Randy Phillips has been serving as the senior vice president of corporate development at American engineering company Leidos for nearly three years. Since taking on the role in July 2018, he has been on top of the company’s mergers and acquisition efforts, strategic investments, dispositions and strategy development. With a career spanning 30 years, Phillips […]
KBR has secured a $92.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for counter unmanned air systems services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Combat Integration & Identification Systems unit. The IDIQ requires KBR to perform integration and installation services, characterize system and subsystem components, provide system management and material control services, facilitate C-UAS testing and repair, […]
Strategic advisory firm Pallas Advisors has named Will Roper, the Air Force’s former assistant secretary for acquisitions, technology and logistics, as its new senior counselor. Roper, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and past Wash100 winner, will focus on issues that he worked on while working for the government. Pallas Advisors noted, however, that […]
Scott Weiner is a 20-year executive serving as the vice president of corporate development at Raytheon Technologies. Weiner leads the company’s global corporate development team and a range of domestic and international inorganic growth initiatives, including strategic concept development and execution of acquisitions, divestitures and spin-offs, minority investments and strategic alliances and joint ventures. He […]
The General Services Administration has launched the revamped website of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. According to Ashley Mahan, acting assistant commissioner of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services, the new website clearly points visitors to where they are within the FedRAMP authorization process, unlike the previously content-heavy website, which made it difficult to find […]
The Department of State has issued a sources sought notice to gauge the ability of 8(a)-certified small businesses to support its cloud office. The Cloud Program Management Office, which was established two years ago, is responsible for the development, delivery and operation of new and existing enterprise cloud services. To further department-wide cloud efforts, the […]
WEDI, a nonprofit organization specializing in health information technology guidance and a statutory adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services, has named Robert Tennant as its new vice president of federal affairs. In his new role, Tennant will support WEDI’s government affairs functions on regulatory and legislative matters, with emphasis on health IT issues. […]
The Department of Defense’s Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation has flagged cybersecurity issues in two of the department’s digital modernization strategy initiatives. In its annual report for fiscal year 2020, the watchdog raised concerns about the cyber survivability of the Defense Enterprise Office Solution, an enterprise-wide commercial cloud environment meant to standardize […]
Vectrus Systems has secured a prime contract to provide inventory management, network security, robotic material moving and environmental sensing capabilities in support of the Naval Base Coronado 5G Smart Warehouse. Services provided under the contract will help build a 5G-enabled smart warehouse to facilitate transshipment between shore facilities and naval units, ultimately increasing the efficiency […]
Barrios Technology is set to provide project coordination services in support of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, under the terms of a potential $160 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The IDIQ calls for planning, coordinating, tracking and reporting support for programs, projects and organizations. Barrios Technology will also be required to coordinate with […]
