Companies

Sumaria Systems hires former Centauri CEO

The four-decade sector veteran led Centauri through its sale to KBR, which called that acquisition the most transformational in its history given the size and scope.

Companies

Highlander Partners closes third acquisition in unmanned strategy

The private equity firm is quickly bringing together companies to build a platform in the UAS sector of the defense market.

Companies

Lack of OCI processes sinks CACI's bid for $8B Army contract

CACI International may have told the Army that a former source selection officer did not share proprietary information, but the company did not explain any processes it had in place to mitigate a possible organizational conflict-of-interest.

Contracts

Industry voices complaints over short response window for $60B VA recompete

Contractors had only four business days to weigh in on the draft solicitation for the next version of the Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG IT solutions vehicle.

Companies

L3Harris presents its business case for the Aerojet acquisition

Federal antitrust regulators are hearing from L3Harris Technologies as to why they should approve the $4.7 billion transaction. Investors have now heard from L3Harris as to why they should be on board with it.

Companies

Capella Space creates new government-focused subsidiary

Capella Federal will focus on serving government, defense and intelligence customers.

Contracts

DOD instructs acquisition teams to prioritize small business engagement over best-in-class contracts

The Defense Department is instructing its components to support efforts to expand small business participation in the federal marketplace following the release of its “Small Business Strategy” earlier this month.

Contracts

Protests circle around $377M Energy training support contract

An incumbent and two challengers are complaining about the evaluation process.

Companies

LinQuest adds to its software chops with acquisition

The company sought a greater presence in the Air Force and announced this move in the same week it named a new CEO.

Companies

Deloitte elevates new government business leader

The three-decade firm veteran led its state, local and higher education practice through a period of historically high demand for services from that client base during the pandemic.

Companies

AT&T appoints new FirstNet operations chief

The two-decade company veteran will lead strategy and execution for the public safety network.

Podcasts

WT 360: Amentum in the implementation phase of its strategy

The global government services company's course is the focus of this episode, where CEO John Heller describes where Amentum wants to go and some larger market dynamics that shape the strategy.

Companies

HII, Northrop hire new strategy and business development leaders

This pair of blue chip defense hardware companies makes additions to their respective leadership teams.

Contracts

NOAA seeks input on future space situational awareness safety services

The agency’s Office of Space Commerce seeks comment on its planned basic services and who should provide them as it looks to monitor satellites and orbital debris.

Opinion

Workforce issues stay top of mind for GovCon execs

No matter the size of their business, government contractors see people and workforce issues as among the most pressing they face.

Companies

Booz Allen's acquisition pace is slower than it expected

Integration is the firm's current focus now that the EverWatch purchase has closed, as is hiring.

Opinion

Deals dip in 2022 but transactions remain at historic highs

In this analysis, KippsDeSanto managing director Kate Troendle explains the multiple factors that will keep merger and acquisition activity in the government market at an all-time high.

Contracts

Energy Dept. makes plans to take its HR system to the cloud

DOE says it is looking to become the first federal agency to launch a fully cloud-based human resources system, and possibly become a shared-services provider in the future.

Companies

RedLattice gets new private equity backing

The 11-year-old cybersecurity company takes the next step in its evolution and strategy by bringing in a new investor.

Companies

Lockheed's venture arm invests in sheet metal maker

The idea is to incorporate new manufacturing techniques into the making of defense systems and other offerings.