GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/19/2021

Executive Moves

Former CFPB Exec Donna Roy Joins Guidehouse’s National Security Practice

Donna Roy, former chief operating officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has joined Guidehouse to serve as strategic adviser for the company’s national security segment. Jim Chaparro, a Guidehouse partner, announced Roy’s appointment in a LinkedIn post. Roy was appointed to the COO role at the bureau in July 2020 after her prior role

Contract Awards

SAIC, SupplyCore Receive $198M in Bridge Contracts to Extend Military Facility MRO Services

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and SupplyCore will continue to support the maintenance, repair and operations of domestic military facilities after the Defense Logistics Agency awarded the two companies a pair of $99 million bridge contracts. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that both sole-source contract extensions are for 450 days of work and

GovCon Expert

GovCon Expert Mick Fox: A Contracts Professional’s Guide to the All-in-One vs. Best-in-Class Debate – Part 2

Mick Fox, chief operating officer of Technomile, published his second article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Thursday. Last week, GovCon Expert Mick Fox provided an informative guide into the contract lifecycle management of contract professionals in the federal landscape today in part one of this feature. On Thursday, Fox used

News

Dell Technologies’ Cameron Chehreh: Creating Digital Workplace, Innovating With Data Could Help Agencies Achieve Digital Resiliency

Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer and vice president of engineering at Dell Technologies‘ (NYSE: DELL) federal systems business, said government agencies seeking to achieve digital resiliency should establish a digital workplace that enables employees to work and meet agencies’ mission from anywhere. “User experience and productivity must remain top of mind as employees expect faster,

News

NASA Releases Presolicitation for Sounding Rocket Operations Contract IV

NASA will hold a full and open competition for the fourth iteration of a contract that provides for services and supplies in support of the space agency’s Sounding Rockets Program, a flight initiative for conducting rapid scientific experiments in space. The proposed NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract IV will cover program management and implementation as

Executive Moves

GovCon Expert Mark Amtower Receives RSM Federal Partner Designation

Mark Amtower, a managing partner of advisory firm Amtower & Co. and a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has become a certified partner at Missouri-based executive coaching and consulting services provider RSM Federal. “When you work with me you are accessing 36+ years experience, covering an unparalleled spectrum of products and services focused on improving the

M&A Activity

ATL Partners Acquires Space Sensor Manufacturer Geost; Michael Kramer Quoted

New York-based private equity firm ATL Partners has purchased Geost, an Arizona-based maker of sensors that can detect and protect satellites from other spacecraft and space debris, for an undisclosed sum, Defense One reported Wednesday. ATL plans to further build up Geost through acquisitions and investments and intends to boost the company’s budgets on internal

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BlackSky Hires 3 Execs for General Counsel, Chief Finance & Development Roles

BlackSky Holdings has appointed three executives to take up two C-level positions and the general counsel role following the completion of the geospatial intelligence company’s merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition. Johan Broekhuysen, formerly chief financial officer at Segra, will fill the same role at BlackSky while Brian Daum, the current CFO, will remain as a

Artificial Intelligence

NSF, OSTP Seek Comments on National AI Research Resource Implementation Roadmap

The National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have asked the public to comment on a plan to implement a research infrastructure that would provide artificial intelligence researchers access to computing resources, educational tools, high-quality data and user support. The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force will use

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Northrop Unveils Missile Defense Research, Simulation Hub; Lisa Brown Quoted

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has unveiled a laboratory in Huntsville, Alabama, to support research, modeling and simulation work on systems for defending against missile threats. The company said Wednesday it established the Missile Defense Futures Lab to encourage collaboration between the technology industry and military sector. MDFL has servers and other equipment designed to process

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/19/2021

Former CFPB Exec Donna Roy Joins Guidehouse’s National Security Practice

SAIC, SupplyCore Receive $198M in Bridge Contracts to Extend Military Facility MRO Services

GovCon Expert Mick Fox: A Contracts Professional’s Guide to the All-in-One vs. Best-in-Class Debate – Part 2

Dell Technologies’ Cameron Chehreh: Creating Digital Workplace, Innovating With Data Could Help Agencies Achieve Digital Resiliency

NASA Releases Presolicitation for Sounding Rocket Operations Contract IV

GovCon Expert Mark Amtower Receives RSM Federal Partner Designation

ATL Partners Acquires Space Sensor Manufacturer Geost; Michael Kramer Quoted

BlackSky Hires 3 Execs for General Counsel, Chief Finance & Development Roles

NSF, OSTP Seek Comments on National AI Research Resource Implementation Roadmap

Northrop Unveils Missile Defense Research, Simulation Hub; Lisa Brown Quoted

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