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Jonathan Baba, formerly a strategy and analytics partner in the defense segment at Deloitte, has been appointed senior vice president of LMI's defense market. Baba brings more than two decades of public sector experience to the LMI team.
CAES has expanded its portfolio of capabilities and presence in the radio frequency technology market with the acquisition of Herley from Ultra Electronics, which is now part of Cobham. Herley designs and produces microwave electronic products for electronic warfare assemblies, missile flight instrumentation platforms and other tactical RF systems for defense and aerospace industry customers.
The General Services Administration has released a second draft request for proposals for its follow-on to the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract after industry stakeholders submitted feedback on preliminary documents regarding the new multi-agency procurement vehicle.
Pratt & Whitney, a business unit of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a potential $8 billion contract to manufacture engines to power F-35 jets, produced by Lockheed Martin, for U.S. and international defense customers.
Science Applications International Corp. has made a strategic investment in cloud automation platforms provider Morpheus Data. Founded in 2015, Morpheus Data provides a platform that offers a unified approach to hybrid cloud management and operations and enables the integration of third-party tools into a self-service framework in support of public sector organizations and companies.
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Industry veteran Bryan Walter has been selected by FireTeam Solutions as its first-ever chief growth officer, a role in which he will leverage his 20 years of experience in national security-focused information technology and business development services to further the company’s growth strategy in national security markets. Also joining FireTeam is David Bromberg, who will bring decades of financial leadership experience within the IT space to the organization’s chief financial officer position.
Verizon and T-Mobile USA have won contracts worth approximately $683.7 million combined from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the second iteration of the Enterprise Mobile Devices and Services program. The EMDS 2 contracts awarded to Verizon and T-Mobile are valued at $448.3 million and $235.4 million, respectively.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a request for proposals for a recompete of its multiple-award contract vehicle covering professional, scientific and technical services in the fisheries domain. NOAA said the ProTech 2.0 Fisheries solicitation is reserved for small businesses and the agency will accept proposals through April 5.
Nine companies have won spots on a $995 million multiple-award contract vehicle for advisory and assistance services to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. Contractors will compete for task orders to perform technical and analytical work in support of USAFE-AFAFRICA's policy development, administration and system operations throughout the European and African continents.
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