Bernie Guerry: General Dynamics Awarded $184M to Support US Army’s Mission IT Systems in Europe General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a potential five-year, $184 million contract from the General Services Administration to perform information technology services for the U.S. Army Europe’s mission command networks and systems…

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Michael Manazir, DeWolfe Miller to Serve in New Roles Within Office of the CNO Rear Adms. Michael Manazir and DeWolfe Miller will take up new roles within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Miller will serve as director of the air warfare division and succeed Manazir, who has been appointed as deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems at the office of the CNO, the Defense Department said Thursday…

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Vectrus Gets $174M Contract Modification for Enterprise Network Support to CENTCOM The U.S. Army has awarded Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) a potential two-year, $173.8 million contract modification to support the U.S. Central Command’s enterprise network infrastructure. Vectrus’ systems business will perform work at various CENTCOM locations in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the Defense Department said Thursday…

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Angeline Chen Joins Siemens Subsidiary as VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer Angeline Chen — formerly vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer of Marinette Marine Corp. — has taken up the same roles at Siemens’ U.S. federal government subsidiary…

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Army Seeks Info on Geospatial Support Services Sources The U.S. Army seeks information on potential industry sources that can provide geospatial services for the service branch’s office of the assistant chief of staff for installation management. The Army Corps of Engineers said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday that the military branch plans to award a potential five-year, $48…

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Rear Adm. John Neagley Assumes LCS PEO Role at Navy Rear Adm. John Neagley has succeeded Rear Adm. Brian Antonio as program executive officer for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship Program. The Navy said Wednesday Neagley brings with him a 34-year career that includes assignments at sea and ashore — most recently as deputy commander of fleet readiness at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command…

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Praxis Engineering Lands AF Contract to Provide Analog Sensing Model for Cybersecurity Program Praxis Engineering Technologies has won a $12.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a multi-model analog sensing platform for a cybersecurity technology development program run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…

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Ashton Carter: DoD Should Adopt New Innovation Practices to Stay Ahead of Threats Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has urged the Defense Department to harness innovation approaches of the technology sector in order to keep pace with a changing security environment, DoD News reported Thursday…

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CBO: HASC’s FY 2017 Defense Authorization Bill to Reduce DoD Direct Spending by $206M Over 10 Years A new Congressional Budget Office report says the enactment of the House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill for fiscal year 2017 would reduce the Defense Department’s direct spending by approximately $206 million over the next 10 years…

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CBO: Intell Authorization Bill’s Unclassified Provisions Would Cost $521M Through Fiscal 2021 The Congressional Budget Office estimates it would cost the federal government approximately $521 million over five years to implement unclassified programs under the House’s Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017…

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May 12 Market Close: GovCon Index Holds Steady Against Choppy US Markets The GovCon Index held steady despite general choppy activity in U.S. financial markets during Thursday trade and closed at a gain of 0.304 points to 77.857 on strong performances by many platform and product makers in the contracting arena…

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