THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
The General Services Administration has raised the?ceiling value of the $50 billion Alliant 2?governmentwide acquisition contract by $25 billion. "With more than 465 task order awards exceeding $36 billion in estimated value already, it's clear that this ceiling increase is critical to ensure consistent mission delivery for our customer agencies,” said?Sonny Hashmi, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and a previous?Wash100 Award?winner.
Client Solution Architects?has added GovCon industry veterans?Tim Spadafore?and?Ronald “Fog” Hahn?to its executive leadership team as chief operating officer and chief growth officer, respectively. Spadafore most recently served as senior vice president for the defense, intelligence and space business unit at?CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) federal arm while Hahn led Amentum's strategic growth organization in his executive VP role.
System High, a portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm?Enlightenment Capital, has purchased identity management software provider?ManageYOURiD?for an undisclosed sum. System High said it will integrate ManageYOURiD's data privacy platform with methodologies designed to help customers counter insider threats, manage supply chain risks and protect intellectual property.
Michael Adams, director of sales at Carahsoft, recently spoke to?ExecutiveBiz?about the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the government space.?During the latest?Executive Spotlight?interview, Adams also discussed the evolution of AI, exciting government use cases and Carahsoft’s role as a bridge between government requirements and best-in-breed technology.
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Boeing?(NYSE: BA) has secured a five-year, $3.1 billion basic ordering agreement to sustain aircraft weapon systems for the U.S. Navy and its foreign military sales clients. The company will repair 194 items and provide 164 spares for F/A-18 and EA-18G flight control surfaces, refueling systems, airframe components and support equipment.
Science Applications International Corp.?has received a $319 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide?weapon system sustainment services?in support of air operations centers across the globe. SAIC and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Kessel Run division will collaborate to ensure the Falconer weapon system is secure and up to date.
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded seven companies positions on a potential?$400 million blanket purchase agreement?for technical, engineering and programmatic services. The awardees on the NNSA TEPS III BPA are Advanced Management Strategies Group, GEM Technologies, Link Technologies, Mele Associates, SC&A, Systematic Management Services and Vector Resources.
Vice President?Kamala Harris?said the White House will partner with regulatory agencies to engage companies as the U.S. government develops a?new rules framework governing activities in space. She cited the commercial sector's work to build and deploy satellites that can support various missions on the ground such as hurricane forecasting and wildfire detection.
The U.S. Space Force formally took over the U.S. Army's?military satellite communications mission?at a ceremony held Monday at the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, marking the consolidation of all?Department of Defense satcom functions under one service branch.