How SAIC's 'Innovation Factory' & Red Hat pact explain the commercial IT push

How SAIC's new "Innovation Factory" to test and deploy technologies quickly with Red Hat as the initial partner feeds into the larger story of how federal systems integrators want to be a bridge to agencies for commercial tools.

Buchanan & Edwards hires Shintani as chief growth officer

Buchanan & Edwards hires nearly three-decade government IT market veteran Cal Shintani as chief growth officer.

Deadline looms for Army's ACCENT cloud on-ramp

The Army is moving full steam ahead with the on-ramp for its ACCENT cloud procurement and proposals are due in a matter of days.

Noblis hires General Dynamics vet Barnett as CTO

Noblis hires General Dynamics IT veteran Chris Barnett as chief technology officer.

Five winning strategies for attracting top talent

In today’s professional services market, competition for talent is more intense than ever so it is worth rethinking how your firm positions itself to attract the best talent. Here are five strategies to help you gain a competitive advantage.

CACI & industry peers unfazed by midterm election, near-term budget outlook

CACI International is the latest public government IT and services company to show lack of concern over the midterm election and what that could mean for budgets. Here is what they and their peers have said.

Who's your nontraditional buyer?

Acquisition experts Marc Marlin and Kate Troendle continue their four-part series that examines who is driving the resurgence in government market M&A. Here in part three, they look at the "nontraditional" buyers coming into the arena.

DHS ITOSS contract struggles to shed protest problems

GAO has denied the latest round of protests involving DHS' almost $200 million "ITOSS" contract but the door is still open for more.

Parsons brings together federal, infrastructure units

Parsons Corp. consolidates federal and infrastructure business units into a single structure and names a chief operating officer.

Interior adds three to $235M financial system support contract

The Interior Department adds three more companies to a $235 million contract for maintenance and support of Oracle-based financial and accounting systems.

Accenture Federal hires Johns Hopkins APL vet Ian McCulloh

Accenture Federal Services hires Ian McCulloh, former chief scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Cobham U.S. division makes COO, CFO hires

A U.S. division of British defense contractor Cobham brings on board a pair of C-level executive hires to support growth and compliance.

Engility near growth as acquisition by SAIC gets closer

Engility looks poised to return to organic growth in 2019 just as it closes its $2.5 billion acquisition by SAIC.

RS3 on-ramp awards face protests

So far four companies have filed protests after failing to be named one of the 198 winners of the Army's first on-ramp competition for the $37.4 billion RS3 contract.

IBM's Red Hat deal targets longer-term federal success

IBM isn't looking for a quick hit from its $34 billion Red Hat deal. But Big Blue is more focused on longer-term capabilities for the federal business.

VT Group taps former Mission Essential CEO for president

VT Group names former Mission Essential CEO Sunil Ramchand to the role of president and chief growth officer.

BAE lands $72M Navy contract for aircraft systems support

BAE Systems has been tapped by the Navy to support air traffic control and landing systems under a $72 million contract.

IntelliDyne gets $15.7M DHA direct support contract

IntelliDyne receives a $15.7 million sole-source contract for direct support to the Defense Health Agency Global Service Center.

Are we approaching the end of the line for market consolidation?

M&A deal volume in government services is down this year but transaction values are up. Does that mean market consolidation is near a finish line?

Perspecta wins $564M data center recompete

Perspecta wins a $564 million recompete that indicates its focus might be just fine as it moves toward larger competitions on the horizon.