GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/15/2022

Cybersecurity

Constellis CEO Terry Ryan Shares 3 Major Emerging Global Security Threats

The current global security threat landscape is constantly changing, and government contractors are having to flex and adapt to meet the evolving needs of their customers. According to Terry Ryan, CEO of Constellis, we’re seeing three major categories of security threats in the U.S. and globally: natural, human-caused and accidental. Natural Threats “The weather’s been so extreme

M&A Activity

System High Acquires ManageYOURiD to Expand Infrastructure Protection Offerings

System High, a portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm Enlightenment Capital, has purchased identity management software provider ManageYOURiD for an undisclosed sum. Chantilly, Virginia-based System High said Monday it will integrate the acquired entity’s data privacy platform with methodologies designed to help customers counter insider threats, manage supply chain risks and protect intellectual

Contract Awards

Lockheed Awarded $7.6B Contract Modification for Lot 15 F-35 Production

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $7.63 billion contract modification to continue lot 15 production of F-35 fighter jets and technical hardware for U.S. and international defense customers. The modification covers the delivery of 129 units of the aircraft’s conventional takeoff and landing, short takeoff/vertical landing and carrier variants to U.S. Navy, Marine Corps

Executive Moves

Air Force Chief Data, AI Officer John Olson Promoted to Major General

John Olson, the Department of the Air Force’s first chief data and artificial intelligence officer, has been promoted to the rank of major general. Olson, who also serves as mobilization assistant to the chief of space operations, is responsible for leading efforts at the Space Force and Air Force to operationalize data and reach AI

Contract Awards

Crowley Wins $343M Contract to Operate RoRo Vessels for Military Sealift Command

Crowley‘s government services business will operate and maintain six container roll-on/roll-off vessels for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command under a potential five-year, $343.2 million contract. The company will provide support services to the government-owned Maritime Prepositioning Force fleet, which moves military equipment between operating areas, the Department of Defense said Friday. The ships covered

News

GSA, DHS Extend Bid Submission Deadlines for 2 Small Biz IT Contract Vehicles

The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have extended the deadlines for solicitation responses to two separate information technology contracts reserved for small businesses. DHS posted a notice Thursday on SAM.gov to inform vendors of a 14-day extension and they can submit second phase bids for FirstSource III contract through Sept. 7.

News

Q&A With Salesforce RVP Greg Bateman on Recent Acquisitions, Company Culture

Greg Bateman, regional vice president of Defense – 4th Estate at Salesforce, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He discussed the recent acquisitions the company has made and how they contributed to its federal and defense portfolio and drove value for the business and customers. Bateman also talked about Salesforce’s core

M&A Activity

D-Orbit, Breeze SPAC Cancel Merger Deal

Italy-based space logistics provider D-Orbit and Breeze Holdings Acquisition (Nasdaq: BREZ), a special purpose acquisition company, have agreed to drop their plans to merge due to changes in market conditions. In January, the two companies entered into a merger agreement that would result in D-Orbit becoming a publicly traded company with an enterprise value of

Contract Awards

Raytheon Gets $133M Air Force Engine Module Remanufacture Contract Modification

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a potential one-year, $132.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to remanufacture F100 engine modules for foreign military sales customers. The sole-source modification covers F100-PW-100, F100-PW-200, F100-PW-220, F100-PW-220E, F100-PW-229 and F-100-PW-229 EEP engine modules in support of Poland, Greece, Romania, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Chile, Morocco,

Contract Awards

DHS Eyes Competition for Follow-On Program Management, Technical Services Contract

The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to launch a competition for the third iteration of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Services contract vehicle. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within DHS expects PACTS III to be a total set-aside program for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, according to a notice published Friday.

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/15/2022

Constellis CEO Terry Ryan Shares 3 Major Emerging Global Security Threats

System High Acquires ManageYOURiD to Expand Infrastructure Protection Offerings

Lockheed Awarded $7.6B Contract Modification for Lot 15 F-35 Production

Air Force Chief Data, AI Officer John Olson Promoted to Major General

Crowley Wins $343M Contract to Operate RoRo Vessels for Military Sealift Command

GSA, DHS Extend Bid Submission Deadlines for 2 Small Biz IT Contract Vehicles

Q&A With Salesforce RVP Greg Bateman on Recent Acquisitions, Company Culture

D-Orbit, Breeze SPAC Cancel Merger Deal

Raytheon Gets $133M Air Force Engine Module Remanufacture Contract Modification

DHS Eyes Competition for Follow-On Program Management, Technical Services Contract

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