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So you want to be a consultant? 5 tips for your survival
Many people see becoming an consultant as either a good stop between other positions or as a new career path. Either way you need to keep these five tips in mind.
Dealmaking continues for MAG Aerospace
MAG Aerospace closes its third deal since being acquired by New Mountain Capital 10 months ago. This time MAG is expanding in the Asia-Pacific region.
Competition poised to heat up on $50B EIS contract
Now there are three primes with ATOs under the $50 billion EIS contract and expectations are rising that more task orders and competition are all on the way.
Three chosen for $446M DOD market research contract
Three firms are chosen for a $446 million blanket purchase agreement for IT research and informative services to defense agencies.
Disappointed bidders go to court over $7.5B SETI awards
Novetta and Technatomy prevailed when GAO ruled in favor of their protests, but they still didn't get a spot on DISA's $7.5 billion "SETI" contract. Now the companies have gone to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
For Lockheed's venture fund, the investment is only the beginning
Lockheed Martin embraces the idea of "technology scouting" through its ventures fund that invests in emerging tech firms. But Lockheed Ventures lead Chris Moran reminded our WT Power Breakfast audience that the investment is merely the tip of the iceberg and designed to take measured risks in innovation.
AF's Kessel Run wants contractors to supply software development, project management skills
Kessel Run is looking to hire companies to supply contractors with skills in software development and project management to work on their government-owned software repository.
Merlin invests in Wickr cybersecurity platform
In a move beyond traditional reselling agreements, Merlin International has invested in Wickr, a company with a secure, anti-hacking communications platform, to develop more of those solutions for the government space.
By Light acquires Phacil
By Light acquires Phacil nearly two years after the latter became a full employee-owned company.
Who made the biggest deals of 2018?
Outside of one very large exception, private equity firms dominated merger and acquisition activity in a 2018 that saw nearly 100 closed transactions.
How GD sees the market with CSRA in the fold
Almost one year since the blockbuster CSRA deal, General Dynamics IT still has some integration work to do but is mostly looking outward at market opportunities that underlined the acquisition's thesis.
Tyto Athene adds Kapoor, Johnson to advisory board
Tyto Athene names federal market veteran Kay Kapoor and former GSA executive John Johnson to its advisory board.
DIA developing $2.1B applications development contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency is developing a multiple award contract that could be worth more than $2 billion for a broad set of application development services.
Deloitte wins AF deal for force optimization work
Deloitte Consulting has won a $39.9 million contract to help the Air Force with force optimization.
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