THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
The CEOs of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), QinetiQ US and Capgemini Government Solutions have been appointed to the board of directors at the Professional Services Council. Thomas Bell, Shawn Purvis and Bill Webner could serve as PSC board members for up to three years until Dec. 31, 2025.
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has closed its acquisition of U.K.-based satellite communication services provider Inmarsat as part of a move to bring additional satcom offerings to the government and other sectors.
Thirty-seven vendors have won spots on a potential 10-year, $32.5 billion multiple-award contract for the design, development, production and sustainment of training systems. The Training Systems Acquisition IV indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers analysis, installation, integration and testing support for aircrew, maintenance and system-specific training platforms used by warfighters at various operating sites worldwide.
The U.S. Army has selected a dozen companies for a 10-year, $450 million contract vehicle to support its modernization and combat overmatch capability development efforts. The chosen companies include Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Collins Aerospace, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), Parsons (NYSE: PSN) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC).
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal, is a seasoned veteran of the government-serving technology space. He was chief technology officer for lengthy stints at ManTech, Jacobs and Scitor and says he aims to continuously accrue knowledge so that he brings a little more wisdom and expertise to each new organization.
During this Executive Spotlight interview, Gardner touched on the knotty issues surrounding digital ethics, the immense threat posed by cyber bad actors and more.
President Joe Biden has nominated U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse to lead the Defense Intelligence Agency as director, and Maj. Gen. Heath Collins to oversee Missile Defense Agency as its director. Kruse is currently the director’s adviser for military affairs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, while Collins is the program executive for ground-based weapon systems at MDA in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Maximus (NYSE: MMS) will provide health and disability assessment services to a U.K. government department responsible for work and pensions policy under a contract worth potentially $1 billion over five years.
ECS will provide enterprise applications and information technology services to the U.S. Postal Service under a recompete contract worth $138 million over seven years. John Heneghan, president of ECS and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the company aims to help USPS optimize routing operations through the Addressing and Geospatial Technologies program.
The General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration have updated a partnership agreement with the goal of providing more contracting opportunities under the SBA's 8a program and simplifying access to the GSA's Multiple Award Schedule for agency customers.
The Department of Defense recently sent Congress its classified strategy to implement four lines of effort for addressing current and future cyber threats.
Want to learn more about the government's efforts to address cyber threats? Attend the upcoming 2023 Cyber Summit. This informative June 8 event will feature speakers such as DOD Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity David McKeown. Register here to reserve a spot today.