GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/28/2022

Events

NASA, DOD Leaders Seek ‘More Transparency, Openness, Honesty’ in Acquisition Process

Leaders from disparate parts of the U.S. government have encouraged members of the government contracting industry who may be concerned about secure ideas and blueprints being leaked or compromised during the acquisition process to enter the exchange as early as possible. This would mean getting on the ground floor so as to prevent risking their

Contract Awards

HII Receives $2.4B Navy Contract Modification for LHA 9 Amphibious Ship Construction

HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a potential $2.4 billion contract modification to design and build the amphibious assault ship LHA 9 for the U.S. Navy. The modification to a previously awarded contract in April 2020 includes options that would bring the contract’s total value to $3.2 billion if exercised, HII said Thursday.

Financial Reports

General Dynamics Logs Higher Q3 Profit, Revenue; CEO Phebe Novakovic Describes Supply Chain Trends in Government Market

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) booked a profit of $902 million for the third quarter of its 2022 fiscal year, 4.9% higher than the $860 million net earnings it reported over the same period in 2021. Revenue for the period climbed 4.3% to $9.98 billion from $9.57 billion. The aerospace and defense contractor said Wednesday diluted

Financial Reports

Northrop Reports 3% Growth in Q3 Revenue; Kathy Warden Quoted

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) saw its sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 jump 3 percent to $9 billion, up from $8.7 billion during the prior-year period, and attributed the growth to improving trends in labor availability and strong demand for the company’s capabilities. The Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said Thursday

Executive Moves

Craig Shinn Named Maximus Digital Government Solutions VP

Craig Shinn, a more than two-decade technology industry veteran, has joined Maximus as vice president of digital government solutions. He will oversee a team responsible for delivering digital platforms meant to help state and local government agency clients improve the user experience, Maximus said Thursday. Ilene Baylinson, general manager for U.S. services segment at Maximus,

Contract Awards

NASA Begins Solicitation for Potential $400M Shared Services Center Support IDIQ

NASA has kicked off a full and open competition for a potential eight-year, $400 million contract for functional activity support to the agency’s Shared Services Center. A selected vendor will assist NSSC in various areas such as intelligent automation, business services, procurement, financial management and human resources, according to a solicitation notice posted Thursday on

Executive Moves

Defcon AI Names Army Vet Gustave Perna COO

Gustave Perna, a four-decade U.S. Army veteran, has been appointed chief operating officer at modeling and simulation software developer Defcon AI. His appointment comes less than two months after incubation firm Red Cell Partners launched the technology company to serve the national security and health care sectors. Paul Selva, co-founder of Defcon, said in a

Contract Awards

DOE Selects 7 Companies for $108M Environmental Support BPA

Seven companies have secured positions on a five-year, $108 million blanket purchase agreement to provide consulting, analysis and assistance services to the Department of Energy on environmental matters. The BPA covering department-wide National Environmental Policy Act support services was issued through the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule, according to an ordering guide from the

News

Q&A With H2O Public Sector Chief Technologist Jeffrey Phelan Focuses on AI Uses in the Government

In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jeffrey Phelan, chief technologist of H2O’s public sector business to tackle the impact of emerging technology initiatives on digital transformation efforts as well as the company’s expanded focus on empowering artificial intelligence through its open source platform. The Q&A also discussed building public sector awareness of

C4ISR

Navy Releases Final RFP for Follow-On Battlespace Modeling & Simulation Procurement

The U.S. Navy is seeking proposals for a follow-on procurement of technical support services to model and simulate combat environments. The next Battlespace Modeling and Simulation contract will have an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure and is reserved for small business proposers, according to a solicitation notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov. The deadline for bid submissions is Dec.

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/28/2022

NASA, DOD Leaders Seek ‘More Transparency, Openness, Honesty’ in Acquisition Process

HII Receives $2.4B Navy Contract Modification for LHA 9 Amphibious Ship Construction

General Dynamics Logs Higher Q3 Profit, Revenue; CEO Phebe Novakovic Describes Supply Chain Trends in Government Market

Northrop Reports 3% Growth in Q3 Revenue; Kathy Warden Quoted

Craig Shinn Named Maximus Digital Government Solutions VP

NASA Begins Solicitation for Potential $400M Shared Services Center Support IDIQ

Defcon AI Names Army Vet Gustave Perna COO

DOE Selects 7 Companies for $108M Environmental Support BPA

Q&A With H2O Public Sector Chief Technologist Jeffrey Phelan Focuses on AI Uses in the Government

Navy Releases Final RFP for Follow-On Battlespace Modeling & Simulation Procurement

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