Millennium's small satellite business & market are both in motion

Millennium Space Systems became part of Boeing in 2018 but remains not fully integrated so the small satellite maker can continue being itself at a different pace and cadence, which Millennium's CEO explains is mostly by design.

Booz Allen takes full ownership, control of cyber forensics firm

Booz Allen Hamilton exercises its option to acquire full ownership of a commercial cybersecurity company specializing in digital forensics and incident response.

OPM looks to modernize IT, set up revolving fund

In a report to Congress, the Office of Personnel Management said it largely agreed with a set of recommendations from the National Academy of Public Administration about the future of the HR agency and that it should prioritize spending around IT modernization.

Bluestone backs cBEYONData

Bluestone Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in cBEYONData, whose management will continue to run the company and keep an ownership interest.

DOD's silence on CMMC is worrying industry, trade groups claim

Months of silence from the Defense Department on the status of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is palpable and stirring unease among defense contractors, trade associations say in a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.

Lessons from 9/11 and reasons for optimism

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks continue to have a profound impact on the U.S. and some would argue it's mostly been negative, but there are still important lessons to draw on as well as reasons to be optimistic.

Raytheon finds buyer for global training & logistics unit

Raytheon Technologies will sell its global training and logistics unit to a buyer that in itself is a carved-out entity from another large defense hardware company.

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Our website has undergone a refresh to give it a cleaner look and make it easier to use.

Applied Insight hires new growth chief

Applied Insight appoints a nearly three-decade federal technology market veteran as its president and chief growth officer.

Dcode books 5-year DHA tech education pact

Dcode is touting a new five-year basic ordering agreement for educational and advisory services to the Defense Health Agency in support of efforts related to acquisition strategy and technology outreach.

VMSI appoints new strategy chief

Veterans Management Services Inc. brings in a nearly 25-year federal and commercial sector veteran as chief strategy officer.

Biden mandates COVID vaccine for feds, contractors

The vaccine mandate will supplant administration workforce policy put in place in July that requires either vaccinations or regular testing for federal employees and contractors.

NCI expands AI work with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Under a $112 million contract extension, NCI Information Systems will expand the use of artificial intelligence in support of CMS' efforts to track improper payments under the Medicare Fee for Services program.

Microsoft adds to NSA cloud protest

Microsoft has made a new filing as part of its argument that the National Security Agency is mistaken in picking Amazon for a $10 billion cloud project.

Guidehouse to acquire Dovel Technologies

Dovel Technologies run as a mid-tier player in the federal market is coming to an end as it agrees to be acquired by Guidehouse.

White House hits the gas on zero trust

Newly released strategy and technical guidance documents covering zero trust and cloud security are open for comment as part of a federal push to improve federal government cybersecurity.

Mercury hires chief transformation officer

Mercury Systems hires a former Boston Consulting Group executive as chief transformation officer with the responsibility for an organizational restructuring initiative.

Peraton hires new government relations leader

Peraton brings in a former Booz Allen Hamilton executive as senior vice president of government and customer relations.

How Novetta's CEO sees technology story continuing at Accenture

Technology is a driver of the handful of acquisitions made by Accenture’s federal shop over recent years with Novetta as the latest one. The selling company's former CEO reviews the tech tools and techniques they had focused on and how that will continue at Accenture.

Is DHS about to modernize its financial systems? Maybe.

The Homeland Security Department may have closed the final chapter on a pair of blanket purchase agreements that it wants to put in place to modernize and consolidate its financial management systems.