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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 10/11/2022

A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Mac Curtis
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A ‘Good Scout’ Makes a Great Leader: Mac Curtis

Mac Curtis, a seasoned executive with nearly four decades of government contracting market experience, was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with its Technology Good Scout Award in May 2019. Aside from being a model recipient for the award, Curtis built his career and reputation as a visionary
William LaPlante Signs National Security Waiver to Resume F-35 Deliveries
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William LaPlante Signs National Security Waiver to Resume F-35 Deliveries

William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has signed a waiver allowing DOD to accept lots 13 and 14 deliveries of the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jet.  “Acceptance of the aircraft is necessary for national security interests,” LaPlante said in a statement
Raytheon to Help Army Deploy Counter-UAS Platforms Under $207M Contract
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Raytheon to Help Army Deploy Counter-UAS Platforms Under $207M Contract

A Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary has secured a $207 million contract to equip two U.S. Army units with counter-unmanned aerial system radar and effectors. Raytheon Missiles & Defense will provide Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors and Coyote effectors and additional assets supporting operational deployments and flight tests, the company said Monday. KuRFS and Coyote are
Systecon to Continue Predictive Maintenance Tool Deployment Under Army Contract Modification
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Systecon to Continue Predictive Maintenance Tool Deployment Under Army Contract Modification

Systecon has received a contract modification from the U.S. Army to continue deploying an analytics tool that could enable the service to perform predictive maintenance and improve operational readiness of its fleet of military vehicles and related platforms, GovCon Wire has learned. The company said Friday it will support a brigade level-operational unit by fielding
Booz Allen’s New Unit to Focus on Laser Weapon Tech Development; Susan Penfield Quoted
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Booz Allen’s New Unit to Focus on Laser Weapon Tech Development; Susan Penfield Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has started a new business with the goal to help military customers build directed energy and high-energy laser weapon systems. HELworks is using modular architecture to produce size, weight and power-optimized directed energy systems and has three platforms in its portfolio of offerings, Booz Allen said Monday. The newly formed
4 Companies Win Retail Electricity Supply Contracts From Defense Logistics Agency
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4 Companies Win Retail Electricity Supply Contracts From Defense Logistics Agency

Four companies have each won two-year contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply retail electricity and ancillary or incidental services to multiple U.S. federal departments and military branches.  DLA‘s energy organization received six offers for the procurement effort through a competitive bidding process, the Department of Defense said Friday. The Pentagon, Army, Navy and the
Maria Lee to Succeed Greg Gardner as Lockheed Martin Investor Relations VP
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Maria Lee to Succeed Greg Gardner as Lockheed Martin Investor Relations VP

Maria Ricciardone Lee, a corporate finance executive with two decades of industry experience, has been appointed to succeed Greg Gardner as vice president of investor relations at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). She will assume the position on Oct. 17 while Gardner will stay at Lockheed until he retires on Dec. 31 after a 37-year career,
SNC Buys Volansi’s Line of Vertical Takeoff & Landing Drones
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SNC Buys Volansi’s Line of Vertical Takeoff & Landing Drones

Sierra Nevada Corp. has purchased a portfolio of infrastructure-independent, vertical takeoff and landing aerial drones from Volansi in a strategy to build up SNC’s position in the market for unmanned aerial vehicles. The deal covers Volansi’s Voly-50 and Voly-T offerings, a factory in Bend, Oregon, and key personnel, SNC said Monday. SNC aims to develop
Q&A With Verizon’s David Cerjan on Expanding Defense, National Security Footprint
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Q&A With Verizon’s David Cerjan on Expanding Defense, National Security Footprint

David Cerjan, managing director of national security group at Verizon, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He talked about transitioning from the military to the industry and how he now provides Verizon with broader perspective of defense and national security. The Q&A also focused on recent company growth initiatives and innovation
Mitre Promotes Marin Halper to Oversee ‘Cross-Cutting Priorities’ as VP
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Mitre Promotes Marin Halper to Oversee ‘Cross-Cutting Priorities’ as VP

Marin Halper, technical director of Mitre‘s Cross-Cutting Urgent Innovation Cell, has been promoted to a vice president position. The CUIC co-founder will apply the nonprofit company’s research and data in efforts to help industry partners, government agencies and their foreign allies address mission challenges, Mitre said Monday. Halper joined Mitre two decades ago as a
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