Lumen again objects to AT&T's DHS data services win

The Homeland Security Department's effort to move data services from several old contracts to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle continues to draw objections from disappointed bidders.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Boeing's Insitu subsidiary pays $25M to settle False Claims charges

An unmanned aerial vehicle business of Boeing has paid the government $25 million to settle charges that it passed off used parts as new ones in contracts with the Navy and Special Operations Command.

  • By Nick Wakeman

More firms added to Air Force's $950M battle management system effort

With a fifth round of awards, the Air Force expands the roster of companies to around 100 that will participate in the creation of a new multi-domain command-and-control system under a $950 million program.

  • By Ross Wilkers

New owner takes in Forcepoint, swaps out CEO

Global tech investment firm Francisco Partners completes its $1.5 billion acquisition of Forcepoint from Raytheon Technologies and appoints a new CEO alongside other hires and promotions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

LinQuest names Jacobs vet as growth lead

LinQuest Corp. adds to its leadership team Kent Wilcher, a 15-year federal market veteran and former Jacobs executive.

  • By Washington Technology staff

DOD does away with diversity training modification for contractors

The Pentagon eliminated a class deviation that implemented the president's executive order purging diversity training across federal grants and contracts.

  • By Natalie Alms

Navy reopens $50B professional services vehicle for bids

The Navy kicks off the rolling admissions phase for its $50 billion SeaPort NxG professional services vehicle for companies to take a second chance at winning a seat on.

  • By Ross Wilkers

System High buys piece of Booz Allen's MDA business

Enlightenment Capital-backed System High adds to its platform through the acquisition of a portion of Booz Allen Hamilton's business that works with the Missile Defense Agency.

  • By Ross Wilkers

GovCon political action committees join others in pausing contributions

Leidos, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies are among companies who are pausing contributions by their political action committees in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DISA taking over DOD cloud implementation

The Defense Department's cloud office is moving to the Defense Information Systems Agency later this month in a move that consolidates DOD's cloud strategy.

  • By Lauren C. Williams
Opinion

Numbers don't lie: Feds on LinkedIn are fertile territory

Mark Amtower's annual census of federal employees on the LinkedIn platform shows every agency represented and that the business platform is a critical and powerful tool for enriching your relationships with customers.

  • By Mark Amtower

Smartronix's purchase of Datastrong eyes more data, cloud capabilities

Smartronix has bought Datastrong in a move to expand the portfolio of cloud computing services and customer footprint.

  • By Nick Wakeman

IBM argues corrective action creates problems in $786M Army ERP solicitation

IBM is renewing its protest over a $786.7 million Army enterprise resource planning support contract and zeroing in on changes to the solicitation.

  • By Nick Wakeman

BWXT brings aboard new government lead

BWXT Technologies appoints a 12-year veteran of Lockheed Martin to oversee work for federal clients.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SAIC hires CACI vet Dankanikote

Science Applications International Corp. adds nearly three-decade CACI International veteran Ravi Dankanikote to the business development leadership team.

Preferred Systems Solutions promotes new CEO

Nearly one year after an acquisition, Preferred Systems Solutions elevates one of the executives that joined the company through that deal to be its CEO.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Cisco board adds longtime Raytheon exec

Cisco's board of directors elects a new member in John Harris, formerly a senior executive at Raytheon for nearly three decades.

  • By Washington Technology staff

John Garing, former Air Force and DISA exec, dies at 78

John Garing has died at 78, but leaves behind a legacy as a mentor to the people around him and a leader always looking for new and better ways to improve government.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SpaceX, L3Harris chosen again for huge satellite contract

The Space Development Agency paused to rethink its awards to SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies, but has reaffirmed its choice of those companies to build the first set of satellites to track hypersonic weapons.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Is Perspecta on the verge of going private thanks to its biggest shareholder?

One of Perspecta’s largest shareholders is working on an offer to acquire the government technology services company and the prospective buyer is no stranger to Perspecta -- none other than Veritas Capital.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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