CACI's Jack London dead at 83

Jack London, a giant of the government contracting industry and architect of the modern CACI International, has died at age 83.

The Biden administration and GovCon's leadership opportunity

As the Biden administration takes shape, the new president has called for unity and government contracting firms and the executives that lead them have an opportunity to set a positive example for both industry and country.

What Octo CEO's gift to Virginia Tech says about Amazon and innovation

The arrival of Amazon's second headquarters in Northern Virginia builds on a technology investment trend in the region, and Virginia Tech alum and Octo CEO Mehul Sanghani's gift to his school aims at helping keep that boom going.

Huntington Ingalls board adds IC vet O'Sullivan

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ board of directors elects a new member in Stephanie O'Sullivan, the former no. 2 official in the Office of the Director of National intelligence.

General Dynamics books $695M Army IT order

General Dynamics confirms its win of a $695 million task order for secure IT services to support Army personnel, networks and systems.

Constellis appoints new CEO

Constellis unveils a succession plan that sees the risk management company's lead director become its next CEO.

Redwire's latest acquisition eyes both the physical and digital

In Redwire's sixth acquisition, the space technology outfit finds a business that focuses on both the platforms and the digital assets they have.

GSA drops most drones from multiple award schedules

To crack down on security risks from unmanned aerial systems, the General Services Administration said its multiple awards schedules will only offer small drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS Program.

Raytheon promotes new transformation chief from within

Raytheon Technologies promotes one of the senior executives that helped create the merged company to lead business transformation efforts.

ASRC retains $212M NASA research contract

ASRC Federal keeps a $212 million NASA contract to support research efforts across multiple directorates.

Maxar's board adds former Air Force secretary

Maxar Technologies' board of directors elects a new member in Heather Wilson, the former Air Force Secretary.

Leidos completes 1901 Group deal

Leidos has closed its $215 million acquisition of 1901 Group to further build up managed IT services and cloud solutions capabilities.

Biden floats $9B boost to tech modernization fund

The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.

Deadline fast approaching for $3.4B DHS cloud contract

The Homeland Security Department has unveiled the final solicitation for its $3.4 billion cloud migration contract and deadline number one is just days away.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How a new 'More's Law' drives today's market

In this episode of Project 38, Smartronix CEO Peter LaMontagne explains to Editor Nick Wakeman a new concept called “More’s Law” that sees agencies demand more data, more often, from more sources, in more formats and with more self-service tools to drive insights.

Years of effort and investment lead to NCI's biggest win

NCI Information Systems spent several years building towards its biggest-ever contract win at $807 million. Now it will deliver artificial intelligence and machine learning to the General Services Administration for that agency to transform its IT infrastructure.

NGA further previews $947M 'Clover' services vehicle

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency gives small business a new glimpse at its $947 million professional services vehicle known as "Clover" through the release of a draft solicitation.

ECS makes executive promotions

ECS moves a pair executives up to C-level roles, including one who joined the government IT segment of ASGN through an acquisition.

AeroVironment eyes higher-flying unmanned aircraft in $405M deal

AeroVironment is moving to close one acquisition for its ground game, but the unmanned systems maker in the meantime is revealing a second larger deal that adds aircraft and services for higher altitudes.

VTG continues evolution with latest deal

VTG has acquired Intelligent Shift to build up greater digital transformation skills and add critical intelligence community customers.