Companies

Applied Insight restructures and drops the CEO role

A more decentralized model is in place so the leaders overseeing day-to-day operations can have more autonomy.

Companies

Leidos CEO sees a new era where jobs outnumber people

Investors heard Roger Krone's thinking on human capital issues as well as Leidos' latest acquisition focused on growing its presence Down Under.

Contracts

Navy awards $1.3B training services contract

Companies will compete for task orders to support of fielded training systems.

Contracts

Air Force chooses 7 for $762M data platform support contract

The "Vault" platform houses cloud-based tools for Air Force personnel to connect with each other.

Companies

Lockheed doubles venture fund's size to $400M

The world's largest defense company is further ramping up its "21st Century Security" tech scouting and investment efforts.

Companies

L3Harris making down payments for its supply chain future

The defense company wants to dial back some of the "just-in-time inventory" approaches that have dominated the entire economy for decades.

Companies

General Dynamics IT hires former assistant to DISA director

The 35-year Army veteran retired from military service in the spring.

Companies

Inside Booz Allen's argument that its EverWatch acquisition should proceed

We go through the buyer's response in court to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the proposed transaction.

Contracts

Peraton's $2B DHA win clears protests

Family ties do not show there was a conflict-of-interest in this enterprise IT contract, according to a new bid protest ruling.

Contracts

GSA’s Ascend cloud RFI emphasizes baseline requirements for vendors

The General Services Administration seeks feedback from the private sector on its highly anticipated one-stop shop for federal agencies seeking commercial cloud solutions.

Contracts

By Light acquires flight simulation tech outfit

Private equity firm Sagewind Capital purchased By Light in 2017 and has since supported three acquisitions of training-focused businesses.

Companies

Booz Allen touts active agenda for future acquisitions

The company remains undeterred by the Justice Department's lawsuit to block its acquisition of EverWatch.

Contracts

Top Republican to 'seriously consider pulling the plug' on VA's new EHR system

The ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year to address deficiencies in the rollout of the new Oracle-Cerner electronic health record system.

Companies

Northrop Grumman CEO sees signs of the talent crunch easing

The tight market for labor is intertwined with what is going on across supply chains.

Companies

Counter-WMD agency selects small businesses for $850M contract

Awardees will compete for task orders in areas like training and mission rehearsal.

Companies

Parry Labs appoints QinetiQ vet as new operations chief

The defense technology integrator sought experience in digital transformation and large-scale systems integration.

Contracts

Lumen tapped to upgrade Customs and Border Protection comms network

The communications company will overhaul CBP’s communications infrastructure and expand its network. 

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside Leidos' business development approach

Keeping Leidos' pipeline as the federal technology market's largest company full is the job of its Chief Business Development Officer Debbie Opiekun, who in this episode explains the company's philosophy of pursuing opportunities.

Companies

General Dynamics still needs chips for its orders

The company's most short-cycled product business feels the semiconductor supply crunch more than the others.

Contracts

Siemens Government Technologies secures $295M building control tech contract

The Army chooses Siemens' U.S. government subsidiary to implement new control systems at federal buildings.