Iomaxis taps AT&T vet for COO role

Iomaxis adds former AT&T public sector executive Paul Barboza to the leadership team.

DTRA retains incumbent for $240M technical reachback contract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency sticks with an incumbent for a $240 million technical reachback and operational support contract.

ICE extends Palantir's case management contract

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sticking with Palantir's Gotham as its case management tool, and granted Palantir a three-year sole source extension to operate and service the system.

GSA preps industry for Alliant 2 Small Business redo

Five months after nixing awards, the General Services Administration is previewing its plans for a second try at awards on its Alliant 2 Small Business contract.

Air Force chooses small firm for nearly $100M cyber assessment contract

The Air Force taps a small business for a nearly $100 million contract to assess the cyber vulnerabilities of connected devices.

Dovel hires former CACI exec

Dovel Technologies adds former CACI International executive Kelly Demaitre to the leadership team.

Calibre appoints new defense growth lead

Calibre Systems appoints a former Army Training and Doctrine Command executive to oversee growth among defense customers.

Leading M&A investment bank KippsDeSanto to be acquired

One of the government market's leading investment banks, KippsDeSanto & Co. has agreed to be acquired by Capital One.

Can EIS stay on schedule?

With a fall deadline looming, so far just three awards have been made against the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom modernization contract.

Two more gain entry onto human capital support vehicle

Two more small businesses win awards through the on-ramp for the massive governmentwide "Human Capital and Training Solutions" contract.

Lockheed wins $638M Navy ship defense system contract

Lockheed Martin takes $637.6 million contract to perform engineering support for Navy ship defense systems.

Takeaways & talking points from these 2 GovCon earnings reports

Perspecta and CACI International released their latest financial results to investors this week, but the numbers are only part of the story.

Podcasts

Reporters Notebook: Top trends driving today's market

Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers discuss some of the major stories they've been tracking, from JEDI to M&A and the fourth quarter spending spree.

Opinion

Why some small businesses don't win more business

Many small businesses still don't grasp the expertise to win in the federal market. and too often overlook the critical skills needed for basic business functions.

CNSI hires former Optum exec to steer federal strategy

CNSI hires 25-year health care sector veteran and former Optum executive Melissa Fannin to lead the federal business strategy.

Navy elevates CIO role

The Navy is establishing a new special assistant to the secretary for information management/CIO to enforce cybersecurity standards, have a say in IT acquisition and develop data and digital strategies.

ECS adds Salmanson

ECS adds to its executive team 25-year market veteran and former NCI executive Josh Salmanson

Sev1Tech appoints new BD head

Sev1Tech names three-decade government market veteran Andy Cohen as its new business development head.

Antitrust regulators seek more Raytheon-UTC megadeal info

As widely expected and owing to past precedent, antitrust regulators ask Raytheon and United Technologies for more information and documents regarding their planned megadeal.

Losses aside, SAIC still sees future in ground vehicle business

Despite a pair of losses, SAIC still sees opportunities to be a player in the military's ground vehicle business and is taking lessons learned from those pursuits.