Mike Harper, a government contracts pricing professional, has taken on the role of vice president of pricing and estimating at J&J Worldwide Services, a provider of preventative maintenance support services to U.S. federal government and civilian agency customers. He announced his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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Yates Construction has secured a potential $148.4 million contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast to build an engine assembly facility in Texas that will house rotary wing component rebuild and maintenance activities. The contract covers design, bid and construction services for the Powertrain Engines Assembly Facility at Corpus Christi Army Depot located at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas.

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Hank Jackson, formerly an executive technology adviser at Edgewater Federal Solutions since 2021, has been promoted to chief operating officer at the Frederick, Maryland-based company. In a statement Tuesday, company CEO Dave Yockman, said, “[Jackson’s] ability to manage contracts, develop and forge relationships with key stakeholders, and drive exponential business growth make him an excellent choice to lead our client services and talent acquisition teams.”

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Carahsoft Technology will start distributing a Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System data quality product to the public sector. The company said Tuesday it will market Mathematica and NewWave’s Imersis offering through its reseller partners and the National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint contract.

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Dave Levy, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Vote for Levy as your favorite 2024 Wash100 winner at Wash100.com. 

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Matt Jones, president and CEO of Sigma Defense Systems, explored two of the three major questions facing the U.S. military regarding its Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative. In an article published Tuesday in Government Technology Insider, Jones first discussed the role of the sensor fusion concept and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning at the edge in generating actionable insights from data to support warfighters on the battlefield.

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Rancher Government Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with the defense solutions division of Curtiss-Wright with the aim of bringing Kubernetes and container management technologies to the tactical edge. The two companies said Wednesday that under the partnership, the Harvester hyper-converged infrastructure and the Rancher Multi Cluster Manager will be hosted on PacStar 400-Series tactical communications products.

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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. and former Defense Intelligence Agency Director Bob Ashley has joined artificial intelligence firm Primer Technologies as an adviser. Ashley brings to his new role over three decades of military service, which saw him exercise command responsibilities through six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and take on leadership roles at various organizations, including the U.S. Army Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command, Primer said Tuesday.

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Maxar Intelligence CEO Dan Smoot recently said that he is prioritizing the rollout of the WorldView Legion satellite constellation, which was supposed to begin launching in 2021. Legion is the next-generation imaging platform of Maxar Technologies, the parent organization of Maxar Intelligence, a division that specializes in satellite imagery. The constellation will comprise six satellites in all, with the first two set for launch in the next few weeks.

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Federal remote work has been a major change in the government sector, spurred by evolving global work dynamics. As federal agencies adapt to the changing times, remote work presents challenges and opportunities for employees and government contractors.    Explore the latest trends in federal remote work, focusing on the policies, key challenges, and contracting opportunities. […] More

David Kapusta has been selected to serve as executive vice president of integration of Xcelerate Solutions. In this role, he will guide the company’s merger with VMD Corp and promote a shared strategy and consolidated operations, resources and capabilities, Xcelerate announced from McLean, Virginia on Tuesday.

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Parry Labs will work to deliver software and mission system hardware for the P550 uncrewed aircraft system under a teaming agreement with AeroVironment. AV said Monday that the P550, which is being developed for the U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance program, was designed with a Modular Open Systems Approach, in which Parry Labs is a leader.

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