Boeing clinches Navy unmanned submarine program

Boeing is confirmed as the company who will build the Navy's fleet of "Orca" unmanned submarines. This win advances Boeing's larger autonomous strategy and gives it a foothold in an only-growing unmanned underwater arena.

FBI needs more time to recompete $5B IT product contract

Owing partly to the recent government shutdown, the FBI needs more time to recompete its $5 billion contract for commodity IT products and services.

Booz Allen protests $500M Air Force contract ahead of award

Booz Allen Hamilton has filed a protest objecting to how a $500 million Air Force contract is progressing so far.

Navy taps CGI to build new contract writing, management system

The Navy selects CGI Federal to build a new electronic contract writing and management system.

Lockheed hires former NRO no. 2 Denker

Lockheed Martin hires former NRO Deputy Director Stephen Denker to the company's space business leadership team.

GSA nixes Alliant 2 SB awards in wake of court ruling

The General Services Administration cancels awards on its $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract after a protestor wins a favorable court ruling.

Navy awards $276M workforce development support contract

The Navy awards a $276.1 million contract for training and other related materials to support and further develop its acquisition workforce.

Palantir's Army win is important, but not quite the watershed moment

Palantir has won the first delivery order under the Army's "DCGS-A" intelligence system contract. But that doesn't mean the Silicon Valley firm has eliminated Raytheon from the competition.

Strasser joins Brillient Corp. as president

Paul Strasser, formerly CEO of Project Performance Corp. and president of ACT-IAC, has joined Brillient Corp. as president

Orolia acquires navigation testing firm

Orolia continues to round out its navigation technology portfolio with another acquisition, this time for testing and simulation firm Skydel.

What lies ahead for Parsons as IPO process ticks forward

Parsons Corp. confirms that it has confidentially filed draft paperwork for an initial public offering. So what's next for them before they hit "The Street?"

Opinion

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.