GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/17/2022

M&A Activity

Booz Allen Closes EverWatch Acquisition; John Hillen Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has finalized its purchase of EverWatch from investment firm Enlightenment Capital, as part of efforts to accelerate mission delivery and technology development cycles in support of national security customers. Booz Allen said Friday the acquisition gives the company access to EverWatch’s cleared personnel and expertise in analytics, software development, artificial

News

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: J. Richard Knop

Richard Knop, former co-head of the government and defense group at BB&T Capital Markets, was selected as the 2007 Technology Good Scout Award recipient from the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Knop is known for cofounding Windsor Group, a middle-market mergers and acquisitions firm that BB&T acquired in January 2005.

C4ISR

DIU Lists Cleared Small Drones From 8 Vendors Under Blue sUAS 2.0 Program

The Department of Defense’s innovation arm and acquisition office have added small unmanned aircraft systems from eight companies to DOD’s cleared list of drones as part of the second iteration of the Blue sUAS project. DOD will not require these cleared unmanned platforms to secure an exception to policy to buy or operate since these

Executive Moves

Red Cell Adds Former Northrop CEO Wes Bush to Board of Directors

Wes Bush, former CEO of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed a member of the board of directors and an adviser at venture capital firm Red Cell Partners. Red Cell said Friday his addition to the board to extend the company’s defense sector connection and increase its ability to bring new technology to the

News

Satellite Companies Eye Mobile Device Market; Iridium’s Matt Desch Quoted

Engineers say satellite companies seeking to link smartphones and other mobile devices on the ground could turn that target into a reality with cheaper rockets and advances in satellite technology but would need to invest billions of dollars to achieve that goal, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch said equipping

Contract Awards

Navy to Increase LCS Sustainment IDIQ Contract Ceilings

Naval Sea Systems Command intends to extend the fifth ordering period and increase by $389 million the ceiling amount of multiple-award contracts for the sustainment of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ships homeported in San Diego. The proposed increase will bring the total amount of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to $1.19 billion and extend work from

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Army Eyes $1B Contract to Accelerate Cloud Migration, Unveils 2022 Cloud Plan; Raj Iyer Quoted

The U.S. Army plans to launch a competition for a potential $1 billion multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract as part of a push to speed up the migration of existing systems to the cloud, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. Raj Iyer, the Army’s chief information officer and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the service hopes to

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Q&A With Valiant Integrated Services CEO Dan Corbett on Pursuing Growth in Training & Readiness, Mission Support Markets

Dan Corbett, CEO of Valiant Integrated Services, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He shared how the company is pursuing growth in new markets such as training and readiness and mission support. The Q&A also focused on Valiant’s partnerships, contributions to the greater community and efforts to ensure long-term success for

Executive Moves

John Conway Named HDT Global Capture Management VP

John Conway, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former DynCorp International executive, has joined military equipment supplier HDT Global as vice president of strategic capture management, according to his LinkedIn post. Prior to this appointment, Conway spent more than seven years at DynCorp (now part of Amentum) where he served as senior director of business

Executive Moves

Steve Shpock Promoted to Stellant Systems COO

Steve Shpock, formerly a vice president of Stellant Systems, has been elevated to the chief operating officer role at the defense electronics company. He has more than 35 years of radio frequency and microwave business experience and will be responsible for driving operational performance across Stellant-run manufacturing and engineering facilities, the company said Wednesday. Shpock came

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/17/2022

Booz Allen Closes EverWatch Acquisition; John Hillen Quoted

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: J. Richard Knop

DIU Lists Cleared Small Drones From 8 Vendors Under Blue sUAS 2.0 Program

Red Cell Adds Former Northrop CEO Wes Bush to Board of Directors

Satellite Companies Eye Mobile Device Market; Iridium’s Matt Desch Quoted

Navy to Increase LCS Sustainment IDIQ Contract Ceilings

Army Eyes $1B Contract to Accelerate Cloud Migration, Unveils 2022 Cloud Plan; Raj Iyer Quoted

Q&A With Valiant Integrated Services CEO Dan Corbett on Pursuing Growth in Training & Readiness, Mission Support Markets

John Conway Named HDT Global Capture Management VP

Steve Shpock Promoted to Stellant Systems COO

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