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Amentum ,?Fluor ?and?BWX Technologies ?will support environmental waste cleanup operations at a decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington state under a $45 billion contract awarded to the BWXT-led?Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure ?team. "Our long history and extensive experience bringing advanced technical solutions to safely manage legacy liquid waste at the Hanford Site makes us the best partner for the Department of Energy," said?John Heller , CEO of Amentum and a?2023 Wash100 ?awardee.
Shareholders at?Maxar Technologies ?(NYSE: MAXR) have?approved ?the proposed acquisition offer by Boston-based private equity firm?Advent International ?and both parties expect the transaction to conclude in late April or early May.?“As a private company, we expect to accelerate and enhance our ability to deliver the long- and short-term mission-critical technology and solutions that our customers have come to expect from Maxar,” said?Dan Jablonsky , president and CEO of Maxar and a?2023 Wash100 ?awardee.
There is officially no more time to procrastinate contributing to the 2023?Wash100 Award ?popular vote contest. When voting closes on Friday, April 28, submissions will be tabulated and the top 10 most beloved government contracting executives will be decided.
Votes have been coming in at an aggressive clip over the past week: this has undoubtedly been the most competitive year for the contest yet. Be sure to represent your favorites at?Wash100.com !
A joint venture of?KBR ?(NYSE: KBR) and?Intuitive Machines ?has booked a five-year, $719 million contract to engineer systems for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.?Space & Technology Solutions ?will develop and test new space and scientific technologies under the third iteration of the?Omnibus Multidiscipline Engineering Services ?contract.
Matthew Heideman ,?vice president of the federal division at?Xage Security ?since August 2022, has been elevated to president and general manager of the company's government subsidiary. Heideman previously held various positions at D2iQ, Red Hat, IBM, Deloitte and Lockheed Martin.
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Paul Harrington , a three-decade veteran of the technology and government services industries, has been appointed?chief growth officer ?at?Empower AI . “His leadership, enthusiasm, and knowledge of our nation’s challenges will be transformative for our company,” Empower AI CEO?Jeff Bohling ?said of Harrington.
Raytheon Technologies ?has booked a $237 million award from the?U.S. Army ?for the provision of Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors and Coyote effectors to detect and defeat unmanned aircraft. Products to be delivered include?fixed-site and mobile systems ?and a number of effectors expected to aid the Army’s U.S. Central Command operations.
V2X ?(NYSE: VVX) has?transferred its headquarters ?to a new office space in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of efforts to facilitate collaboration with government agency clients and business partners and gain access to a pool of talent in the area.?“Tysons Corner is a bustling community at the intersection of the DMV area. We are excited to be so close to thriving educational institutions and a wealth of talented prospective employees,” said?Chuck Prow , V2X CEO and a?2023 Wash100 ?awardee.
The U.S. Senate announced it confirmed?Radha Iyengar Plumb , acting deputy director of administration and management at the Department of Defense, as?deputy undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment ?for the DOD in a 68-30 vote Tuesday. President Joe Biden?nominated ?Plumb to the position in June 2022.
Executive Mosaic spoke with?Gary Hix , chief technology officer of?Hitachi Vantara Federal , to learn more about how agencies are deploying AI, the hurdles that remain in widespread adoption, the future of AI in data analytics and more. Read below for his full Executive Spotlight interview.