THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 NEWS STORIES
Weekly Contract Awards
This week's top GovCon contract awards.
Perspecta Wins $237M Army OTA to Develop Training, Education Info System
Perspecta has won a potential four-year, $237.2M other transaction agreement to build an enterprise information technology platform to support U.S. Army education and training programs.
TC Energy Moves Infrastructure to AWS to Improve Operational Efficiency; Mike Clayville, Chris Foster Quoted
Amazon Web Services has announced that TC Energy will move its entire infrastructure to AWS to modernize its infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies, AWS announced on Thursday.
CACI Lands Potential $465M Army C5ISR R&D Task Order; John Mengucci Quoted
CACI International has received a potential five-year, $465M task order to develop network security platforms for the U.S. Army’s command, control, computer, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance center.
SBA Official Maria Roat Takes Deputy Federal CIO Role
Maria Roat, who has served as chief information officer of the Small Business Administration since October 2016, has been appointed as the federal government’s deputy CIO.
Booz Allen Wins $800M AI Task Order Under Alliant 2 Contract; Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, Emily Murphy Quoted
The General Services Administration and the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center have awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential five-year, $800 million task order to develop artificial intelligence-based technology platforms to support U.S. military operations.
Cognosante Buys IT Services Contractor EIS; Michele Kang Quoted
Cognosante has acquired Vienna, Va.-based Enterprise Information Services for an undisclosed sum as part of strategic growth efforts to further build up its contract vehicles portfolio and broaden federal market offerings.
Report: Raytheon Technologies Accelerates $450M in Supplier Payments; Greg Hayes Quoted
Raytheon Technologies has provided $450M in expedited payments to its suppliers in line with the Department of Defense’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Inside Defense reported Thursday.
Gina Haspel Moves into First Place in Wash100 Popular Vote; Voting Ends June 1st
The votes continue to flood in as this year’s Wash100 Popular Vote draws to a close on June 1st, and the government contracting (GovCon) community chooses the most significant executive of consequence to the sector for 2020.
BWXT Subsidiary-Led Team Secures $13B Award for DoE’s Hanford TCC; Rex Geveden Quoted
A BWX Technologies subsidiary-led team has received the potential 10-year, $13 billion Tank Closure Contract at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site, the company reported on Monday.