Posts from GovConWire for 04/21/2016

Karen Forgy Hicks Joins Siteworx as Operations EVP; Ken Quaglio Comments

Karen Forgy Hicks, formerly vice president and chief administration officer at Secure Mission Solutions, has been hired as executive vice president of operations at Siteworx. Hicks will be responsible for the firm’s daily operations, internal processes and team performance to drive customer service, Siteworx said Tuesday…

AT&T to Support DISA’s UHF/LOS Comms Network Under $75M Contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded AT&T (NYSE: T) a potential five-year, $74.6 million contract to provide Northstar long-haul telecommunications services and related transmission circuits in support of DISA’s ultra-high frequency/line-of-sight communications platform…

Katrina McFarland: Army Seeks More R&D Dialogue With Industry

The U.S. Army is looking at how contractors spend government-issued funds for research-and-development programs in order to better understand where industry focuses its R&D efforts, the branch’s lead acquisition executive said Wednesday…

Cessna to Supply Pakistan Aeromedical Evacuation Aircraft Via Foreign Military Sales Program

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Cessna Aircraft a $14.1 million foreign military sales contract to modify six company-built aircraft for Pakistan’s aeromedical evacuation missions. Cessna will deliver modified versions of two 208B Grand Caravan EX and four T-206H Stationair planes to Pakistan under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Defense Department said Wednesday…

Senate’s Sergeant-at-Arms Office Seeks Cyber Info Assurance Provider

The U.S. Senate’s Office of the Sergeant at Arms is looking for a contractor to help secure enterprise data, information technology resources and network infrastructure in the legislative branch’s upper chamber…

House Draft Bill Eyes NRO to Manage Part of Air Force Space Weather Missions

A House subcommittee has drafted a bill that would give the National Reconnaissance Office authority over some of the U.S. Air Force’s space weather programs, Space News reported Tuesday. The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subpanel released Tuesday the draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017, which includes a provision that would require the Air Force to develop a plan to facilitate the transfer of procurement and funding functions for some of those programs to NRO, Mike Gruss writes…

Ken Hunzeker: Vectrus to Extend Comms Support for U.S. Air Forces in Europe

A Vectrus subsidiary has secured a potential $12 million contract to provide command, control, communications and intelligence support services to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Vectrus Systems will support C3I operations at various unmanned and manned Air Force facilities located in the U…

Unisys to Provide Private Cloud Platform to Support Washington State Agency Operations

Unisys has received a five-year, $20 million contract from Washington state’s Department of Social and Health Services to host the operations of the department’s divisions through a private cloud system…

Army Conducts Underwater Demolition Training Off Hawaii Coast; Charles Masters Comments

U.S. Army divers commenced its annual underwater demolition training at Puuloa Range Complex near Hawaii from April 12 to 14. During the exercises, members of the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment within the 8th Theater Sustainment Command set off a total of nine explosive charges 65 feet underwater using time-delay fuses, the Army said Monday…

Frank Kendall: Future of Military Innovation Depends on DoD Budget

Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, has said the fiscal 2017 DoD budget proposal supports the department’s efforts to help the U.S. maintain a long-term advantage in military technology, DoD News reported Wednesday…

April 20 Market Close: Boeing Downgrade Nudges GovCon Index Down Despite Textron 1Q Earnings, Sales Beat

The GovCon Index ended its three-day gain streak Wednesday with a nominal loss of 0.008 points to 76.354 as a downgrade on Boeing‘s stock (NYSE: BA) and its subsequent decline offset gains from a first-quarter sales and earnings beat from Textron (NYSE: TXT)…