GovConWire's Government Contracting News 6/29/2022

Contract Awards

General Dynamics Secures $1.1B Army MPF Vehicle Production Contract

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business has received a potential $1.14 billion contract to produce and deploy up to 96 Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles for U.S. Army infantry brigades. The award of the low-rate initial production contract came days after the Army completed the MPF middle-tier acquisition rapid prototyping stage and issued a Milestone

Events

Esri’s Lorraine Tighe: Digital Twins & AI/ML Drive Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation Tools

In the past few decades, geospatial intelligence has made great strides. With the advent of new modeling technologies and data analysis capabilities, geographic information systems — or GIS — are now being used in a myriad of geospatial applications, including perhaps the most important use: better understanding and combating the growing impacts of climate change.

Contract Awards

DHS Awards 30 Small Biz Research Contracts

Thirty small businesses have won contracts from the Department of Homeland Security to develop proofs of concept across 11 technology areas, including artificial intelligence-powered distress monitoring automation. Awardees will carry out projects within a five-month period under the first phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research program, the department’s science and technology directorate said Friday.

Executive Moves

Jay Owen Named Head of Newly Created Schneider Electric Federal Team

Schneider Electric has formed a new team focused on meeting the energy infrastructure needs of U.S. federal government clients and named Jay Owen, a nearly three-decade company veteran, to lead the newly created team. Schneider Electric Federal will provide energy management and industrial automation offerings to government customers and design, maintain and operate energy and

News

Google Unveils Public Sector Division

Google has launched a new division to help U.S. federal, local and state government agencies and educational institutions advance their digital transformation efforts and bring its Google Cloud technology platforms to public sector organizations. Will Grannis, head of the office of the chief technology officer at Google, will lead Google Public Sector until a permanent

Executive Moves

Government Tech Market Vet Dan Kent Named Red River CTO

Dan Kent, former lead technologist for VMware‘s public sector business, has been named chief technology officer at technology and managed services provider Red River. Kent has more than two decades of experience leading growth and technology development initiatives for various companies that serve government customers, Red River said Tuesday. At VMware, he worked with customer

Financial Reports

Enlightenment Closes 4th Fund With $540M in Capital Commitments

Chevy Chase, Maryland-based Enlightenment Capital has raised $540 million from existing and new investors for the government market investment company’s fourth fund. The Fund IV capital was oversubscribed above its original cap of $500 million and target of $350 million, the company said Tuesday. Metric Point Capital served as the exclusive placement agent for the

Executive Moves

Former CGI Director Venkat Kodumudi Appointed Unissant CTO

Venkat Kodumudi, formerly a director at CGI (NYSE: GIB), has joined Unissant to serve as its chief technology officer and help scale its technology offerings in support of health and national security customers. The executive will be responsible for building on Unissant technologies to provide strategic and technical direction as well as securing new opportunities

News

Q&A With SDV International CEO Kim Waiyaboon Highlights Company Partnerships, Acquisitions Supporting Growth Goals

ExecutiveBiz featured Kim Waiyaboon, CEO of SDV International, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. She discussed the company’s core values that drive customer satisfaction in a competitive market. The Q&A also focused on SDV International’s recent quarterly results, the key factors influencing the company-wide performance and Waiyaboon’s strategic goals for the coming year

Contract Awards

Navy Awards $600M in Ship Material Procurement Funds to General Dynamics NASSCO

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has received $600 million in two contract modification awards from the U.S. Navy for long-lead-time material required by the service branch’s replenishment oiler and sea platform ships. The first award to General Dynamics NASSCO is worth $500 million and covers equipment for the Navy’s T-AO 211 and 212 oilers

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 6/29/2022

General Dynamics Secures $1.1B Army MPF Vehicle Production Contract

Esri’s Lorraine Tighe: Digital Twins & AI/ML Drive Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation Tools

DHS Awards 30 Small Biz Research Contracts

Jay Owen Named Head of Newly Created Schneider Electric Federal Team

Google Unveils Public Sector Division

Government Tech Market Vet Dan Kent Named Red River CTO

Enlightenment Closes 4th Fund With $540M in Capital Commitments

Former CGI Director Venkat Kodumudi Appointed Unissant CTO

Q&A With SDV International CEO Kim Waiyaboon Highlights Company Partnerships, Acquisitions Supporting Growth Goals

Navy Awards $600M in Ship Material Procurement Funds to General Dynamics NASSCO

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