Customer Value Partners hires one exec, elevates another

Customer Value Partners adds a former Perspecta executive and promotes a second from within to C-level leadership roles.

GSA reveals first block of STARS III awardees

With more to come, the General Services Administration has made an initial cut of hundreds of awards for the STARS III IT services and solutions vehicle reserved for 8(a) small businesses.

Pricing disclosure leads to canceled $1B contract

Inmarsat's pricing was inadvertently disclosed in the competition for a $979 million satellite services contract, which the Defense Information Systems Agency has canceled to rework.

Parsons can claim $3B in MDA services wins

Parsons Corp. is on the winning end of $2.8 billion in a pair of new contract awards out of the Missile Defense Agency: one as the sole prime and the second through a joint venture.

SkyePoint promotes pair

SkyePoint Decisions elevates a pair of executives to new roles as the government technology services company further plots out its strategy.

SOS International adds two intell biz leaders

SOS International hires a pair of executives including a former intelligence community leader to help steer the company’s strategy for that market.

Granicus makes two deals expand civic engagement portfolio

Granicus makes two quick deals to expand its portfolio of platforms focused on citizens' digital interactions with government agencies.

GDIT steps back from $2B PTO protest

General Dynamics IT has withdrawn its protest of a $2 billion Patent and Trademark Office contract after seeing the agency's response.

VTG wins contract to manage Navy small business research program

VTG will help the Navy manage a small business research and development grant programs.

Forcepoint acquires threat removal platform company

With new owners, Forcepoint has agreed on two acquisitions in quick succession with the latest deal focusing on threat removal functionality and taking that to more government agencies.

Nine win spots on $249M Navy unmanned tech contract

Nine companies win seats on a $249.7 million unmanned hardware and software development contract with the Navy.

Warner previews cyber breach notification bill

The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said he will introduce legislation to mandate that companies notify the government to major cybersecurity breaches, a promise several lawmakers have made this year.

Huntington Ingalls hires new finance chief for services segment

Huntington Ingalls Industries hires one of the main leaders behind Maximus' string of large acquisitions to be chief financial officer of the shipbuilder's services business.

General Atomics buys instrumentation developer

General Atomics acquires a developer of opto-electronic instrumentation for terrestrial and space applications.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside the strategy of the newest M&A player

With four acquisitions in 18 months, Sagewind Capital has created a new middle-tier company in Axient that has the backing to make more deals in the federal space as well as pursue an organic growth strategy. In this conversation with Axient CEO Patrick Murphy, Editor Nick Wakeman explores the new company’s strategy and what comes next.

Cisco wins $1.1B software support contract

Cisco wins a $1.18 billion contract for technical support services to Defense Department personnel who use that company’s software products.

AeroVironment moves corporate headquarters to DC region

AeroVironment has relocated its corporate headquarters to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region from the former longtime home in Greater Los Angeles.

Comcast wins third piece of DISA's commercial gateway initiative

Comcast wins its third piece of the Defense Information Agency's effort to roll out new ethernet connections across the U.S.

Top 100 kick off features leading execs

We kick off the annual Top 100 rankings with a virtual event featuring leading executives from Peraton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corp., CACI International, Accenture, LMI and Dovel Technologies. This a great opportunity to hear what's driving today's market.

Booz Allen closes $725M Liberty IT acquisition

Booz Allen Hamilton completes its $725 million acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions to add more offerings around digital modernization including services to support implementations of Salesforce at agencies.