More collaboration needed for R&D success

For the nation to remain technologically competitive, research organizations must boost collaboration and take advantage of outside investments.

SOSi makes new analytics-focused acquisition

SOS International recently turned the page on celebrating its 30th anniversary and now makes acquisition number five over the past four years.

Carahsoft adds Splunk to $820M BPA

Splunk has been added as part of Carahsoft's $820.4 million BPA to sell software to the Navy.

AWS wants Trump deposition as part of JEDI fight

Amazon Web Services is going right to the top in its protest of the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract awarded to Microsoft by asking for deposition of President Trump and several high level DOD officials.

SAIC again takes $655M Air Force space support contract

For the second time, Science Applications International Corp. has won a $655 million Air Force contract to support systems that help control military satellites.

Arlington-backed Aegis shuffles exec team

Aegis Technologies makes an initial executive hire and promotes two other leaders as it charts its next phase of growth with the assist of Arlington Capital Partners.

Podcasts

PODCAST: What's ahead with CMMC

The defense market is gearing up for the CMMC requirement but a lot of unanswered questions remain. Here's what we know so far and what to watch for in the weeks ahead.

Small businesses face tough choices on growth

As small businesses grow, they reach a point where they must pick a new path forward. Panelists at our M&A Outlook event discuss the choices small businesses if they want to keep growing.

How Unisys Federal will change SAIC

Unisys Federal uses a commercial model for delivering services and solutions to federal customers. That model will likely change how Science Applications International Corp. goes to market.

INDUSTRY: Less oversight, more innovation

Defense company leaders said Congress may have to relax its oversight -- or at least learn to take leaps of faith -- when funding defense technology research if it wants to see dramatic improvements in capabilities.

Opinion

Beware the dangers of groupthink

Proposal color team reviews don't work because reviewers are too susceptible to the dangers of groupthink.

FDA wants to upgrade ethics filing platform

The Food and Drug Administration aims to improve the way documents for ethics rules compliance are filed and tracked.

SAIC touts tech & talent boosts in $1.2B deal for Unisys Federal

Science Applications International Corp. is touting its planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Unisys Federal as bringing more people with sought after technical skills and valuable intellectual property focused on digital transformation.

SAIC to buy Unisys Federal for $1.2B

Science Applications International Corp. is buying the U.S. federal business of Unisys Corp. for $1.2 billion.

FBI rethinks competitive range for $5B IT contract

The FBI is going back to the drawing board and will make new source selection decisions on its $5 billion IT Enterprise Contract Services contract.

Navy awards $982M unmanned surface vehicle contract

The Navy chooses dozens of companies for a $982.1 million contract to work on building and integrating unmanned surface vehicles into the fleet.

Intellidyne's founder returns to CEO role

IntelliDyne's founder and CEO for its first eight years in business will return to that position as the company charts its next phase.

General Dynamics board adds Verizon exec

General Dynamics' board of directors elects former long-time Verizon executive John Stratton as a new member.

Northrop brings aboard former CSRA CFO as finance chief

Northrop Grumman has appointed the former CSRA chief financial officer to the same role.

Leidos wins $7.7B Navy NGEN network services recompete

Leidos has topped incumbent Perspecta and another competitor in General Dynamics IT to land the Navy's $7.7 billion NGEN network services recompete.