Companies

Tick tock: How Maxar's private equity suitor won them over

Advent International's willingness to shoulder the risk for a key Maxar constellation captured the space company's attention.

Contracts

Army wants ideas from industry on autonomous, anti-drone capabilities

Army Futures Command called on industry for white papers outlining potential technology capabilities it will look to deploy as part of its modernization strategy.

Companies

Amentum wins $4.2B Air Force repair ordering system contract

The Air Force uses this system to process parts and repair orders across more than 100 countries.

Companies

Lumen hires new public sector executive VP

The telecommunications company makes this hire close to four months after a new chief executive joined.

Opinion

Competitors turn teammates in this call center protest

Chenega and Ivy Hill were on opposite sides of the table in round one of this Defense Health Agency competition, but for round two they are teammates and face a challenge from the incumbent.

Opinion

Building blocks are critical for DOD's zero trust success

The Defense Department has set a five-year goal to deploy zero-trust to the majority of its enterprise -- 4 million users. DOD's first few steps are the most crucial.

Opinion

The Minburn story: or how a small, dedicated team can accomplish big things

Columnist Mark Amtower shares the story of Minburn Technology Group and the marketing and relationship lessons the company's success has to offer.

Opinion

Why small business partnerships are now even more important for large contractors

The growth of small business contracting and the Biden administration's focus on small business as a priority make it an imperative that large businesses put more of a focus on their relationships.

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.