THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

Kevin Heald to Lead Accenture Federal Arm's National Security Portfolio; Tiffanny Gates to Serve on Board of Managers

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Kevin Heald, lead for the emerging technology and cyber sector at?Accenture Federal Services, has been named the next national security portfolio lead for the Arlington, Virginia-based government IT contractor. Heald will assume the role held by?Tiffanny Gates, who will step down May 1 and join?AFS' board of managers.


Lockheed Books Potential $2.2B Contract for Navy Ship Hypersonic Tech Integration

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Lockheed Martin?(NYSE: LMT) will help the U.S. Navy equip Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers with a?hypersonic boost glide system?under a potential $2.22 billion contract.?General Dynamics?(NYSE: GD) and?Northrop Grumman?(NYSE: NOC) will serve as Lockheed's subcontractors on the Conventional Prompt Strike?project.


Booz Allen Invests in UAS Sensing Tech Developer Hidden Level; Steve Escaravage Quoted

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Booz Allen Hamilton?(NYSE: BAH) has?invested in Hidden Level, which develops sensors used on drones and other unmanned aerial systems, through its venture capital arm. “Investments in companies like Hidden Level accelerate our ability to bring novel insights to the counter-UAS mission, expanding the potential for decision advantage by our nation’s warfighters,” said?Steve Escaravage, an executive vice president at Booz Allen and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s?2023 Wash100.


Jacobs Wins Potential $3.2B Contract for Ground Systems Support at NASA Kennedy Space Center

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Jacobs?(NYSE: J) has secured a potential $3.2 billion contract to support ground systems and launch infrastructure at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company will assemble, integrate, launch and recover?vehicles?for the Artemis program through 2033 as part of the?Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test?contract, NASA said Friday.


Michael Ruppert Joins ManTech as EVP, CFO

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Michael Ruppert, former executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at?Mercury Systems?(Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named?EVP and CFO of ManTech. Ruppert previously worked with clients in the aerospace, defense and government services markets through his positions at?RSPartners, UBS Securities, Lehman Brothers and Lazard Freres.


Peraton Secures $399M NOAA Contract to Help Maintain Joint Polar Satellite System Ground Infrastructure

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Peraton?has received a potential eight-year, $399.3 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide?ground sustainment services for polar-orbiting environmental satellites.?The Low Earth Orbit Ground Sustainment Services contract has a five-year base term and three 12-month options.


USAID Pegs 'SWIFT 6' Contract Vehicle Ceiling at $5B

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The U.S. Agency for International Development has posted a draft solicitation for a potential $5 billion contract vehicle that will support programs aimed at promoting stability in countries experiencing political transition. The sixth iteration of USAID's?Support Which Implements Fast Transition?program will have an ordering period of 10 years with additional two years for ongoing task orders.


Serco Lands $690M Follow-On Award for CMS Insurance Eligibility Determination Work; Tom Watson Quoted

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Serco Group’s North American subsidiary has received a potential?$690 million contract?to continue to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determine the eligibility of consumers to buy health insurance plans through the Federal Health Insurance Exchanges.


FBI Set to Execute Award Phase for Follow-On IT Supplies & Support Services BPA

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The FBI has informed vendors it can now take over responsibility for the execution of the award phase for its follow-on?Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement,?as a result of increased bureau procurement staffing and experience. The bureau initially worked with the General Services Administration to run the ITSSS-2 BPA contracting process amid staffing challenges.


2023 Wash100 Popular Vote Contest Has New Number One—For Now

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If you can believe it, we’re already a month into the 2023 Wash100 popular vote contest. Some executives have held onto early leads and others have rallied their fanbases to make startling progress from when this all first began back in January. This week, we have a new number one.

Don’t hesitate! Visit?Wash100.com?right now to browse all of the honored execs and cast 10 votes for your favorites! You don’t want to miss out; every vote counts.

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