GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/25/2022

Events

Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo Outlines 3 Major Focus Areas on Army’s Near-Term “To-Do” List

Ten years ago, the U.S. Army was notorious for being a “deliberate late adopter” of technology. The Army carried a well-known reputation of risk aversion — an approach which often placed the service branch several years behind the power curve. Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo, who was sworn into the role in February, is changing that narrative.

Contract Awards

AM General Awarded $733M Contract Modification for Humvee Variant Production

AM General has secured a $732.7 million contract modification to manufacture expanded capacity vehicle models of the U.S. Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. The award would extend the performance period under AM General’s firm-fixed-price requirements contract by two years and four months, according to a notice posted Friday on SAM.gov. The notice listed a

GovCon Expert

GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin: Family Ties Create Contract Conflicts – And More

Alan Chvotkin, a partner at government contracts law firm Nichols Liu, published his latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Thursday. In his latest featured article, GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin explores the pending legislation regarding the issue of acquisition conflicts of interest. In addition, he also discussed the potential for these GAO bid

News

NOAA Begins to Procure Satellite Weather Data From Spire, GeoOptics

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration started buying weather data from satellite companies Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) and GeoOptics and kicked off testing data from a third company in 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. GeoOptics and Spire were two of the three companies that secured contracts from NOAA in July to supply space

News

DARPA to Brief Potential Proposers on ‘Infrastructure-Less’ Small UAS Development Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency intends to meet with interested contractors next month to discuss a new program aimed at building a small unmanned air system that would deploy and recover from a vessel’s flight deck or an austere ground site without requiring additional equipment. DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office will sponsor the meeting with

News

Q&A With Peraton Cyber Mission Sector President Tom Afferton Highlights Public-Private Collaboration to Ensure More Resilient Cyber Environment

In the most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Tom Afferton, president of Cyber Mission sector at Peraton, to talk about the company’s recent market growth and contract wins. The Q&A also tackled the most critical challenges facing those in the federal sector and how the industry could help address them. Here’s an excerpt

Contract Awards

L3Harris Secures $97M Air Force Material Fabrication Contract

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received a potential $96.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce Group B Ground and System Integration Lab materials. The 645th Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity and obligated the full contract amount at the time of award using foreign military sales

Executive Moves

Former VMware Exec Tom Kellermann Joins Contrast Security as Cyber Strategy SVP

Tom Kellermann, former head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware (NYSE: VMW), has been appointed senior vice president of cyber strategy at Los Altos, California-based vulnerability assessment software provider Contrast Security. He will oversee Contrast Security’s strategy to support cyber initiatives in the government and financial sector and help drive the adoption of a software-based threat

Industry News

DHS Seeks Technical Assistance for Transportation Security Lab

The Department of Homeland Security plans to enlist industry expertise to help an Atlantic City, New Jersey-based federal laboratory that tests explosive and threat detection platforms. DHS issued a draft solicitation Tuesday for a potential $97 million multiple-award contract to procure technical support services for the Transportation Security Laboratory. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will include data

GovConWire's Government Contracting News 8/25/2022

Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo Outlines 3 Major Focus Areas on Army’s Near-Term “To-Do” List

AM General Awarded $733M Contract Modification for Humvee Variant Production

GovCon Expert Alan Chvotkin: Family Ties Create Contract Conflicts – And More

NOAA Begins to Procure Satellite Weather Data From Spire, GeoOptics

DARPA to Brief Potential Proposers on ‘Infrastructure-Less’ Small UAS Development Program

Q&A With Peraton Cyber Mission Sector President Tom Afferton Highlights Public-Private Collaboration to Ensure More Resilient Cyber Environment

L3Harris Secures $97M Air Force Material Fabrication Contract

Former VMware Exec Tom Kellermann Joins Contrast Security as Cyber Strategy SVP

DHS Seeks Technical Assistance for Transportation Security Lab

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