Agnes Soeder, formerly vice president and chief of staff at RTX’s subsidiary Raytheon, has been appointed as VP of contracts for integrated maritime solutions at L3Harris Technologies, she announced on LinkedIn Monday. Soeder brings two decades of contracting experience from her tenure at Raytheon to her new role at L3Harris’ IMS division, which is responsible for developing new concepts and technologies that could help enhance naval operations.

Bob Hughes, chief customer and strategy officer at UKG, will succeed Mike Corkery as president and CEO of Deltek as part of a company leadership succession plan. Corkery, after having led Deltek for over a decade, will move to its parent company, Roper Technologies, and serve a full-time operating group executive role, the enterprise software provider said Tuesday.

Public sector organizations that are cautiously treading toward artificial intelligence adoption should consider application programming interface management tools to familiarize themselves with the technology until they become comfortable with full integration, said David Egts, chief technology officer for MuleSoft's public sector field. In an interview on Digital First Magazine, Egts discussed the urgency of implementing trust-by-design principles in software design amid growing AI adoption in the public sector.

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Excella has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $110 million blanket purchase agreement to provide data science and analytics support services in support of the Office of Personnel Management's talent acquisition and management initiatives. The company said it has also secured the first two call orders under the BPA to support the development of customer-facing data products and assist OPM's Human Resources Solutions in implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

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ECS will provide and integrate artificial intelligence/machine learning capabilities in support of Department of Defense organizations and combatant commands over a three-year contracting period. The company said Tuesday it secured a $190 million contract from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command to serve as an Army Research Lab system integrator tasked to help advance DOD missions.

ManTech has secured a five-year, $44 million recompete contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver software development services for the Secretary of the Air Force’s Office of Studies and Analysis. The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Monday it will be responsible for software modification and maintenance, configuration management and analytical support for operating modeling and simulation tools.

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing architecture, development and platform technical services in support of the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the follow-on ADaPTS contract covers a range of information technology support services to assist the OCIO's modernization efforts and mission objectives.

NASA has awarded 15 companies spots on a five-year, $45 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of the Flight Opportunities and Small Spacecraft Technology programs. Winning contractors will be tasked to provide flight services and carry out the integration of payloads like science instruments and technology demonstrations onto a variety of platforms, including suborbital rockets, balloons and satellites, NASA said Monday.

Booz Allen Hamilton has named Mac Thornberry, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, to its board of directors, effective April 1. He brings to Booz Allen his expertise and experience in defense technology, policymaking and national security and will serve on the board's nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation, culture and people panel, the company said Monday.

Ravi Raghava was promoted from vice president of cloud and digital solutions to chief technology officer of the civilian business group at Science Applications International Corp., he announced in a LinkedIn post on Saturday. He joined SAIC in 2022 from General Dynamics' information technology business, having served as CTO for the company's federal civilian Cloud Center of Excellence.

Last week, Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed at $4,844.11, a 0.09% increase from the previous week. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that gathers real-time data from 30 major government contractors to provide users with insights into the performance of these organizations. This information empowers users to understand current industry trends and evaluate the overall financial state of the GovCon market.

Everbridge shareholders will receive $6.40 more per share under the newly-amended merger agreement between the critical event management and national public warning systems provider and Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm. Everbridge said Friday that its agreement with Thoma Bravo was modified after a third party offered an alternative acquisition proposal that set a higher price than the original transaction.