Conflict-of-interest protest clouds NASA Earth sciences contract
NASA reopens the award after a protester alleged the source selection process was biased. NASA is taking a second look at its award decision involving an $85 million small business contract to support Earth science work. The Global Modeling and Assimilation Support contract went to Adnet Systems in late January. Following the announcement, Science Systems and […]
Karman’s incoming CEO and more leadership moves across the market
Key hires and promotions featured in this listing include one new chief technology officer at a global giant and others involving operations. Karman Space and Defense, and L3Harris Technologies Jon Rambeau, a former segment president at L3Harris Technologies and three-decade industry veteran, will join this fellow hardware and systems maker as chief executive on March 23. […]
Influencers in GovCon: Redefining the term for a niche market
The standard definition of influencer doesn’t quite fit in the GovCon space. We don’t need millions of followers but we need a direct ‘why factor,’ writes marketing expert Mark Amtower. The term “Influencer” has become commonplace, eventually inserting itself into the government contracting lexicon. However, when we look at the standard definition—a person with a massive […]
Siemens joins Genesis Mission
The infrastructure technology company is the latest to jump on the Genesis Mission. Siemens announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Energy to participate in the Genesis Mission, a government initiative to leverage the U.S. high-performance computing infrastructure to spur innovation in artificial intelligence. In a press release, Siemens said […]