Companies
Lockheed-Aerojet deal is kaput. So what's happens now?
Lockheed Martin has cancelled its attempt to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne but the world's largest defense company can at least say it can get back to normal business. For Aerojet, it's a different story.
Opinion
11 tips for teaming with prime contractors
There are plenty of pitfalls and possible mistakes when you form partnerships. Here's a guide for what to do and what to avoid.
Companies
Revisiting CACI's IT thesis and the big question it poses
CACI International's strategy for pursuing IT work with government agencies does not include one significant category of contracts.
Contracts
Space Force will have to defend $700M award
Space Force must now further explain why it picked Booz Allen Hamilton over both the incumbent and another challenger for a $678 million contract to support remote sensing efforts.
Companies
Excella hires new national security biz leader
Excella brings in a new leader to steer the company's agile development strategy and growth pursuits in the national security market.
Contracts
3 more companies added to NASA's $6B spacecraft vehicle
NASA finalizes awards in the second on-ramp round for its $6 billion contract to more quickly buy spacecraft and related components.
Companies
26 industry execs crack FCW Federal 100
Among the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT over the past year are 26 executives from government contractors.
Companies
ManTech elevates 10-year vet to lead civilian biz
ManTech promotes from within as it picks a new leader for its civilian business.
Companies
AT&T takes second piece of DISA telephony program
AT&T can claim victories in both major pieces of a Defense Information Systems Agency program for broad telephony services across the U.S. military’s various combatant command regions.
Contracts
10 picked for $500M CMS agile delivery effort
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services taps 10 companies for a $500 million blanket purchase agreement to use agile technology delivery to improve the quality of care.
Contracts
How do you bring more tech to soldiers? Army Futures Command wants to know
A new sources sought notice from the Army Futures Command wants feedback on how to get leading-edge technologies to ground soldiers: including 5G, more sensors, and better protection from chemical and biological weapons.
Opinion
M&A activity exploded in 2021. Here's why
2021 saw an exponential increase in the volume of GovCon mergers and acquisitions with many deals driven by private equity buyers as well as large established companies. Will we see a repeat in 2022?
Contracts
Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board
The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.
Companies
SAIC touts space and intell award activity
Science Applications International Corp. is only saying so much about how its space and intelligence business given the nature of that work, but has some data to share on how things are going there.
Companies
New CEOs, CFO mark busy period of executive moves
Movement of executives is ever-present across the government market and in this latest roundup we cover two government IT and services companies, a commercial tech firm's public sector shop and a notable investment firm.
Contracts
Former lead of CMMC resigns amid legal drama
Katie Arrington, who was previously the chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, has resigned from her post.
Companies
Where OceanSound wants to spend its new $780M fund
Private equity firm OceanSound Partners currently backs two government technology companies and is looking for more opportunities in the market with the closure of its inaugural fund, which blew past the target.
Contracts
How agencies can bolster their market research chops
Any and all adoption of commercially-built and -oriented technologies by federal agencies including the Defense Department must be preceded by some market research, an element of procurement widely identified in a new acquisition playbook as a core area of need.
Contracts
More protest action likely in $400M State cyber saga
A newly-released protest decision offers insights into the conflict between General Dynamics IT and Peraton over a nearly $400 million State Department cyber contract, and also points the way to yet more arguing about who should win.
Contracts