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GovConWire's Government Contracting News 6/20/2022

Executive Spotlight: GovCon Expert David Egts, Chief Technologist for Red Hat NA Public Sector
Executive Spotlight

Executive Spotlight: GovCon Expert David Egts, Chief Technologist for Red Hat NA Public Sector

GovCon Expert David Egts, chief technologist and senior director of the Office of the Chief Technologist for Red Hat’s North America Public Sector, recently spoke with GovCon Wire regarding the current administration’s Executive Order on transforming the federal customer experience and what it means for government agencies and the systems integrators that support them. In addition, Egts provided
Raytheon Vet David Appel Named AWS National Security VP
Executive Moves

Raytheon Vet David Appel Named AWS National Security VP

David Appel, most recently vice president of command and control digital solutions at Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space business, has joined Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud computing arm as VP of national security, GovCon Wire has learned. He announced his move to Amazon Web Services in a LinkedIn post published Sunday. In his previous
ECS President John Heneghan Receives 2022 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
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ECS President John Heneghan Receives 2022 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

John Heneghan, president of ECS, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office. Executive Mosaic recognizes John Heneghan as a first-time recipient of the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon) for his leadership and driving company growth for the company’s continued success for the rest of
GSA Unveils 3rd Cohort of Awardees on $50B 8(a) STARS III GWAC; Laura Stanton Quoted
Contract Awards

GSA Unveils 3rd Cohort of Awardees on $50B 8(a) STARS III GWAC; Laura Stanton Quoted

The General Services Administration has announced the selection of 61 small businesses as third and final cohort of awardees on the potential $50 billion 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services III governmentwide contract for information technology services. GSA said Friday the award of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC’s third cohort to underserved and disadvantaged
Lockheed Secures $578M Contract for F-35 FMS Customer Support
Contract Awards

Lockheed Secures $578M Contract for F-35 FMS Customer Support

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $578.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide program management, non-recurring work and training services needed to integrate F-35 aircraft systems for an unnamed international customer. The Department of Defense said Friday the full obligated amount at the time of award will come from foreign military
James Arko Named TAPE COO; Louisa Jaffe Quoted
Executive Moves

James Arko Named TAPE COO; Louisa Jaffe Quoted

James Arko, a nearly three-decade industry veteran, has assumed the chief operating officer role at Alexandria Virginia-based company Technical and Project Engineering. Arko is responsible for managing corporate administrative functions within TAPE’s portfolio of training and readiness, technology and knowledge-based services, the woman-owned small business said. His areas of responsibility cover contract and subcontract management,
Air Force Issues Solicitation for CLOIS III Launch Operations Support Contract
Contract Awards

Air Force Issues Solicitation for CLOIS III Launch Operations Support Contract

The U.S. Air Force has started seeking proposals for the third iteration of a non-personal services contract vehicle to support mission requirements for range operations, vehicle launches, port operations and the Space Launch Delta 45 mission. The Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support III contract will be a total small business set-aside acquisition program covering
Q&A With Chris McGlade Discusses Her Work as VP for Quality & Operational Excellence at Northrop’s Defense Systems Sector
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Q&A With Chris McGlade Discusses Her Work as VP for Quality & Operational Excellence at Northrop’s Defense Systems Sector

In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Chris McGlade, vice president for quality and operational excellence at Northrop Grumman‘s defense system sector, to talk about the most significant capabilities for armed forces to provide protection on the modern battlefield. She also discussed the company’s commitment to the health and safety of its workforce,
Leidos Books $85M DIA Contract for Operation Support Services
Contract Awards

Leidos Books $85M DIA Contract for Operation Support Services

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a 10-year, $84.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide automation and other services in support of its operations. The contractor will help DIA design and deploy a data centric architecture with cloud computing capability for digital enrichment tool development; automate agency processes that are labor-intensive and
Military Veterans JT Wilkins, Dustin Kisling Promoted to SVP Ranks at ZeroEyes
Contract Awards

Military Veterans JT Wilkins, Dustin Kisling Promoted to SVP Ranks at ZeroEyes

ZeroEyes, a Philadelphia-based developer of weapons detection software, has promoted two military veterans to senior vice president ranks as the company looks to expand the adoption of its product in the government sector and pursue strategic partnership efforts. The company said Friday that JT Wilkins, formerly a geospatial intelligence team leader for U.S. Special Operations
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