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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/3/2022

Ray Coleman Named Koniag Government Services CIO
Executive Moves

Ray Coleman Named Koniag Government Services CIO

Ray Coleman, a U.S. Army veteran and an information technology professional, has joined Koniag Government Services to serve as chief information officer. KGS said Monday he will oversee operations related to its IT and cybersecurity programs. This includes providing technical leadership and presiding in strategic planning and project development to meet the company’s future technology
Timothy Waltz Joins Riverside Research as Sensors & Systems Unit VP; Steven Omick Quoted
Executive Moves

Timothy Waltz Joins Riverside Research as Sensors & Systems Unit VP; Steven Omick Quoted

Timothy Waltz, a more than two-decade defense and intelligence sector veteran, has been named vice president of the sensors and systems business unit at Riverside Research. The nonprofit organization said Friday he will oversee technology research and development efforts within the military and intelligence community in his new role. “My passion is seeing technology develop,
Navy ‘Leading The Way Across DOD’ in Zero Trust, Panelists Say
Cybersecurity

Navy ‘Leading The Way Across DOD’ in Zero Trust, Panelists Say

The concept of zero trust has been widely discussed yet enigmatic in recent years; now, as the Department of Defense moves forward with codifying zero trust and putting a strategy for implementation in place, the U.S. Navy is taking a closer look at its own transition to zero trust. Scott St. Pierre, deputy director for
GovCon Industry Vet Bill Bodie Joins CSIS
Executive Moves

GovCon Industry Vet Bill Bodie Joins CSIS

Bill Bodie, a more-than-three-decade defense and civil engineering industry veteran, has been appointed senior director of development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, GovCon Wire has learned. Bodie most recently served as development director at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and was a visiting fellow at the Lexington Institute before he
Chance Saltzman Confirmed as USSF Chief of Space Operations, Promoted to General
Executive Moves

Chance Saltzman Confirmed as USSF Chief of Space Operations, Promoted to General

Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman – deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear at the U.S. Space Force — has received Senate confirmation to serve as the branch’s chief of operations. His rank will change to general and he will succeed Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, who will retire from the military after 38
Raytheon Awarded $226M Contract for Navy Sidewinder Missile Increment 4 Development
Contract Awards

Raytheon Awarded $226M Contract for Navy Sidewinder Missile Increment 4 Development

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a five-year, $225.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop the next hardware and software increment for the U.S. Navy’s Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Raytheon’s missiles and defense business will perform updates as part of the AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ System Improvement
Air Force Selects 8 Companies for $194.5M Commercial Aircrew & Maintenance Training Contract
Contract Awards

Air Force Selects 8 Companies for $194.5M Commercial Aircrew & Maintenance Training Contract

Eight companies have secured positions on a 10-year, $194.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide commercial aircrew and maintenance training services to domestic and international students. Each awardee will receive $2,500 at the time of award from fiscal 2022 administrative funds under the Pentagon’s foreign military sales program, the Department of Defense said Friday.
Q&A With Serco SVP and Chief Growth Officer Terri Malone on Company Capabilities, Labor Market Challenges
News

Q&A With Serco SVP and Chief Growth Officer Terri Malone on Company Capabilities, Labor Market Challenges

Terri Malone, senior vice president and chief growth officer of Serco, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. She shared how Serco’s leadership focus and mission critical capabilities attracted her to join the company. Malone also talked about the core values that are important to Serco’s culture, the efforts aimed at engaging
President Biden OKs 11-Week Government Funding Extension
News

President Biden OKs 11-Week Government Funding Extension

President Joe Biden approved a stopgap bill Friday to keep U.S. government operations funded at the existing level through Dec. 16 and head off a federal shutdown before the midnight deadline, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Senate voted 72-25 Thursday afternoon to pass the continuing resolution, followed by the House’s passage of the legislation
Navy Selects 14 Contractors for Ship Maintenance Work in Virginia
Contract Awards

Navy Selects 14 Contractors for Ship Maintenance Work in Virginia

The U.S. Navy has downselected 14 companies to repair, maintain and modernize non-nuclear amphibious and surface combatant ships in Norfolk, Virginia, as part of two indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts. The first award worth potentially $300.2 million will provide for maintenance services for Navy aircraft landing platforms while the second IDIQ with a $177.1 million ceiling
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