GovConWire's Government Contracting News 11/4/2022

M&A Activity

Maxar Expands AI, ML Capabilities With Wovenware Acquisition; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

Westminster, Colorado-based Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has acquired Wovenware, an artificial intelligence and software development company, for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to expand its AI, 3D data production, software engineering and machine learning capabilities. Wovenware Co-Founders Christian Gonzalez and Carlos Melendez will continue to manage the daily operations of the company

M&A Activity

OceanSound-Backed DMI Buys Ambit in Federal Market Expansion Push

DMI, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has purchased digital transformation services provider The Ambit Group in a transaction aimed to grow DMI’s portfolio of clients, service offerings and contract vehicles as well as broaden its presence in the defense and federal civilian markets. “With this addition, we combine Ambit’s comprehensive data management, analytics and

Events

Public, Private Sector Leaders Discuss the Challenges & Benefits of Moving Procurement to Cloud

Over the last couple of years, workforce shifts due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic have hastened the transition from hardware and software-based procurement processes to cloud-stored models. Since many government workers started to work from home in (relatively) recent times, agencies began to look toward doing business through cloud-based, subscription services instead of

Contract Awards

KBR Books $120M in Government Space Tech Acquisition Support Contracts; Byron Bright Quoted

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has received a pair of contracts worth a combined $120 million to perform data analysis and modeling work to help the U.S. government evaluate spacecraft system acquisition programs. The awards cover the provision of analytic products and systems engineering services to inform procurement decisions for information technology systems, space platforms and sustainment

Events

DCMA Director David Bassett Shares Top 2 Indicators of Successful GovCon Companies in Today’s Manufacturing Environment

Global supply chain issues have significantly impacted the government contracting ecosystem in recent years, calling attention to the need for speed in federal acquisition, procurement and manufacturing processes. Kicking off GovCon Wire’s 3rd Annual Defense Digital Acquisition and Innovation Forum, Lt. Gen. David Bassett illustrated the current state of the global landscape and explained how major factors

Industry News

Baird Announces Upcoming Speaker Lineup for 2022 Government & Defense Conference on Nov. 17

Baird will host its highly anticipated 2022 Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, Nov. 17th featuring heavyweight executives to the government contracting (GovCon) community as well as current and former government officials who will discuss a wide range of critical topics, including intelligence, space and defense challenges and top federal priorities. More than 1,000 executives have

Financial Reports

HII Reports 12% Q3 Revenue Hike; CEO Chris Kastner on Company’s Military Shipbuilding Work

HII (NYSE: HII) reported net earnings of $138 million, or $3.44 per diluted share, for the third quarter of its 2022 fiscal year and registered a 12.3 percent growth in sales year-over-year to $2.6 billion. The military shipbuilder said Thursday that its Newport News Shipbuilding business and sales generated through its acquisition of Alion Science

News

NASA Posts Solicitation for Nearly $2B Mission Operations Support Contract

NASA has launched an open and full competition for a potential nine-year, $1.93 billion follow-on contract to provide spaceflight mission support services to Johnson Space Center’s Flight Operations Directorate. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov says the next iteration of NASA’s Integrated Mission Operations Contract will include preparation and planning, flight controller training and certification,

News

DOT Designates Mitre Operator of Safety Testing Platform for Automated Vehicles

Mitre has been selected by the Department of Transportation to operate a prototype virtual application built to help developers test cooperative driving automation systems. The Federal Highway Administration created the Virtual Open Innovation Collaborative Environment for Safety platform for multiple entities to participate simultaneously in synthetic test environments of automated vehicle safety tools, the nonprofit

Executive Moves

Former SAIC Exec Amy Rall to Head DMI Federal Group

Amy Rall, formerly a senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been named president of the federal group at digital transformation services provider DMI. She will manage the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company’s portfolio of service offerings for federal civilian, defense, health and national security agencies, DMI said Thursday. The three-decade tech sector