Posts from GovConWire for 06/14/2016

ManTech Buys Oceans Edge’s Cyber Business; Bill Varner Comments

ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has bought the cyber business of Reston, Virginia-based wireless technology and engineering services company Oceans Edge for an undisclosed cash amount. The deal adds a suite of vulnerability research, development and analysis tools to ManTech’s cyber intelligence portfolio and seeks to include U…

Richard Sears Promoted to Technology, Innovation SVP at IntelliDyne; Tony Crescenzo Comments

Richard “Ric” Sears, formerly vice president of technology at IntelliDyne, has been promoted to senior VP for technology and innovation at the Falls Church, Virginia-based consulting firm. Sears will oversee the integration of IntelliDyne’s advanced analytics platforms with technical services under the company’s enterprise infrastructure management portfolio, IntelliDyne said Monday…

FAA Seeks Chief Data Officer to Manage Information Assets

The Federal Aviation Administration is searching for a chief data officer who will oversee the management of information assets as well as a staff of chief scientific advisers for software integration, engineers and risk management officers…

SAIC Wins $85M Army Computing Services Mgmt Contract

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has won an $84.7 million contract to manage the U.S. Army’s high-performance computing services. McLean, Virginia-based SAIC will also provide technical support for the computing systems and perform work in various U…

GSA Seeks Industry Feedback on Charge Card Program Draft RFP; Tom Sharpe Comments

The General Services Administration has asked industry and government agencies to submit comments on a draft request for proposals for the third generation of GSA’s charge card program. The agency said Monday it will use the feedback to the draft RFP in order to refine the requirements in the GSA SmartPay 3 program, including charge card services, purchase, fleet, travel and related payment platforms…

Mary Davie: GSA, NASA, NIH to Conduct IT Hardware Buying Events Through September 2016

The General Services Administration, NASA and the National Institutes of Health will each hold buying events from June to September in an effort to increase participation of federal agencies in the Government-wide Strategic Solution for Desktops and Laptops initiative…

Venturi to Provide Advisory, Assistance Services For BMDS Logistics Under $51M MDA Contract

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a $51.5 million contract to Venturi for advisory and assistance services in support of logistics work for the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company will develop, implement, sustain and assess logistics processes, plans and policies for BMDS under the terms of the contract, the Defense Department said Monday…

FCN Lands DHA Contract to Maintain Cisco Hardware at US Military Treatment Facilities

The Defense Health Agency has awarded FCN a $10.4 million contract to provide maintenance services for Cisco-built infrastructure currently installed at DHA and U.S. military treatment facilities around the world…

June 13 Market Close: GovCon Index in Deep Red, SAIC Lifts After 1Q Earnings Beat

The GovCon Index was dragged Monday by the across-the-board selloff in U.S. stocks and closed at a steep decline of 1.288 percent to 78.912. McLean, Virginia-based Science Applications International Corp…