NASA has claimed that it made notable progress on the Moon to Mars exploration strategy, the Artemis program, scientific advancements and spaceflight capabilities in 2020. “We made history with a U.S. commercial partner, made groundbreaking discoveries, advanced science, furthered aeronautics research and technology development, and even joined in the fight against COVID-19,” said Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient.
Read More »Executive Spotlight: David Young, SVP of Lumen’s Public Sector, Discusses Rebranding from CenturyLink to Lumen
David Young, senior vice president of Lumen’s Public Sector and global hyperscaler business and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding CenturyLink’s recent rebranding to Lumen Technologies. He discussed Lumen’s new initiatives, advanced platform for managing data and applications, and work across government agencies to support real-time decision making.
Read More »Baird Scores Again with EverWatch, BrainTrust Holdings Acquisition Deal; John Song, Jean Stack Quoted
EverWatch announced its acquisition of BrainTrust Holdings, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions to the intelligence and defense communities, on Monday for an undisclosed sum to further expand technical service offerings and contract pursuits in the intelligence sector. The deal was overseen by Baird, who served as the exclusive financial advisor to BrainTrust for the acquisition.
Read More »Mitre Names Nadia Schadlow, Daniela Rus as Senior Visiting Fellows; Jason Providakes Quoted
Mitre has tapped Nadia Schadlow, formerly U.S. deputy national security adviser for strategy and Daniela Rus, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to serve as senior visiting fellows.
Read More »Fluor Gets Army Forward Operating Support Contract Extension; Tom D’Agostino Quoted
Fluor has secured a contract of an undisclosed sum through the U.S. Army’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV vehicle to continue the provision of forward operating support services.
Read More »Lockheed Tests Space-Based Mesh Comms Through Nanosat Payload; Rick Ambrose Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 22, 2020 — A Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) experimental technology launched recently on board a Tyvak nanosatellite seeks to demonstrate mesh communications and space-to-ground sensing, ExecutiveGov reported Thursday.
Read More »SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: US Should Focus on Creating Value From Cyber Tech
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said that companies’ executive leadership must incorporate a culture of security as international tensions bring risks to U.S. cybersecurity, Dark Reading reported Thursday.
Read More »Raytheon to Update FAA’s Air Traffic Control Automation Platform; Dave Wajsgras Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 21, 2020 — The Federal Aviation Administration Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to upgrade a system that helps airport personnel manage the arrival and departure of aircraft, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday.
Read More »AWS, Credence Management Solutions Wrap Up Cloud Migration of DLA Apps; Dave Levy Quoted
Amazon Web Services partnered with Credence Management Solutions to complete the migration of five applications operated by the Defense Logistics Agency to the AWS GovCloud environment.
Read More »CenturyLink Wins $1.6B EIS Task Order for Interior Dept Network Services; David Young Quoted
The Department of the Interior has awarded CenturyLink a potential $1.6 billion task order via the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to provide managed network services to support DOI's information technology modernization efforts, the company announced on Thursday.
Read More »LMI Reports $1.2B in FY19 Proposals; David Zolet Quoted
LMI has secured $1.2B in contract awards and earned a revenue of $329M in fiscal year 2019, representing respective increases of 39 percent and 24 percent from FY17.
Read More »AECOM Gets $520M Army Military Vehicle, Equipment Maintenance Task Order; John Vollmer Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 15, 2020 — AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) management services business will help modernize and sustain U.S. Army equipment and vehicles under a potential three-year, $520M task order, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 3.
Read More »AECOM Lands Potential $192M Army Task Order to Support Tactical Network Delivery; John Vollmer Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2020 — AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) management services group will provide integrated logistics services for U.S. Army tactical equipment as part of a potential five-year, $192M task order awarded under the General Services Administration Schedule contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday.
Read More »Perspecta Helps Create SaaS Platform for VA’s Health Research Initiative; Mac Curtis Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 10, 2020 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) collaborated with PRA Health Sciences (Nasdaq: PRAH) to develop a web software platform to help the Department of Veterans Affairs recruit and engage potential health research volunteers nationwide, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday.
Read More »NOAA Partners With AWS, Microsoft, Google to Open Up Environmental Data; Dave Levy Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 8, 2020 — Amazon Web Services, Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) received contracts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make the agency’s environmental data available on the companies’ cloud platforms, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 23.
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