THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Dr. Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer for the U.S. Space Force, delivered a keynote address Thursday at the?Department of Defense: Digital Modernization Forum?hosted by?GovCon Wire Events. Dr. Costa spoke on the importance of building resilient partnerships, overcoming the challenges of classification and standing up the nation’s space presence from a digital foundation as critical components for accelerating modernization in space and making “data-driven, threat-informed decisions.”
Amentum?has been awarded a 10-year, potential $462 million contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for range operations and maintenance support services. The contract will fund work with the?Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center?(AUTEC), a large-area, deep-water range owned by the Navy.
The Professional Services Council has appointed Serco Inc. CEO?Dave Dacquino?and?Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Jacobs’ critical mission solutions business, to the trade association's executive committee. PSC also named?PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies, as a member of the council's board of directors.
Cognosante?will help the Department of Veterans Affairs develop, implement and maintain a medical logistics system under a potential five-year, $545 million task order. The company said Tuesday it intends to apply a DevSecOps approach and the Scaled Agile Framework to help establish the VA's?Supply Chain Management Product Line.
John Song, managing director for Baird and a 2021?Wash100 Award?recipient, recently posted a full breakdown of the company’s accomplishments in 2021, which includes its Government & Defense M&A team closing 21 transactions totaling more than $7.5 billion in aggregate value.?Visit LinkedIn?to read the full feature from John Song.?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the selection of 10 university and industry research teams for a program that seeks to develop?lightweight, night vision goggles?that could offer wider field of view and improved visual access across infrared bands using advances in transduction materials and planar optics.
Billy Biggs, vice president of Public Sector Sales at WalkMe, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing his growth and sales strategy to drive the company’s capabilities in cloud adoption, SaaS deployment and other key metrics.?
Vortex Optics?has received a potential $2.7 billion follow-on other transaction agreement from the U.S. Army to produce fire controls for next-generation weapons systems. The company will also provide spare parts, repairs, accessories, engineering, contractor support and other services to other Department of Defense components and foreign military sales customers via the?Next Generation Squad Weapons-Fire Control?program.
Larry Egbert, formerly executive vice president and manager of the air-sea forces sector at?DCS, has elevated to the roles of?president and chief operating officer. Egbert, a 25-year U.S. Navy veteran, succeeded Randy Washington, who retired after a nearly 35-year career with the company.
Science Applications International Corp.?has named?Jon Rucker, formerly of?CACI International, as senior vice president of its U.S. Army business unit that records $1.2 billion in annual deliveries to customers. Rucker will oversee the?strategy, business development and program delivery?of engineering and information technology services to Army clients.