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ManTech Secures $115M Contract to Research, Enhance USMC Intelligence Systems; David Hathaway Quoted
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ManTech Secures $115M Contract to Research, Enhance USMC Intelligence Systems; David Hathaway Quoted

A division of the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded defense contracting company ManTech a $115 million contract to conduct and advise on technical improvements for USMC intelligence systems.

Through the award, which comes as part of the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s Multiple Award Contract vehicle, ManTech will perform various research, analysis and engineering services, including the testing and creation of autonomous technologies, the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered company said Wednesday.

David Hathaway, executive vice president and general manager of the defense division at ManTech, said that the new contract is a continuation of an ongoing, productive relationship between the company and the USMC.

“This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the Corps’ future and contribute to its excellence in expeditionary intelligence,” Hathaway continued.

ManTech’s efforts under the contract are intended to produce tools that strengthen the USMC’s intelligence arsenal, modernize information networks and combat cyber threats. These technologies will ideally gather, examine, exercise and send out time-sensitive intelligence that is geared to power the direction and tough choices of a wide range of missions.

The company’s team will realize these technologies by evaluating intelligence systems based on endurance and vulnerability and staging models and simulations to confirm their consistency, maintainability and interconnected functionality. In addition, ManTech is charged with leading research and development initiatives, establishing effective information management and sharing processes and participating in software, data and cybersecurity activities.

A further aspect of the DOD IAC award tasks ManTech with carrying out engineering and R&D analysis of USMC’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology portfolio. The contract was offered by the Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager Intelligence Systems Program.

The award comes on the heels of a couple of U.S. Navy contracts presented to ManTech in recent months. In September, ManTech Advanced Systems won a $99.3 million contract to execute engineering and technical services for three naval aviation endeavors, while in August, ManTech landed a $184 million contract to help the Naval Sea Systems Command engineer its surface vessel integrated warfare systems.

Carlyle also wrapped up its acquisition of ManTech last month and earlier this week, it was announced Matt Tait will be its new CEO and president.

DOE Office of Science Gets $400M for FY 2023 Research Funding Program
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DOE Office of Science Gets $400M for FY 2023 Research Funding Program

Department of Energy is allocating $400 million in funding to advance the research and development priorities set by the Office of Science for fiscal year 2023.

DOE said Tuesday the annual funding will be used to support various programs across the Office of Science focused on areas including advanced scientific computing research, basic energy sciences, fusion energy sciences, biological and environmental research and high energy physics.

The Office of Science has released a funding opportunity announcement extending the solicitation period for its financial assistance program until Sept. 30, 2023.

“This comprehensive investment will continue to support DOE — our nation’s ‘solutions department’ — and solidify America’s global leadership in science and technology,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

The funding opportunity is open to federal agencies and federally funded research and development centers not operating under DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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Schuyler Moore to Lead Central Command’s Innovation Functions as CTO
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Schuyler Moore to Lead Central Command’s Innovation Functions as CTO

Schuyler Moore, former director of science and technology for the Defense Innovation Board, has joined U.S. Central Command to serve as its first chief technology officer.

In her new role, Moore will be responsible for overseeing the overall technology innovation functions at the unified combatant command, USCENTCOM said Tuesday.

Moore most recently served as chief strategy officer at Task Force 59, a newly launched U.S. Naval Forces Central Command task force dedicated to integrating unmanned systems into the 5th Fleet area of operations.

During her tenure at the DIB, Moore provided recommendations on the military uses of artificial intelligence, biotechnology and cyber capabilities and presented a report on 5G technology to Congress and the White House.

“Our strategic approach – summarized by ‘People, Partners, and Innovation,’ relies on bringing in the best talent from across the military and from civilian industry and then empowering that talent,” said Gen. Michael Kurilla, commander of USCENTCOM.

Kurilla added that Moore will help the organization “lead on innovation and experimentation for the region.”

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DON CIO Aaron Weis Signs Design Concept Outlining Information Superiority Objectives
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DON CIO Aaron Weis Signs Design Concept Outlining Information Superiority Objectives

Aaron Weis, the chief information officer of the Department of the Navy, has signed a design concept outlining an integrated framework to achieve digital modernization goals across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

The Capstone Design Concept for Information Superiority serves as an integrated framework for accomplishing DON’s vision to move any information from anywhere to anywhere in a secure manner, the Navy said Tuesday.

“Successful completion of our mission to modernize, innovate, and defend our information to achieve a digital edge that no adversary can match depends on our ability to design, develop, and deploy the best technical solutions,” Weis, a three-time Wash100 awardee, said.

The guidance focuses on the optimization of the DON information environment for cloud, the adoption of enterprise services and the implementation of a zero trust architecture to achieve operational resilience and improve customer experience.

DON will release a supporting major design concept document for each of the three objectives in fiscal year 2023.

“We need to design to ensure resiliency, efficiency, effectiveness, and value, so that sailors and Marines can gain and maintain decision advantage,” said Jane Rathbun, chief technology officer at DON.

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LMI CEO Doug Wagoner to Receive 2022 Good Scout Technology Award From Boy Scouts of America on Nov. 2nd
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LMI CEO Doug Wagoner to Receive 2022 Good Scout Technology Award From Boy Scouts of America on Nov. 2nd

Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI and a three-time winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, has now been announced as the recipient of the 2022 Good Scout Technology Award, which he will formally receive during the annual Good Scout Technology event hosted by the National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of America on November 2nd, 2022.

The annual luncheon recognizes the significant leaders who exemplify the values of the Scout Oath and Law as well as the Boy Scouts of America. This year’s event will be held at the Tyson’s Corner Marriott at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd to celebrate Doug’s commitment to advancing the technology sector.

Please visit the event website www.NCACBSA.org/Technology for registration details and sponsorship opportunities.

