ManTech hires GD vet Rudo as intell lead

ManTech International hires former General Dynamics executive Adam Rudo to oversee work for intelligence agencies.

Northrop names Leidos vet Ann Addison as HR lead

Northrop Grumman appoints current Leidos Chief HR Officer Ann Addison to the same position.

Industry pushes back against DOD's payment plan changes

The final rule is due by Jan. 1 but there is plenty of opposition to the Defense Department's plan to change how it makes payments to contractors for ongoing work.

Army gets $12B ITES-3S awards out the door

The Army finally awards its much-anticipated $12.1 billion ITES-3S contract, the branch's primary mechanism to acquire commercial IT services.

GSA completes integration of CenturyLink, Level 3 EIS contracts

GSA cancels CenturyLink's EIS telecom contract and renames the Level 3 contract as part of effort to integrate the contracts held by the now-merged companies.

Carahsoft wins $25M Army cloud migration contract

Carahsoft takes a $25 million fixed-price contract to migrate parts of an Army data warehouse to the cloud.

Leidos to complete navigation work for unmanned aircraft

Under a $9.8 million contract, Leidos will complete the integration and testing of a positioning, navigation and timing system for the Shadow unmanned aerial system.

Copper River to support Pentagon with cloud support services

Small business Copper River picked to supply the Washington Headquarter Services with cloud support services at the Pentagon under a $15.6 million contract.

Travel management issues helped nix Perspecta's TSA bid

Perspecta's high price was one issue in its battle for the TSA IT infrastructure contract, but the company's plan for managing travel also was too risky for the agency.

Siemens' federal arm names Tina Dolph CEO

Siemens' U.S. federal subsidiary appoints Tina Dolph as its next president and CEO.

Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent

An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.

Boeing closes buy of small sat company Millennium Space Systems

Boeing closes its buy of small satellite maker Millennium Space Systems as part of a larger push for more agile technologies.

New PE player enters federal market through Sentinel acquisition

Philadelphia region-based PE outfit NewSpring Holdings enters the federal market through its deal for Sentinel, the contractor led by former IBM executive Andy Maner, who tells us what's ahead.

L3 again goes to sea with another unmanned deal

L3 Technologies makes another acquisition to further build its unmanned maritime business and continue the defense company's ongoing "sixth prime" transformation effort.

Lockheed names Mullins BD lead, shifts Hill

Lockheed Martin promotes Robert Mullins to lead business development for the entire corporation and moves current BD head Stephanie Hill to a new role.

Former Symantec CEO tapped as new DIU chief

Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.

Podcasts

Project 38, Episode 5: Dell EMC's Steve Harris on IT modernization

In Episode 5 of the Project 38 podcast we talk to Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC's federal business, about IT modernization and digital transformation and how the market is changing for primes, their partners and most importantly their customers.

6 questions and considerations after losing a bid

After you lose a competition, you need to go into your debrief asking the right questions and listening for the most valuable information. Here is some expert advice.

FEMA turns to General Dynamics IT for post-Florence call center support

The Federal Emergency Management Agency asks General Dynamics’ IT services business to hire call center agents on short notice post-Hurricane Florence.

Court starts clearing out protests against Alliant 2 Small Business

The battle over GSA's $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract continues to be held up with protests but recent court decisions have come out in GSA’s favor.