Hello, Guest!

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 12/9/2021

NGA Selects General Dynamics IT Unit for $4.5B Data Center Support Contract
Contract Awards

NGA Selects General Dynamics IT Unit for $4.5B Data Center Support Contract

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has secured a potential 10-year, $4.5 billion contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for user-facing and data center services. GDIT will provide such IT services in support of multiple security domains and networks, including the Intelligence Community’s cloud and desktop environments from various locations worldwide, according to an
Raytheon Chief of Staff Raja Maharajh Promoted to General Counsel
Executive Moves

Raytheon Chief of Staff Raja Maharajh Promoted to General Counsel

Raja Maharajh, most recently chief of staff to Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes, has been appointed general counsel of the Waltham, Massachusetts-based defense and aerospace company. He succeeds Frank Jimenez and will oversee legal and regulatory functions that include corporate governance and transactions, litigation, contracts and intellectual property, the company said
ASRC Federal Subsidiary Wins $226M Contract to Support USSF Rocket Launch Program
Contract Awards

ASRC Federal Subsidiary Wins $226M Contract to Support USSF Rocket Launch Program

An ASRC Federal subsidiary has won a potential nine-year, $225.5 million contract to perform mission assurance support work for a U.S. Space Force program that provides full launch service capability to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. ASRC Federal Space & Defense will help the military branch engineer, integrate, verify and validate mission
Conrad Symber Named Aeyon Growth, Strategy SVP
Executive Moves

Conrad Symber Named Aeyon Growth, Strategy SVP

Conrad Symber, a Sehlke Consulting partner, will take on a new role as senior vice president of growth and strategy for the newly formed company Aeyon, effective Jan. 1. The appointment comes after the merger between Enlightenment Capital-backed Artlin Consulting and Sehlke to create a new professional services provider known as Aeyon. In his new
Crypto Executives Urge Congress to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Industry
News

Crypto Executives Urge Congress to Provide Regulatory Clarity for Industry

CEOs from six cryptocurrency companies testified before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday calling on Congress to come up with clearer and bespoke regulations on the virtual currency, Reuters reported. “Without tailored legislative solutions that are openly debated with public participation, the United States risks unnecessarily onerous and chilling laws and regulations,” Alesia Haas, CEO
Planet Labs Debuts as Public Benefit Corporation Post-SPAC Merger
M&A Activity

Planet Labs Debuts as Public Benefit Corporation Post-SPAC Merger

Satellite imagery and geospatial data provider Planet Labs began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday after completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company dMY Technology Group and registered the combined entity as a public benefit corporation. Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) said Wednesday it intends to use the $590 million capital
SPA Holds Spot on GSA ASTRO Contract’s Support Pool; William Vantine Quoted
Contract Awards

SPA Holds Spot on GSA ASTRO Contract’s Support Pool; William Vantine Quoted

Systems Planning and Analysis holds a position on one of the 10 pools that compose a multiple-award General Services Administration contract vehicle for technology platforms and services intended to support the Department of Defense’s multidomain battlespace operations. “The ASTRO award provides additional opportunities for our mission-focused and highly skilled workforce to deliver innovative and leading-edge
SEACORP Buys Marine Acoustic Tech Provider AD&D
M&A Activity

SEACORP Buys Marine Acoustic Tech Provider AD&D

Systems Engineering Associates Corp. has acquired Analysis, Design and Diagnostics through a private transaction that will add acoustic collection and processing technologies to SEACORP’s electronic warfare hardware business. The deal comes more than eight months after ECS Federal founder and Kapco Holdings CEO Roy Kapani purchased SEACORP. AD&D, founded and led by Gary Donoher, offers
Bradley Goodrich, Brig. Gen. Scott Martin, Douglas Packard Discuss Procurement Strategies at Defense Acquisition Priorities Forum
Events

Bradley Goodrich, Brig. Gen. Scott Martin, Douglas Packard Discuss Procurement Strategies at Defense Acquisition Priorities Forum

GovCon Wire Events hosted its Defense Acquisition Priorities Forum on Tuesday, during which prominent leaders in the public and private sectors spoke on the advanced technologies, areas of interest and urgent challenges impacting procurement and acquisition strategies within the Department of Defense as well as how industry can help drive innovation across mission-critical focus areas. Christopher
Fairbanks Morse Defense Buys Welin Lambie to Grow Marine Products Portfolio
M&A Activity

Fairbanks Morse Defense Buys Welin Lambie to Grow Marine Products Portfolio

Fairbanks Morse Defense has acquired U.K.-based davit manufacturing company Welin Lambie in a move to grow FMD’s portfolio of products designed for marine customers such as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Arcline Investment Management-backed FMD said Wednesday it made the acquisition to also offer equipment that could support craft launch and recovery work in
Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

Archives