GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/16/2022

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GovCon Expert Dana Barnes, SVP of Public Sector for Palo Alto Networks, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Driving Zero Trust, Federal IoT Security Adoption

Dana Barnes, senior vice president of Public Sector business for Palo Alto Networks, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award winner for his visionary leadership and drive for zero trust implementation in the federal sector as well as cybersecurity advancement and the internet of things security capabilities for our future. Executive Mosaic is pleased to

M&A Activity

SentinelOne Strikes $617M Cash-and-Stock Deal for Attivo Networks; Tomer Weingarten Quoted

SentinelOne (NYSE: S) has agreed to buy Attivo Networks in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $616.5 million to expand its extended detection and response offerings with the addition of identity threat detection and response capabilities. SentinelOne said Tuesday it expects the transaction to be completed in its upcoming fiscal second quarter, subject to regulatory clearance

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Air Force’s Integrated Warfighting Network Finally Merges Enterprise & Warfighting IT

On the heels of the “fix our computers” movement, the U.S. Air Force is reinvigorating its efforts to centralize and optimize the branch’s information technology environment, improve the user experience for service members and usher in an era of digital transformation. The Air Force is working on an “integrated warfighting network,” or IWN, that aims

Executive Moves

Jeffrey Phelan Joins H2O.ai as Public Sector Growth Lead; Ro Dhanda Comments

Jeffrey Phelan, former public sector chief technology officer at Rubrik, has joined artificial intelligence cloud technology provider H2O.ai as public sector growth lead. H2O.ai told GovCon Wire that Phelan will lead the company’s efforts to build a channel focused on the federal system integrator community and oversee its distribution partnership with Carahsoft. “His unique skill set

General News

State Department OKs Potential $950M Sikorsky Helicopter Sale to Spain

The State Department has cleared a potential $950 million foreign military sale through which Spain intends to purchase MH-60R multi-mission helicopters made by Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary. Spain wants to purchase eight Seahawk helicopters, 20 T-700-GE-401C engines, two Hellfire II captive air training missiles, four airborne low-frequency sonars as well as other complementary

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Federal CIO Clare Martorana Gets 1st Wash100 Recognition

Executive Mosaic has featured Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana in the 2022 Wash100 class for her leadership in governmentwide information technology cybersecurity and public service delivery innovation. This recognition marks her entry into Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders who shape the government contracting environment from both public and private sector angles. Martorana has

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Executive Spotlight With Albers Aerospace President & CEO John Albers Highlights Company’s Rebranding Move, Growth Targets and Management Principles

John Albers, president and CEO of Albers Aerospace, discussed in an Executive Spotlight interview the company’s decision to change The Alberts Group name to align with its mission and his perspective on how the acquisitions of Heritage Aviation and Unmanned Systems Inc. can accelerate its growth initiatives. “We’re taking the two platforms that we recently

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GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin Co-Authors New Study from OCI Proposal Consultants

Alan Chvotkin, a partner at Nichols Liu and a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, co-authored a new report from the OCI Proposal Consultants called the “Government Contractor Confidence Index” study, the company announced on Tuesday. The study, which was distributed to 5,600 directors and VP’s of business development, capture, and proposals, was written

Contract Awards

6 Contractors Win Spots on $249M Navy Facility Services IDIQ

Six companies have landed spots on a $249 million contract to support maintenance activities within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command‘s southwest area of operations. The contractors will maintain, repair and support facility systems including those used for refrigeration, fire protection, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Ninety percent of work

M&A Activity

Precision Aviation Group Buys Velocity to Expand MRO, Manufacturing Capabilities; David Mast Quoted

Precision Aviation Group has acquired Velocity Aerospace Group for an undisclosed sum to broaden its avionics and manufacturing, designated engineering representative and sub-assembly capabilities. Frisco, Texas-based Velocity offers aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul and manufacturing services and runs three Federal Aviation Administration-certified repair facilities in Van Nuys and Burbank in California and Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 3/16/2022

GovCon Expert Dana Barnes, SVP of Public Sector for Palo Alto Networks, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Driving Zero Trust, Federal IoT Security Adoption

SentinelOne Strikes $617M Cash-and-Stock Deal for Attivo Networks; Tomer Weingarten Quoted

Air Force’s Integrated Warfighting Network Finally Merges Enterprise & Warfighting IT

Jeffrey Phelan Joins H2O.ai as Public Sector Growth Lead; Ro Dhanda Comments

State Department OKs Potential $950M Sikorsky Helicopter Sale to Spain

Federal CIO Clare Martorana Gets 1st Wash100 Recognition

Executive Spotlight With Albers Aerospace President & CEO John Albers Highlights Company’s Rebranding Move, Growth Targets and Management Principles

GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin Co-Authors New Study from OCI Proposal Consultants

6 Contractors Win Spots on $249M Navy Facility Services IDIQ

Precision Aviation Group Buys Velocity to Expand MRO, Manufacturing Capabilities; David Mast Quoted

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