GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/14/2022

Industry News

GSA Offers Update on Federal Marketplace Strategy Spring 2022 Release; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

The General Services Administration announced that the upcoming Federal Marketplace Spring 2022 release will include information on a new platform for the buyer experience that was developed using human centered design principles and feedback from federal agency buyers, acquisition professionals and suppliers. GSA said Wednesday the updated buyer experience will provide purchasers access to market

Artificial Intelligence

Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger on Zero Trust, Ethical AI

The U.S. Air Force is “very serious” about its enterprise-wide adoption of zero trust, among other key priorities across the service’s technology roadmap, according to Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger. Currently, in alignment with a host of recent policy measures from the White House, the Air Force is undergoing a digital transformation and modernization push in

Events

AF Life Cycle Management Center Leaders to Participate in Digital Twins Discussion

Some members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center leadership team will lend their insights to a panel discussion on the role of digital twin technology in defense programs. The ExecutiveBiz-hosted Digital Twins Forum will feature AFLCMC officials Richard Billings, lead for A-10 product lifecycle M-management implementation; Lynn Eviston, director of plans and programs; and

Executive Moves

Former FBI Section Chief Dan Odom Named to Guidehouse’s National Security Segment

Dan Odom has joined the national security segment of Guidehouse as a senior strategic adviser following a more than two-decade stint at the FBI, where he most recently served as section chief. The consulting services provider said Wednesday Odom will assist clients in technology development and application to mitigate cybersecurity and national security threats. He

M&A Activity

Brightstar Capital to Expand Tech Offerings in Aerospace & Defense Markets via ERC-Oasis Partnership

Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Oasis Systems with its portfolio company ERC to expand cybersecurity, engineering and technology-focused consulting offerings for aerospace and defense customers worldwide. Brightstar said Wednesday it expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2022 and the combined entity will be named ERC-Oasis and

Executive Moves

Mark Esper Named Chairman of Red Cell Partners’ National Security Practice

Mark Esper, former defense secretary and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has been appointed a partner and chairman of the national security practice at venture capital firm Red Cell Partners. He will be responsible for overseeing investment and business development activities across defense, space, aerospace, cybersecurity and international affairs segments in his new position, Red Cell

News

Executive Spotlight With Leidos SVP Dan Voce Highlights Digital Modernization Efforts, M&A Activities

Dan Voce, senior vice president for enterprise cyber and solutions at Leidos, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Wednesday. He discussed digital modernization in defense, civil and health markets, the company’s recent growth initiatives and the impact of M&A activities to Leidos portfolio and technical capabilities. Here’s an excerpt

Contract Awards

Balfour Beatty Wins $698M Fort Meade East Campus Construction Project

The U.S. subsidiary of British infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has won a $697.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide design and construction services to Fort Meade in Maryland. The project involves work on the fourth East Campus Building and a new parking structure on the military installation, the Department of

Contract Awards

Lynker Awarded $137M NOAA Scientific Support Task Order; Joe Linza Quoted

Lynker has received a potential five-year, $136.9 million task order to deliver scientific support services to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service. The company said it will work with Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and Axiom Consultants as part of an expert technical team

Executive Moves

Software Provider AINS Names Vet Naitik Vyas Federal Sales Director

Naitik Vyas, a sales and account management professional in the public sector software industry, has been named director of federal sales at Gaithersburg, Maryland-based information technology provider AINS. He has worked with multiple federal clients over the course of his career and will be part of AINS’ senior leadership team, the company said Wednesday. Vyas

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 4/14/2022

GSA Offers Update on Federal Marketplace Strategy Spring 2022 Release; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger on Zero Trust, Ethical AI

AF Life Cycle Management Center Leaders to Participate in Digital Twins Discussion

Former FBI Section Chief Dan Odom Named to Guidehouse’s National Security Segment

Brightstar Capital to Expand Tech Offerings in Aerospace & Defense Markets via ERC-Oasis Partnership

Mark Esper Named Chairman of Red Cell Partners’ National Security Practice

Executive Spotlight With Leidos SVP Dan Voce Highlights Digital Modernization Efforts, M&A Activities

Balfour Beatty Wins $698M Fort Meade East Campus Construction Project

Lynker Awarded $137M NOAA Scientific Support Task Order; Joe Linza Quoted

Software Provider AINS Names Vet Naitik Vyas Federal Sales Director

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