Companies

Comtech hires former Leidos exec as operations chief

She will lead efforts to improve production capabilities and delivery schedules as Comtech's second-highest ranking executive.

Rankings

190 transactions that reshaped the market

Calendar year 2021 saw an explosion of merger-and acquisition-activity with 190 closed transactions. Our special report takes a dive into each deal, plus explores the buyers and what they purchased.

Companies

Why 2021 was a record year for mergers and acquisitions

The market saw 190 mergers and acquisitions close in 2021, far more than any prior year. Our analysis and coverage dives into who the buyers were and their reasons why, plus what it means for the federal market.

Companies

CBEYONData purchases business system consultancy

The transaction aims to offer the market a more diverse offering of services around enterprise resource planning functions such as budgeting and financial reporting.

Companies

L3Harris adds to its tech scouting function through venture partnership

The defense company is working with investment firm Shield Capital to identify and further foster technologies of potential dual use in commercial and national security.

Opinion

Protests keep nagging at CIO-SP4

The National Institutes of Health's flagship IT contract faces new challenges from bidders angry about the number of revisions the agency made during the bidding process.

Companies

Anduril makes hire for its global push

The defense technology startup is looking to take its flagship software offering into markets outside of the U.S.

Companies

Leidos elevates exec to lead Dynetics

The defense and space technology subsidiary will also get a new deputy group president in this transition, also from within Leidos' ranks.

Companies

Boeing promotes new defense business chief

Ted Colbert will lead the aerospace giant's approximately $26 billion defense, space and security segment.

Companies

Senators look to root out contractor conflicts of interest

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced legislation they say will help prevent potential conflicts within businesses that work with the federal government after concerns were raised over McKinsey's work with the Food and Drug Administration while it was consulting with pharmaceutical firms.

Contracts

General Dynamics secures $171M Army biomedical research contract

Under a $171 million contract, General Dynamics IT will help put together the peer review panels that will assess biomedical research projects for the Army.

Companies

SAIC says it's big enough for any competition

Even at $7.4 billion in annual revenue, Science Applications International Corp. faces investors' questions of whether it is big enough to compete for large enterprise IT contracts.

Opinion

Where today's small business contracting discussion needs to start

The General Services Administration has big plans for small business contracting as seen in two recent announcements but is that enough to achieve what they want?

Contracts

Biden Requests Significant IT, Cyber Investment Increases for 2023

Tech and cybersecurity spending would receive major boosts under President Joe Biden’s proposed 2023 budget.

Contracts

GSA announces four-fold increase in contracting opportunity goals for SDBs

As the administration continues its efforts to steer $100 billion in contracting opportunities to historically marginalized firms by 2025, the General Services Administration is unveiling how it plans to help make that objective a reality.

Companies

Maximus adds former IRS technology exec

The 13-year veteran of the tax collection agency will oversee efforts to expand technology modernization offerings for civilian agencies.

Companies

Jacobs extends tech investment, scouting arm through new partnership

In collaborating with NightDragon, both parties are looking to build and co-invest in a dual-use technology ecosytem.

Companies

Panel closes in on federal data use recommendations

The Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building is preparing a series of recommendations which officials said will center around increased stakeholder engagement and fostering public-private partnerships for effective evidence building methods.

Companies

Arcfield adds talent and legal execs to leadership team

The company continues to fill out its leadership roles for its post-Peraton course.

Companies

How the Biden administration is trying to speed up funding for big infrastructure projects

States and localities will be able to apply for three major infrastructure grant programs totaling $2.9 billion through a simplified process using one application.