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Will Roper: $116M Intended for Small Launch Contracts Shifted to Small Business Loan Programs
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense approved $116M in funds for small launch contracts but decided to redirect the funds to small business loan initiatives, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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L3Harris CEO William Brown on 2020 Revenue, Workforce Growth Projections
William Brown, CEO of L3Harris Technologies and former Wash100 awardee, has said the company is making progress in its technology development and expansion efforts despite experiencing disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Today reported Friday.
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SAIC Publishes Sustainability & Social Responsibility Report; Nazzic Keene Quoted
SAIC Corp. has published its “Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report†that has noted the company’s advances within sustainable energy and greenhouse gas emissions, corporate governance, commitment to workforce diversity and employee philanthropy, SAIC announced on Tuesday.
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Alion Makes Top 200 Federal Contractors List; Steve Schorer Quoted
Alion Science and Technology has been featured in Bloomberg Government's annual list of top 200 federal contractors based on unclassified prime contract awards during the government's 2019 fiscal year.
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Census Bureau Uses AWS Cloud Tech to Store, Process Data; Dave Levy Quoted
The U.S. Census Bureau migrated its website for the decennial count to an Amazon Web Sevices GovCloud (US) environment in a move to modernize data collection procedures.
Dawne Hickton: Jacobs’ Cyber Business Benefiting From KeyW Acquisition
Dawne Hickton, head of critical mission solutions business at Jacobs and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the acquisition of KeyW “accelerated that cyber opportunity†for Jacobs, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
AWS’ Teresa Carlson: Agencies Speed Up Move to Cloud During COVID-19 Pandemic
Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted government agencies to accelerate their migration to the cloud to meet telework requirements and increased mission demands, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday.
CenturyLink Wins Second NASA Network Support Order Under EIS Vehicle; David Young Quoted
CenturyLink has received a second task order from NASA to provide network connectivity services to more than 15 space centers and regional research facilities, the company announced Tuesday. The agency issued the task order under the General Services Administration's $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle.
- in Executive Moves, News
USGIF Board Names Roger Mason Interim Chairman, Elects 11 New Members
Roger Mason – president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient – has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
Gerry Fasano: Leidos Navy NGEN-R Contract Work Clears Hurdle
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2020 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is moving forward with network services to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under the potential $7.7B Next Generation Enterprise Network Recompete contract after the Government Accountability Office addressed three bid protests of the NGEN-R award, GovCon Wire reported June 19.