GovConWire's Government Contracting News 11/18/2022

Industry News

Baird 2022 Conference Puts Defense Industry Center Stage; Jean Stack and John Song Quoted

Financial services company Baird hosted its annual Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, bringing together industry leaders from across the federal sector to discuss the state of the government contracting industry, the impacts of recent sociopolitical events on the economic landscape and business strategies for the future. Baird managing directors and Wash100 Award recipients Jean Stack and John Song have grown

Executive Spotlights

Torch.AI’s Adam Lurie on National Impacts of AI, Talent Recruitment, Acquisition Strategy

Adam Lurie believes in the power and potential of artificial intelligence, specifically in its ability to revolutionize the activities of the government. The technology executive started as a background investigator conducting security clearance investigations, spending over a decade serving the security wings of various U.S. federal agencies. Following the first act of his career, Lurie

Executive Moves

ISOA Chairman Tom Lampley Passes the Leadership Torch of Chairmanship to John Gastright of Amentum

At Thursday’s 16th annual International Stability Operations Association summit event, KBR’s Tom Lampley concluded his role as ISOA chairman and the organization welcomed Amentum Senior Vice President John Gastright as the next chairman. The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in McLean, Virginia, and hosted hundreds of leaders across the fields of military, contracting, small businesses, non-governmental

Executive Moves

Boeing’s Defense Business to Operate With 4 Divisions; Ted Colbert Quoted

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has reorganized its defense, space and security business by merging its eight divisions into four as part of efforts to streamline collaboration and integration. Boeing Defense, Space and Security will now operate with four divisions focused on vertical lift; mobility, surveillance and bombers; air dominance; and space, intelligence and weapon systems, the

Contract Awards

Norway Signs $494M Agreement to Buy Raytheon-Built AMRAAM-D Missiles

The governments of Norway and U.S. have signed an approximately $494 million agreement to equip the Norwegian air force’s F-35 aircraft fleet with an updated variant of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. Norway will acquire AMRAAM-D missiles, manufactured by Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), to boost the F-35 aircraft’s sensor capability and will use them

Executive Moves

Lauren Ayers Named PSC Defense & Intelligence VP

Lauren Ayers, a federal and industry acquisition and procurement executive, has joined the Professional Services Council as vice president of defense and intelligence. She oversees PSC’s policy, education and advocacy efforts in support of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies. Ayers most recently worked at the Department of the Navy, where she served

News

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls for Better Oversight of Cryptocurrency Markets

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the recent collapse of a major cryptocurrency exchange highlights the need for better oversight of crypto markets. CBS News reported Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX recently filed for bankruptcy and is now under investigation over possible securities violations. Yellen said in a statement published Wednesday the Department of the Treasury collaborated

Contract Awards

Centurum Secures $140M Navy IDIQ for Depot Maintenance, Operation

Centurum will help the U.S. Navy maintain and operate a restoration depot under a potential five-year, $140.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Navy facility hosts activities to calibrate, fabricate, overhaul, repair and restore electro-mechanical and mechanical airborne, ground and shipboard assemblies and subassemblies, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The contract has a two-year base period,

Contract Awards

NASA Begins Market Research for Follow-On Safety & Mission Assurance Engineering Contract

NASA has started soliciting information on potential vendors that could meet the requirements of the third iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract. The agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston expects SMAEC III to be a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the development of safety mission assurance products associated with human spaceflight programs

News

BlueVoyant Rebrands 202 Group to Reflect Government Market Push

Cybersecurity services provider BlueVoyant has rebranded its 202 Group subsidiary to BlueVoyant Government Solutions in line with its efforts to further expand its footprint in the federal and defense landscape. The rebranded subsidiary will continue to operate as an independent business unit and offer an enhanced version of its supply chain defense platform designed for

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 11/18/2022

Baird 2022 Conference Puts Defense Industry Center Stage; Jean Stack and John Song Quoted

Torch.AI’s Adam Lurie on National Impacts of AI, Talent Recruitment, Acquisition Strategy

ISOA Chairman Tom Lampley Passes the Leadership Torch of Chairmanship to John Gastright of Amentum

Boeing’s Defense Business to Operate With 4 Divisions; Ted Colbert Quoted

Norway Signs $494M Agreement to Buy Raytheon-Built AMRAAM-D Missiles

Lauren Ayers Named PSC Defense & Intelligence VP

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls for Better Oversight of Cryptocurrency Markets

Centurum Secures $140M Navy IDIQ for Depot Maintenance, Operation

NASA Begins Market Research for Follow-On Safety & Mission Assurance Engineering Contract

BlueVoyant Rebrands 202 Group to Reflect Government Market Push

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