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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/26/2021

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NITAAC Issues Solicitation for $50B CIO-SP4 IT Support GWAC; Brian Goodger Quoted
Contract Awards

NITAAC Issues Solicitation for $50B CIO-SP4 IT Support GWAC; Brian Goodger Quoted

The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has issued a request for proposals for the potential 10-year, $50 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract for general, health care and biomedical IT services. CIO-SP4 is a governmentwide acquisition contract that has a five-year base term and five option years and
Veritas Capital, Evergreen Wrap Up Cubic Acquisition
M&A Activity

Veritas Capital, Evergreen Wrap Up Cubic Acquisition

Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, have closed the acquisition of Cubic for approximately $3 billion. Cubic said Tuesday it will remain headquartered in San Diego and stop trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the go-private transaction. Cubic stockholders approved an amended buyout offer of Veritas and
Craig Miller Promoted to Viasat Government Systems President
Executive Moves

Craig Miller Promoted to Viasat Government Systems President

Craig Miller, a 26-year veteran of Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), has been named president of the government systems business at the Carlsbad, California-based communications company. Miller succeeds Ken Peterman in the role and leads Viasat’s global defense business in delivering new platforms to meet defense requirements in tactical data links, satellite networks, cybersecurity and information assurance,
Amentum Receives $171M Modification on Army Transport Aircraft Logistics Contract
Contract Awards

Amentum Receives $171M Modification on Army Transport Aircraft Logistics Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded Amentum a one-year, $171.2 million contract modification to perform logistics work on government-owned fixed-wing transport aircraft platforms. Army Contracting Command obligated $58.7 million at the time of award from the service branch’s fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance funds, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. DynCorp International, which Amentum acquired in
Tod Weber Named C3 AI Federal Systems Group Head
Executive Moves

Tod Weber Named C3 AI Federal Systems Group Head

Tod Weber, former chairman and CEO of Software AG’s government solutions division, has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of the federal systems group at enterprise artificial intelligence software provider C3 AI (NYSE: AI). Weber brings more than 35 years of technology industry experience to his new position and will be responsible for
Boeing Awarded $102M USAF Contract Modification for KC-46 Tanker Logistics Support
Contract Awards

Boeing Awarded $102M USAF Contract Modification for KC-46 Tanker Logistics Support

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $101.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide interim contractor support and assign logistics service representatives at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina where the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft is stationed. The award exercises options on the contract for engineering, manufacturing and development of
Former DHS Exec Valerie Isbell to Serve on Sev1Tech’s Advisory Board; Bob Lohfeld Quoted
Executive Moves

Former DHS Exec Valerie Isbell to Serve on Sev1Tech’s Advisory Board; Bob Lohfeld Quoted

Valerie Isbell, a former Customs and Border Protection official at the Department of Homeland Security, has been named a strategic board adviser at Sev1Tech. She brings to Woodbridge, Virginia-based information technology service management company almost four decades of experience in serving at DHS and the departments of Justice and Defense, Sev1Tech said Tuesday. Isbell helped
Jay Chaudhry: Zscaler Aims to Extend Zero Trust Architecture Through Smokescreen Acquisition
M&A Activity

Jay Chaudhry: Zscaler Aims to Extend Zero Trust Architecture Through Smokescreen Acquisition

Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) has agreed to purchase Boston-based cybersecurity company Smokescreen Technologies for an undisclosed sum in a strategy to offer an integrated zero trust and threat defense offering. San Jose, California-based Zscaler said Tuesday it expects to close the transaction during the cloud security vendor’s 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter. Smokescreen designed its platform
ArchTIS Signs Federal Channel Partners for Data Security Offering; Kurt Mueffelmann Quoted
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ArchTIS Signs Federal Channel Partners for Data Security Offering; Kurt Mueffelmann Quoted

ArchTIS and its U.S. subsidiary, Nucleus Cyber, have signed on four channel partners to offer information security technology to government contractors that want to pursue the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Canberra, Australia-based archTIS said Wednesday its newly formed U.S. federal and defense sales and channel practice partnered with Carahsoft Technology, Hawk
Michal Prywata: Phantom Seeks to Accelerate Space Programs With StratSpace Buy
M&A Activity

Michal Prywata: Phantom Seeks to Accelerate Space Programs With StratSpace Buy

Phantom Space has acquired Tucson, Arizona-based flight hardware developer StratSpace for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand satellite launch and data infrastructure offerings. Phantom said Tuesday it aims to offer daily space access by integrating the company’s Daytona and Laguna rocket platforms with core StratSpace technology assets. StratSpace has helped customers build, engineer
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