As a Good Scout Award recipient, Doug Wagoner will join a rich history of awardees who have demonstrated trustworthiness and loyalty as leaders in the government contracting (GovCon) community and the federal landscape as well.

He will join previous Good Scout Award and fellow Wash100 Award winners, including last year’s recipient SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene and other significant executives like Cubic Chairman Mac Curtis, ManTech Chairman Kevin Phillips and the late longtime Chairman of CACI Jack London.

For more than 100 years, Boy Scouts of America has inherently taught time management, creative thinking, the ability to lead and simply getting along with others as well as other skills that will provide the young men and women of our nation with the skills they need to be successful for life. Every child begins on an even playing field, no matter their natural talent.

During last year’s Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, honorary chair of the Boy Scouts of America Mike Daniels explained and the history of the Good Scout Technology Award and the importance of the annual luncheon every year to our community.

“The feedback as people leave the luncheon is always, ‘That’s the best event I’ve been to all year,’ and we always do our best to ensure that’s the case for everyone,” Mike Daniels explained. “We try to make it fun and focus on the great leaders in our technology industry and most importantly, our youth and our scouts.”

Don’t miss the 2022 Good Scout Technology Award Luncheon on Nov. 2nd to support the character-building programs of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and celebrate the leaders in the technology industry such as LMI CEO Doug Wagoner.

Please visit the event website www.NCACBSA.org/Technology-event  for registration details and sponsorship opportunities, or contact Tiffany Tomeo at Tiffany.Tomeo@Scouting.org.

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DOD Taps University of Virginia for Applied Hypersonics Research
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DOD Taps University of Virginia for Applied Hypersonics Research

The Department of Defense has awarded the University of Virginia a three-year, $4.5 million research project to develop and test novel hypersonics technology.

UVA will work with other universities as well as government and industry partners for engine design, maneuverability control, operational resiliency and scramjet ground tests, DOD announced Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Calspan and Innoveering will serve as UVA’s industrial advisors and partners for the hypersonics project. Public sector partners include Sandia National Laboratories, the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA.

The Joint Hypersonic Transition Office sponsored the applied research effort through the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics.

Aside from UVA, the University of Minnesota, North Carolina State University, and Virginia Tech will participate in the project.

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Air Force Issues RFI on Aerial Target as a Service
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Air Force Issues RFI on Aerial Target as a Service

The U.S. Air Force has posted a request for information notice to explore potential vendors that can provide and maintain an aerial target as a service.

USAF branch is exploring next-generation aerial TaaS to minimize costs and scheduling impacts in conducting live fire, air-to-air, and surface-to-air missile tests, according to the RFI notice posted Monday on SAM.gov.

The project would involve moderate and complex supersonic and subsonic flight tests within a time frame of five years. The resulting technology will be operated initially at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, while succeeding missions will take place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Utah Test and Training Range.

RFI responses will be accepted until Dec. 2.

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Council Report Reviews Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks, Regulatory Gaps; Janet Yellen Quoted
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Council Report Reviews Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks, Regulatory Gaps; Janet Yellen Quoted

The Financial Stability Oversight Council has released a report that identifies financial stability risks and gaps in the regulation of crypto-asset activities in the U.S. and offers recommendations to help address such gaps.

The council issued the report in accordance with a March executive order that outlines a national policy for digital assets, the Department of the Treasury said Monday.

According to the report, crypto-asset activities lack fundamental risk controls and that prices of crypto-assets seem to be driven by speculation.

The document identified three regulatory gaps and one is that crypto-asset entities do not have a comprehensive regulatory framework and can be involved in regulatory arbitrage.

Recommendations cited in the report include the passage of a measure that would provide federal financial regulators with rulemaking authority over the spot market for crypto-assets that are not securities and study of potential vertical integration by crypto-asset firms. 

“The report concludes that crypto-asset activities could pose risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system and emphasizes the importance of appropriate regulation, including enforcement of existing laws,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

“It is vital that government stakeholders collectively work to make progress on these recommendations,” Yellen added.

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OSTP Unveils ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’
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OSTP Unveils ‘Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights’

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has outlined five principles that should be used as guidance in designing, deploying and using artificial intelligence and other automated systems to protect the civil rights of U.S. citizens and democratic values.

OSTP said the principles under the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights are safe and effective systems; algorithmic discrimination protections; data privacy; notice and explanation; and human alternatives, consideration and fallback.

For the first principle, automated systems should go to pre-deployment testing, risk identification and mitigation and continuous monitoring to ensure that such platforms are safe and effective. 

To prevent discrimination by algorithms and related systems, the document calls for designers and developers to take measures such as performing proactive equity evaluation as part of the system design, ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities during the design, development and pre-deployment phases, using representative data and protecting against proxies for demographic features.

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OMB Memo Sets 12% Small Disadvantaged Business Contracting Goal in FY 2023
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OMB Memo Sets 12% Small Disadvantaged Business Contracting Goal in FY 2023

The Office of Management and Budget has released a memorandum that directs federal agencies to raise the share of contract dollars awarded to small disadvantaged businesses from 11 percent in fiscal year 2022 to 12 percent in FY 2023.

OMB will continue to collaborate with the Small Business Administration and other agencies, the National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council and the Gender Policy Council to implement the procurement equity programs and carry out more initiatives to build up the federal supplier base’s resilience, according to the memo published Tuesday.

OMB said efforts will include reducing barriers to entry and providing opportunities for these SDBs, women-owned small businesses and other small entities to compete for federal contracts.

According to the document, agencies reached the 11 percent goal in FY 2021 by awarding a total of $62.4 billion to SDBs.

The Biden administration seeks to increase the share of federal contracting dollars awarded to SDBs to 15 percent by 2025.

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