GovConWire's Government Contracting News 1/31/2023

News

V2X CEO & President Chuck Prow Secures 9th Wash100 Win for Successful Integration & Transformation Efforts

Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize V2X CEO and President Chuck Prow as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award, an annual distinction bestowed upon the best and brightest “executives of consequence” within the vast and multi-faceted government contracting ecosystem. Prow’s win this year is attributed to his demonstrably successful leadership strategy through the integration of Vectrus and

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Video Interview: Battelle CEO Lou Von Thaer Discusses R&D Model Evolution, New Environmental Tech

Research and development serves as the foundation for innovation across the United States, and the most recent federal budget reflects the importance of these efforts with a historical increase in R&D spending. However, as the speed of technological advancement increases and global competition puts pressure on the country, the R&D model must evolve. Executive Mosaic

Cybersecurity

Air Force Leaders Believe Zero Trust Is Essential Ingredient for JADC2

In today’s global landscape, information is the weapon of choice. The cyber aggressions playing out in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been well-documented and China has been strengthening its electronic warfare capabilities over the last several years. “I think that most nations want to avoid the attrition that comes from the kinetic in favor of

Executive Moves

Former DOD Official Eric Chewning Named HII Strategy & Development EVP

Eric Chewning, a former senior official at the Department of Defense and partner at McKinsey & Company, has been appointed executive vice president of strategy and development at HII (NYSE: HII). The two-decade national security market veteran will be responsible for overseeing corporate strategy, identifying growth opportunities and managing cross-division collaboration in his EVP role,

Executive Moves

Marshall Denney Joins CSA as Navy Business Unit VP; Tim Spadafore Quoted

Marshall Denney, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, has joined Client Solution Architects, a provider of integrated technology platforms and operational support services to defense and federal government clients, as vice president of the company’s Navy business unit, GovCon Wire has learned. In this capacity, he will lead efforts to achieve the company’s financial and

Contract Awards

Army Picks Northrop, Global Ordnance Subsidiary for $522M Ammo Supply Contract

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the military products division of Global Ordnance will compete for 155 millimeter ammunition orders from the U.S. Army under a shared contract worth potentially $522.3 million. Army Contracting Command received two bids for the firm-fixed-price procurement and delivery contract via the internet, the Department of Defense said Monday. The Pentagon expects

Executive Moves

Stephen O’Bryan Appointed Northrop Corporate VP, Global Business Development Officer

Stephen O’Bryan, a senior aerospace and defense industry executive, will assume the role of corporate vice president and global business development officer at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) on Feb. 6. He has been elected by Northrop’s board of directors to succeed David Perry, who is set to retire by the end of March after a

Contract Awards

Intelligent Waves Lands $100M Air Force Flight Data Support IDIQ

Intelligent Waves will provide crowdsourced flight data support services to the U.S. Air Force under a two-year, $99.9 million contract. The company will assist the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in performing flight test mission instrumentation modifications, enhancements and operations as part of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, the Department

Executive Moves

Clayton Jones Named Aperio Global CTO

Clayton Jones, a cybersecurity professional with more than two decades of combined industry and government experience, has been named chief technology officer at Reston, Virginia-based data analytics and security company Aperio Global. He will aim to drive Aperio’s portfolio growth and work closely with its executive team to accelerate technology strategy, the company said Monday.

Financial Reports

CACI Inks $250M Accelerated Stock Buyback Deal

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) will buy back $250 million of its common stock through an accelerated share repurchase agreement. The company said Monday the repurchase equates to approximately 845,000 shares at Friday’s closing price of $295.09, accounting for about 3.6 percent of its outstanding common stock. The Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor expects to

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 1/31/2023

V2X CEO & President Chuck Prow Secures 9th Wash100 Win for Successful Integration & Transformation Efforts

Video Interview: Battelle CEO Lou Von Thaer Discusses R&D Model Evolution, New Environmental Tech

Air Force Leaders Believe Zero Trust Is Essential Ingredient for JADC2

Former DOD Official Eric Chewning Named HII Strategy & Development EVP

Marshall Denney Joins CSA as Navy Business Unit VP; Tim Spadafore Quoted

Army Picks Northrop, Global Ordnance Subsidiary for $522M Ammo Supply Contract

Stephen O’Bryan Appointed Northrop Corporate VP, Global Business Development Officer

Intelligent Waves Lands $100M Air Force Flight Data Support IDIQ

Clayton Jones Named Aperio Global CTO

CACI Inks $250M Accelerated Stock Buyback Deal

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