Posts from GovConWire for 03/11/2016

Air Force Adds Leidos to $500M Architect-Engineering Services Contract

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been awarded a position on a potential $500 million contract to provide architect-engineering environmental services for the U.S. Air Force. The company is one of the latest awardees that will compete for environmental compliance and restoration, military family housing, base realignment and closures, and maintenance work at government sites worldwide, the Defense Department said Thursday…

Verizon Vet Maureen Kaplan Joins Veris Group as Business Development EVP

Maureen Kaplan, former managing director and chief operating officer of Verizon Enterprise Solutions‘ (NYSE: VZ) global security services group, has been named executive vice president of business development at Veris Group…

Tony Scott: OMB Seeks Feedback on Draft Custom Software Code Access Policy

The Office of Management and Budget seeks public comments on a draft policy that aims to facilitate reuse and sharing of federal custom software code across government agencies in an effort to promote innovation, reduce costs and benefit the public…

BAE Lands Contract for Navy Comm-Electronics Tech Support; Mark Keeler Comments

BAE Systems has been awarded a two-year, $34 million contract to help maintain the communications and electronics systems of the Naval Air Warfare Center’s aircraft division. The company will work to handle logistics, support planning and integration, perform technical publications, manage configuration and provide engineering and training services to the center, BAE said Thursday…

Steve Fendley Appointed Kratos CTO for Composite Engineering Unit

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has appointed Steve Fendley as senior vice president and general manager/chief technology officer for the Composite Engineering Inc. business unit of the company’s unmanned systems division…

Senate Banking Committee OKs Adam Szubin’s Treasury Nomination

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday voted 14-8 to approve the nomination of Adam Szubin as undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the Treasury Department, Bloomberg reported Friday…

Nextgov: Federal Agencies Cite June 2015 ‘Cyber Sprint’ for Noncompetitive IT Contracts

Some federal agencies have cited a 30-day “cybersecurity sprint” launched in June 2015 to justify noncompetitive information technology contracts they have awarded, Nextgov reported Wednesday…

March 10 Market Close: GovCon Index Stumbles After Strong Open, Markets Choppy on Euro Bank Rate Decision & Oil Fall

The GovCon Index tumbled from a positive open and failed to climb back into a gain Thursday with a decline of 0.185 points to 72.857 as markets reacted to the European Central Bank’s series of interest rate and stimulus announcements earlier in the day and lower oil prices…