Serco-Alion deal: A tale of two transformations

Serco's planned acquisition of Alion's Navy business unit says a lot about where both of these companies see their future.

New CDM award expected in coming days

A new award will attempt to refashion the dashboard to better incorporate emerging technologies and make better use of the "treasure trove" of data created through CDM.

Opinion

Deloitte's Helfrich: What can business leaders learn from government best practices? I plan to find out.

After more than 20 years working with government clients, Deloitte's public sector leader Dan Helfrich is about to become CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Here he reflects on what he's learned and how it might help the firm's commercial clients.

The journey ahead for AI adoption

The government stands on the brink of widespread artificial intelligence adoption, but there are several steps to complete before that happens.

Serco makes $225M deal for Alion Navy business

Serco will more than double its Navy business with the planned $225 million acquisition of Alion Science & Technology's naval systems unit.

DARPA deal brings geospatial analytics to the cloud

DARPA and Maxar are collaborating to bring more geospatial analytics to the cloud as technologies and customer desires drive new business models.

Guidehouse board adds former Booz exec Gerencser

Guidehouse's board of directors elects three-decade Booz Allen Hamilton veteran Mark Gerencser as a new member.

IBM awarded $275M DOD semiconductor security contract

IBM receives a $275 million Defense Microelectronics Activity contract to help create a trusted supply chain focused on semiconductor technologies.

Opinion

Don't overlook the power of collaboration, curiosity and constraint

Program managers are critical to effective customer engagement because their intimate knowledge of customer challenges. Our June 7 WT Power Training on Mastering Stakeholder Engagement will help you raise those skills to the next level.

Air Force seeks better ground target systems

The Air Force is looking to develop a system that improves the gathering and sharing of information related to ground targets.

Perspecta takes second background check modernization OTA

Persepcta wins a $75 million "OTA" contract to help the Defense Security Service modernize how it does security vetting.

Perspecta board adds Eisenberg

Perspecta's board of directors elects longtime financial executive Glenn Eisenberg as a new member.

GMU GovCon center adds new advisory board members

George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting has added 10 new members of its advisory board.

Viasat confirms $450M armed forces equipment award

Viasat will supply communications equipment to the U.S. armed forces under a $450 million contract awarded by GSA.

Acendre makes deal to expand e-learning platform

In its first deal since being acquired itself, Acendre buys ICS Learning Group to further grow an e-learning portfolio.

Opinion

The power of understanding your market channels

To effectively differentiate your company from your competitors, it is critical to understand the most common channels where people get their GovCon content.

GovCon's 'safe haven' faces two major tests

The government contracting market is generally considered a safe market but the looming budget challenge and challenges around hiring will test its 'safe haven' reputation.

Congress continues scrutiny of JEDI strategy

House appropriators are worried that the Pentagon's $10 billion single-award JEDI cloud contract will lock the department into the same cloud system for a generation despite ongoing improvements in technology.

SE Solutions hires trio of Accenture vets

Small business SE Solutions hires a trio of executives formerly of Accenture Federal Services.

Small firm wins $240M Special Operations intell support contract

A service-disabled, veteran-owned small business wins an estimated $240 million intelligence analysis support contract.