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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/19/2022

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Donald Upson
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A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Donald Upson

Donald Upson, who served as Virginia’s first secretary of technology from 1998 to 2002, was selected as the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Technology Good Scout Award recipient in 2001. Upson’s former position in the Commonwealth of Virginia was the country’s first cabinet-level post that combined the traditional chief information
Executive Spotlight: Tamara Greenspan, Group VP & GM of Application Sales at Oracle Federal
Executive Spotlights

Executive Spotlight: Tamara Greenspan, Group VP & GM of Application Sales at Oracle Federal

Software, cloud and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are rapidly expanding in the public sector. As federal agencies migrate to the cloud, they’re looking to industry for all-encompassing products, services and systems that can help smooth the transition and accelerate their modernization journeys.  Tamara Greenspan, group vice president and general manager of application sales for Oracle’s
Continental Maritime Wins Potential $205M Navy Ship Depot Modernization Contract
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Continental Maritime Wins Potential $205M Navy Ship Depot Modernization Contract

Continental Maritime of San Diego has secured a potential $204.5 million contract to help the U.S. Navy update, repair and maintain a pair of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The shipyard operator will conduct depot modernization efforts associated with USS Chafee for fiscal year 2023 and USS Momsen for FY 2024 under the firm-fixed-price contract, the
Teresa Albo Joins Calibre as Business Development VP
Executive Moves

Teresa Albo Joins Calibre as Business Development VP

Teresa Albo, a more than three-decade government and commercial market veteran, has been appointed vice president of business development at Calibre Systems. She will be a member of the corporate leadership team and be responsible for business growth strategies within the defense market, Calibre said Tuesday. Albo joins the Alexandria, Virginia-based management consulting and technology
6 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses Win Spots on $181M DLA Financial & Audit Support BPA
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6 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses Win Spots on $181M DLA Financial & Audit Support BPA

Six service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses have been selected to support financial improvement and audit readiness efforts at the Defense Logistics Agency under a blanket purchase agreement worth $181.1 million over five years. The DLA Contracting Services Office received 11 responses to an SDVOSB set-aside solicitation for the firm-fixed-price BPA, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
BAE Secures $143M Navy Surface Combat Systems Center Support Contract; Lisa Hand Quoted
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BAE Secures $143M Navy Surface Combat Systems Center Support Contract; Lisa Hand Quoted

BAE Systems has received a potential five-year, $143 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue providing engineering, management, information technology and maintenance support services to the military branch’s Surface Combat Systems Center in Wallops Island, Virginia. The company said Tuesday such services to be provided under the contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Q&A With Michael Shrader, VP of Intelligence and Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft
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Q&A With Michael Shrader, VP of Intelligence and Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft

ExecutiveBiz featured Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He discussed the opportunities in the government space as well as the procurement techniques and other keys to success for an emerging tech company seeking entry to the sector. The Q&A also tackled how
Michael Brown, John Jack Join Shield Capital as Venture Partners
Executive Moves

Michael Brown, John Jack Join Shield Capital as Venture Partners

Investment firm Shield Capital has appointed technology industry leaders Michael Brown and John “JJ” Jack as venture partners. Brown, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, and Jack will bring decades of management and industry leadership experience as the San Francisco-based venture capital firm looks to help government and commercial clients address challenges in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomy
Octo Promotes Rob Albritton to Head AI Practice in VP Role
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Octo Promotes Rob Albritton to Head AI Practice in VP Role

Reston Virginia-based Octo has promoted Rob Albritton from senior director of the technology company’s artificial intelligence practice to a vice president position. In his new capacity, Albritton will continue to lead Octo’s strategy and vision for AI and machine learning and help grow its tech portfolio for the intelligence, health care and federal government sectors
Air Force Solicits Offers for Phase II Option Under C-17 Sustainment IDIQ Contract
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Air Force Solicits Offers for Phase II Option Under C-17 Sustainment IDIQ Contract

The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for proposals as it plans to award a modification to exercise the Phase II option on a previously awarded contract for sustainment services in support of the military branch’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.  The Phase II option of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has ordering
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