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.
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