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Defense IT Vet Ben McNeal Appointed to Lead Red Hat’s Navy, Marine Corps Sales
Executive Moves

Defense IT Vet Ben McNeal Appointed to Lead Red Hat’s Navy, Marine Corps Sales

Ben McNeal, a 30-year U.S. Navy veteran and former program manager for Naval Enterprise Networks, has been named director of Navy and Marine Corps strategy and sales at Red Hat. Nathan Jones, vice president of the federal business at Red Hat, announced in a LinkedIn post the addition of McNeal to the software company’s public
Johns Hopkins University Secures $530M USAF Contract for Nuclear Tech R&D Services
Contract Awards

Johns Hopkins University Secures $530M USAF Contract for Nuclear Tech R&D Services

Johns Hopkins University will provide technology research and development services to the U.S. Air Force’s nuclear enterprise under a potential 10-year, $530 million contract. USAF issued a $23.7 million task order for the Maryland-based university to conduct R&D efforts associated with the branch’s future Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent System and is obligating $4.5 million in initial
Morgan Stanley Exec Jen Easterly Confirmed to Lead CISA
News

Morgan Stanley Exec Jen Easterly Confirmed to Lead CISA

Jen Easterly, head of firm resilience and the Fusion Resilience Center at Morgan Stanley, received Senate confirmation to serve as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, three months after the White House announced her nomination for the role, Politico reported Monday. In a unanimous vote, senators approved Easterly to lead the government agency
Sierra Lobo Wins $400M IDIQ to Help Manage NASA Propulsion Hardware Tests
Contract Awards

Sierra Lobo Wins $400M IDIQ to Help Manage NASA Propulsion Hardware Tests

Sierra Lobo has secured a potential five-year, $400 million contract to support testing of rocket propulsion systems hardware and other aerospace components at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. The Fremont, Ohio-based company will also perform hypervelocity impact testing and flight hardware processing work and provide other technical services to the self-contained facility
Air Force’s Darlene Costello Delivers Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 AF Acquisition Forum
Events

Air Force’s Darlene Costello Delivers Keynote Address at Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 AF Acquisition Forum

This past Thursday, Potomac Officers Club (POC), the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum.  Check out the Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page to view on-demand the Air Force Acquisition Forum if you missed it on Thursday, July 8th.  Darlene
Executive Spotlight With Hypori CEO Jared Shepard Discusses BYOD Environments, Zero-Trust Architecture, 5G & Data Protection
Executive Spotlights

Executive Spotlight With Hypori CEO Jared Shepard Discusses BYOD Environments, Zero-Trust Architecture, 5G & Data Protection

Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, was featured on Monday in the latest Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz to discuss the recent Series A investment from GreatPoint Ventures, the benefits it will have on Hypori.  Shepard also spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the impact of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environments, the demand for zero-trust architecture in the federal sector
Army Solicits Bids From Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Team for Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Program
Contract Awards

Army Solicits Bids From Bell, Sikorsky-Boeing Team for Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Program

The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposals to Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary and to the team of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky business and Boeing (NYSE: BA) as it launches the competition for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program, Defense News reported Monday. The service will accept proposals through the fourth quarter
Brian MacCarthy: Latent AI’s Capabilities Could Back Booz Allen’s Contract Work Around Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence

Brian MacCarthy: Latent AI’s Capabilities Could Back Booz Allen’s Contract Work Around Machine Learning

Brian MacCarthy, a vice president and founder of the San Francisco-based tech scouting group at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), said the investment in Latent AI will enable Booz Allen to integrate the startup’s capabilities into its contracts to help meet the demand of warfighters for machine learning services at the tactical edge, the Washington
Raytheon Receives $321M Army Missile Production Contract
Contract Awards

Raytheon Receives $321M Army Missile Production Contract

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a five-year, $320.67 million contract to manufacture man-portable, air defense systems for the U.S. Army. The company will provide Stinger missile production services to the branch over a five-year contract period that runs through June 2026, the Department of Defense said Monday. Army Contracting Command received one bid for
State Department Issues Draft RFP for $2.5B ILMS Supply Chain Management Tech Support IDIQ
Contract Awards

State Department Issues Draft RFP for $2.5B ILMS Supply Chain Management Tech Support IDIQ

The State Department has announced its intent to launch a full and open competition for a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion single-award contract to field, maintain, enhance, operate and support the Integrated Logistics Management System. ILMS is a supply chain management system that supports the department’s procurement, requisition, warehousing, tracking and transportation of goods and services,
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