Army Picks 12 Firms for $490M Oil & Gas Facilities Construction IDIQ The U.S. Army has selected 12 companies to compete for task orders to help the Army Corps of Engineers design and construct petroleum, oil and lubricant facilities across U.S. states and territories under a potential five-year, $490 million contract…

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SES to Buy Remaining O3b Networks Stake for $730M Luxembourg-based communications satellite operator SES has exercised a call option to acquire the remaining 50.9 percent stake in Channel Islands-based satellite broadband services provider O3b Networks for approximately $730 million…

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Boeing to Help Air Force Build KC-46 Aircraft Maintenance Training System Boeing has won a potential $45.3 million contract to develop, produce and sustain an integrated maintenance training system for the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of KC-46 Pegasus  tanker aircraft. The company will help the military service build an MTS equipped with virtual maintenance training systems, landing gear and boom operator trainers, the Defense Department said Tuesday…

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Northrop Gets $103M Navy Contract Modification for JCREW System Low-Rate Initial Production Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential two-year, $103.4 million contract modification to begin low-rate initial production of the U.S. Navy’s Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment One Build One system…

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Bill Van Dyke: Black & Veatch, Schneider Electric Partner for Microgrid Tech Project at USMC’s San Diego Base Schneider Electric USA and Black & Veatch have formed a joint venture that will design and construct an energy security microgrid system at a U.S. Marine Corps air base in San Diego. Black & Veatch said Tuesday the system will be built to support facility operations across Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in the event of a utility power grid outage…

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Austal USA to Support Jackson LCS Shock Trials Under Navy Contract Modification The U.S. subsidiary of Austal has received an $11.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to plan and conduct repairs to any damage the company-built USS Jackson littoral combat ship will sustain during full ship shock trials…

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Report: NATO Leaders to Tackle Cyber Issues at Warsaw Summit NATO leaders will discuss the role of cyberspace in modern wars, conflicts and crises along with strategies to manage cyber issues at the alliance’s summit in Warsaw, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday…

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OMB Issues Policy on Use of Govt-Wide BPAs for Identity Protection Services The Office of Management and Budget has released a policy that requires federal agencies to use the General Services Administration’s blanket purchase agreements to acquire data breach response, credit monitoring and identity protection services…

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Terry Milholland Departs CTO Role at IRS Terry Milholland has departed his role as chief technology officer of the Internal Revenue Service as the critical pay authority through which he was hired nears its expiration, FCW reported Friday. Zach Noble writes Milholland joined the IRS eight years ago after he served as a technical officer at Visa International, Electronic Data Systems and Boeing…

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July 5 Market Close: GovCon Index Lower as Oil Declines, Brexit Uncertainty Return to Markets Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index held lower to start July’s first full trade week Tuesday as U.S. stocks stumbled on a decline in crude oil prices that weighed on energy stocks and new investor uncertainty over Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union…

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