry to discuss how public and private sector organizations are working together to better fortify the United States’ critical information security and cybersecurity capabilities in response to the heightened threat of cyber attacks in today’s digital age. Cybersecurity

GovCon Expert

GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin: A Tidal Wave of Federal Acquisition Rules Coming in 2022

Alan Chvotkin, a partner at Nichols Liu, has published his most recent article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. Previously, GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin provided a review of the federal acquisition regulations issued over the past year. Despite the pandemic, and even with the Inauguration of President Biden and the transition to

Contract Awards

BWXT Lands $1B Worth of Naval Nuclear Reactor, Fuel Production Contracts

BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) booked contract options worth potentially $1.04 billion combined in the fourth quarter of 2021 to manufacture components and supply fuel products for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. BWXT said Wednesday its nuclear operations group will provide component manufacturing services to support the U.S. Navy’s Columbia- and Virginia-class nuclear submarines under

Executive Moves

ManTech Co-Founder George Pedersen Retires From Board; Kevin Phillips Quoted

George Pedersen, co-founder of ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), has retired as a member of the board and chairman emeritus after a five-decade career with the Herndon, Virginia-based defense contractor. He helped establish ManTech in 1968 with a U.S. Navy contract for simulation and modeling services, the company said Wednesday. “I want to thank George on

Financial Reports

Maxar Reports 2021 Revenue Growth Driven by Space, Earth Intell Segments; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) reported $468 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2021 and $1.77 billion in consolidated revenues for the full year ended Dec. 31, reflecting an increase of $47 million from the previous year. The Westminster, Colorado-based space technology company said Tuesday the rise in full-year 2021 revenue was driven by

Executive Moves

Former Navy Civilian Officer Steve Landau Named SPA Chief Engineer

Steve Landau, a long-time official of the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program, has been appointed chief engineer and director for naval undersea systems at Systems Planning and Analysis. In his new role, Landau will manage SPA’s portfolio of products and services designed to support naval undersea missions and national nuclear deterrent programs,

Healthcare IT

Executive Spotlight With IBM Partner Monique Outerbridge Discusses Federal Health Portfolio Growth Strategy, Company Goals for 2022

In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz sat with Monique Outerbridge, partner at IBM, to talk about company efforts to support federal agencies’ modernization initiatives. She also discussed her goals for 2022 and her growth strategy to acquire new opportunities for IBM’s federal health portfolio. Here’s an excerpt from the interview with Outerbridge: “COVID-19