Lockheed's space business leader to retire

The head of Lockheed Martin’s nearly $11 billion space segment is retiring from the company after nearly two decades there.

Sigma Defense elevates new CEO

Sigma Defense Systems promotes its former president to CEO nearly nine months after the company’s acquisition by private equity firm Sagewind Capital.

Dig deep into opportunities at HHS

Our Oct. 15 Washington Technology Power Breakfast will dive into the Health and Human Services Department and explore buying trends, upcoming opportunities and how COVID has shaped its priorities.

IT spend expected to trend up, acting DOD CIO says

Rising IT and cyber budgets may lay ahead as the Defense Department moves forward with implementing zero trust architecture and begins relying more on artificial intelligence, according to DOD's acting CIO.

DHS adds cyber disclosure requirements for transportation industry

The Transportation Security Agency and the Coast Guard are getting increased authority over industry cybersecurity and will require companies to share cybersecurity information.

Pragmatics continues support for legal battle with Iran

Pragmatics will continue to provide litigation support to the Navy and State Department as a multiple-decade legal fight with Iran grinds on.

Amentum books $1.3B CBP aircraft maintenance contract

After multiple awards and rounds of protests, Amentum can now tout itself as the winner of and start to work on a nearly $1.3 billion aircraft maintenance contract with the Customs and Border Protection agency.

Arlington Capital creates new middle tier player

Arlington Capital Partners is combining its MCR portfolio company with another government services firm to unveil a new middle tier player in the market.

Booz Allen stakes its future on convergence of speed, tech and talent

Booz Allen Hamilton has given investors a new acronym, "VoLT," to show where the government technology and services firm wants to go and how its new plan builds on the foundation laid by its success with its Vision 2020 strategy.

Palantir captures another Army battlefield intell system award

Palantir Technologies is moving on to the next phase of developing the Army's Distributed Common Ground System, the service's primary battlefield intelligence system.

Jurisdiction question sinks this Lumen protest

Lumen lost a bid protest after the Government Accountability Office and government decided an entity that used the EIS telecom vehicle wasn't a government entity after all.

Navy moves forward with command, control agile development vehicle

The Navy is moving closer to putting out a solicitation in search of more agile development principles to support its command and control system.

Maryland intelligence provider expands Virginia footprint with acquisition

MasterPeace Solutions makes an acquisition to expand its offerings and get more of a foothold on the other side of the Potomac River.

Mercury adds former Raytheon exec as growth chief

Mercury Systems appoints a 16-year defense market veteran and former Raytheon executive as chief growth officer.

Valiant hires new growth chief & realigns

Valiant Integrated Services hires a former Peraton executive as chief growth officer and names two new business unit leaders amid a reorganization.

Protest decision backs past performance validation for CIO-SP4 bids

One bidder for the massive CIO-SP4 contract claimed it couldn't share information on commercial past performance because of non-disclosure agreements and should just be taken at its word. But this protest decision backs the requirement for such information.

AI firm hires DIA vet as federal CTO

Artificial intelligence and data software firm Accrete brings in a former Defense Intelligence Agency executive to be the new federal chief technology officer.

TMF awards still come with payback plans

Federal CIO Clare Martorana said that while payback flexibility is now part of the Technology Management Fund playbook, agencies are projecting savings in their modernization plans.

Peraton claims $2.7B DHS cloud migration win

Thanks to its Perspecta acquisition, Peraton can tout itself as the winner of a much-anticipated $2.7 billion cloud computing migration contract with the Homeland Security Department.

CGI Federal eyes digital modernization growth through Array purchase

CGI Federal has acquired Array to add more capabilities in digital modernization and agile delivery methods.