GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/31/2022

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Raytheon Secures $624M Contract to Restock Army Stinger Missiles; Wes Kremer Quoted

Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business will manufacture 1,300 anti-aircraft weapons for the U.S. Army under a four-year, $624 million contract. The company said Friday that funds for the order will come from an emergency spending package that offers additional aid to Ukraine and seeks to replenish the U.S. weapons stockpile. “We’re aligned

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GovCon Expert Post: Army Veteran William Boykin on Federal Thrift Savings Plan’s New Investment Window

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Executive Mosaic, its newsroom, or any of its affiliates) NO T.S.P. FOR THE C.C.P. By Lieutenant General William “Jerry” Boykin, (U.S. Army, Ret.) As things stand now, the people who manage our federal retirement funds will mark Memorial

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Northrop to Build Additional Surface EW System Under $254M Navy Contract Option

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will produce a hemisphere configuration of an updated electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy under a $254.4 million contract option. Naval Sea Systems Command exercised the option as part of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3 program, which represents the third effort in a series of AN/SLQ-32 block

Executive Moves

David Harrison Named QinetiQ US Business Operations VP; Shawn Purvis Quoted

David Harrison, a more than 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined QinetiQ’s U.S. arm as vice president of business operations. He will be responsible for overseeing QinetiQ US‘ functional business operations to create operational excellence and business value, the company said Friday. Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ US, said the

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AI Solutions Lands $217M Space Force Contract for Satellite Operations Support

A.I. Solutions has secured a potential seven-year, $217 million contract from the U.S. Space Force for research and development services in support of the Space Systems Command’s Innovation and Prototyping Delta. The Lanham, Maryland-based space software applications developer said it will work with its team consisting of Actalent, Boecore, Parsons (NYSE: PSN), KBR (NYSE: KBR)

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Executive Spotlight: ManTech VP & Division Manager Nikoia Sanni on Company Goals, Core Values

Nikoia Sanni, vice president and division manager with ManTech, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. She talked about her reasons for joining ManTech and her strategic goals for the year. Sanni also discussed the company’s core values and commitment to driving success in a competitive market. Here’s an excerpt from the

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Space Systems Command Awards 8 National Security Launch Services Task Orders to ULA, SpaceX

Space Systems Command has issued five launch service task orders to United Launch Alliance and another three to SpaceX under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract that the U.S. Space Force awarded in August 2020. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), will use its Vulcan Centaur

Executive Moves

Jeffrey Schrader Promoted to President of Seakr Engineering & Blue Canyon Technologies at Raytheon I&S

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has elevated Jeffrey Schrader from his post as vice president at its intelligence and space business to president of SEAKR Engineering and Blue Canyon Technologies. Schrader, who made the announcement via LinkedIn post, brings to his new leadership role at the Raytheon subsidiaries years-long experience in defense and national security sectors

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DARPA Selects BAE, CACI, Peraton for Military Network Interconnection Research Project

BAE Systems, CACI International and Peraton have received separate contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop approaches that would facilitate interoperability between heterogeneous tactical networks and allow military personnel to connect on demand. The three companies will lead teams to conduct research efforts for the first phase of DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 5/31/2022

Raytheon Secures $624M Contract to Restock Army Stinger Missiles; Wes Kremer Quoted

GovCon Expert Post: Army Veteran William Boykin on Federal Thrift Savings Plan’s New Investment Window

Northrop to Build Additional Surface EW System Under $254M Navy Contract Option

David Harrison Named QinetiQ US Business Operations VP; Shawn Purvis Quoted

AI Solutions Lands $217M Space Force Contract for Satellite Operations Support

Executive Spotlight: ManTech VP & Division Manager Nikoia Sanni on Company Goals, Core Values

Space Systems Command Awards 8 National Security Launch Services Task Orders to ULA, SpaceX

Jeffrey Schrader Promoted to President of Seakr Engineering & Blue Canyon Technologies at Raytheon I&S

DARPA Selects BAE, CACI, Peraton for Military Network Interconnection Research Project

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