Companies

Mitre's board adds intelligence community veteran Sue Gordon

The former principal deputy director of national intelligence joins nonprofit research-and-development firm's board.

Companies

Booz Allen to acquire national security software services company

The company's latest acquisition centers on the national security community and working with those agencies on the collection and processing of data.

Companies

DOD awards Verizon almost $1 billion to modernize its networks

New communications equipment will soon be deployed at the Pentagon and beyond.

Opinion

Why the Fed can’t stop prices from going up anytime soon – but may have more luck over the long term

The Fed faces the challenge of tamping down inflation while avoiding a recession.

Companies

White House order covers contractor pay equity

The Biden administration issued an executive order on Tuesday calling on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to create new regulations around the use of past compensation in employment decisions.

Companies

Lockheed shifts exec to lead 'Skunk Works' development shop

The company moves one of its top engineering and technology executives to lead its famous advanced development division known as Skunk Works.

Companies

CGI Federal elevates new defense leader

CGI Federal moves one of its own executives up to the leadership role for its defense, intelligence and space unit.

Contracts

Funding for DOD's software pilots holds strong in 2022

Future expansion could hinge on analysis that the strategy is working.

Companies

Accenture's federal arm books $199M TSA ID system award

Accenture Federal Services clinches a $199 million award to help the Transportation Security Administration bring together three identification systems into a single environment.

Companies

WidePoint brings in new finance chief

WidePoint Corp. appoints a new chief financial officer whose three-decade career includes leadership over 32 acquisitions of publicly-traded and privately-held businesses.

Companies

HarmonyTech hires new operations head

Nearly two-decade veteran Randy “RJ” Kolton joins the IT and professional services provider as chief operating officer.

Companies

Lawmakers worry about cyber risks in space

Senators questioned the commanders of Space Command and Strategic Command on their plans to handle an increase in space-based threats.

Companies

Why supply chain issues are only going to get worse

The Ukraine war and anti-Russia sanctions on top of COVID-19 mean even worse trouble lies ahead for global supply chains.

Contracts

General Dynamics raises objections over $11B DOD IT award

General Dynamics IT is challenging Leidos' win of an $11.5 billion contract to consolidate IT services across all of the Defense Department's administrative and support agencies.

Companies

OneWeb's US government arm hires new president

Global satellite Internet provider OneWeb has a new president for its subsidiary focused on the U.S. government market and that executive is a former NASA astronaut.

Contracts

Army voices tech challenges as strategy shifts to near-peer adversaries

The ongoing shift away from the war on terrorism has the Army facing new technology challenges, so the service branch wants industry's help in bridging gaps it needs to close.

Contracts

GSA plans follow-on to e-commerce platform pilot

After 18 months of a pilot program, an acquisition platform first established by a few lines of legislation in a defense bill appears poised for growth.