Opinion

How a personal data breach can cause a global crisis

With the private sector owning over 85 percent of network systems, commercial networks and public sector networks are deeply connected. Here's why that matters.

Jacobs details COO, aerospace leadership transition

Jacobs Engineering Group will get a new COO and head of its aerospace business as the company moves on acquiring and integrating KeyW Corp.

What 3 IT contractors' earnings calls tell us about the market

Publicly-traded government IT and professional services companies took their turn this week in reporting quarterly numbers to Wall Street. Themes for today and tomorrow have emerged that are worth unpacking.

Enlightenment Capital surpasses goal for new investment fund

Enlightenment Capital closes its third investment fund right at the upper limit and well past its target, giving it more dry powder to make acquisitions.

Booz Allen wins $152M Army recruiting system prototype OTA

Booz Allen Hamilton wins a $152 million "Other Transaction Authority" contract to build a prototype demonstrating how it can modernize the Army’s recruitment and retention system.

Army cloud contract drawing huge crowd

Flood with requests to attend its industry day for a new cloud computing platform, the Army has split the day into two parts.

Why Jacobs’ KeyW acquisition shouldn't surprise anyone

Jacobs Engineering Group's COO explains how acquiring KeyW adds a portfolio of technology products to complement its already substantial government services footprint -- one Jacobs has had for decades.

ICF, Octo protest exclusion from Army cyber contract

Octo Consulting and ICF International have both been eliminated from the competition for an Army cyber defense contract and they've gone to GAO to get a second shot.

T-Rex promotes Moore to CEO

T-Rex Solutions promotes now-former COO Seth Moore to the CEO post.

Focus on multi-domain operations could change Army acquisition

The Army has a new focus on interoperability with allies and could mean changes to its buying practices.

Peraton names former NGA chief to advisory board

Peraton names former NGA Director Robert Cardillo to the company’s advisory board.

Leidos touts hiring success as backlog grows

Government services companies like Leidos have to grow headcount as they win more contracts and add those into backlog. Leidos is seeing some signs of success after the first quarter of this year.

GSA releases reworked OASIS solicitation

The General Services Administration has released its re-worked solicitation for the on-ramp for its OASIS professional services contract.

DISA seeks support for massive cloud efforts

In a new sources sought notice, DISA has begun development of the contracts it will need to support cloud efforts like the $8.2 billion 'DEOS' vehicle.

Unisys books $76M Air Force end user IT OTA

Unisys confirms a $76 million "OTA" agreement for end user IT services and risk reduction experiments to help in that effort.

Raytheon wins $663M Army, Marines wireless comms contract

Raytheon wins a head-to-head competition for a $663 million contract to help the Army and Marine Corps build a new system for beyond-line-of-sight communications.

SE Solutions adds Accenture vet Cole

Small firm SE Solutions hires former Accenture Federal Services executive Brad Cole to the leadership team.

Parsons sets size & specs for public offering

Parsons Corp.'s process to become a publicly-traded company goes full-steam ahead as they lay out the size and specs of their public offering.

General Dynamics' IT services arm makes new divestiture

General Dynamics' IT services arm divests another business unit as part of a post-CSRA portfolio reshaping.

Final DOD cloud email solicitation hits the streets

The Defense Department has released the final solicitation for its $8.2 billion email and collaboration contract but you have to be a Schedule 70 holder to see it.