Investor complains to agency about contractor's financial performance

An activist investor has gone to the NGA complaining that one of its biggest contractors isn't meeting its financial goals in an apparent attempt to drive down the stock price.

Air Force extends HR work with $84M task work

Diversified Technical Services Inc. was awarded an $84 million task order to continue its IT technical support services for the Air Force’s human resource division.

General Dynamics names new leader for IT businesses

General Dynamics promotes Chris Marzilli to be executive vice president of IT services and mission systems as current leader Dan Johnson plans his retirement.

Conduent names GD vet Collier as government head

Fresh off announcing its state and local exit, Conduent brings onboard veteran General Dynamics executive Marcus Collier as government business president.

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How to build the talent pipeline for your BD/capture teams

Companies are finding it harder to maintain their business development and capture teams. Here are three strategies to mitigate the talent poaching.

Leidos adds Phillips as M&A leader

Leidos hires Randy Phillips to lead the company’s merger-and-acquisition strategy.

Lockheed venture arm boosts backing in small sat firm Terran Orbital

Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm increases its investment in small satellite company Terran Orbital.

MCR appoints Bill Parker CEO

Program management contractor MCR appoints long-time industry veteran Bill Parker as CEO.

Oracle files first JEDI protest

Oracle is the first out of the gate with a protest objecting to the terms of the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract.

Avenu deal shows M&A healthy in state and local market

The federal market is not the only place where mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the landscape. Just look at Avenu's deal for Conduent's software business.

NIH finalizes HUBzone CIO-SP3 on-ramp, for now

NIH has finalized its list of HUBzone companies to be added the $20 billion CIO-SP3 small business contract, but protest options remain.

General Dynamics books $467M Postal Service IT job

General Dynamics receives a $467 million contract for enterprise IT services to the Postal Service.

American Systems buys engineering outfit DDL OMNI

American Systems buys DDL OMNI Engineering to expand existing offerings and add new government customer footprints.

SAIC fights for lost $107M NASA data center contract

SAIC lost a $107.4 million NASA data center support contract to a challenger and has turned to GAO to protest the award decision.

Navy picks five for $223M DCNO support contract

The Navy selects five firms for a $223.9 million contract to provide program management services to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.

Unisys takes last major Census tech contract

Unisys wins a $102 million contract for field IT infrastructure and related services to wrap up all major big-ticket technology acquisitions for the 2020 Census.

OTAs: preserving the authority

Amid all the buzz over Other Transaction Authorities, they raise as many questions as they do for answers.

Air Force plans $24.9M measurement, signature intell project

The Air Force has plans for a five-year, $24.9 million project in measurement and signatures intelligence exploitation.

OPM to host IT vendor day

The Office of Personnel Management’s CIO is hosting a vendor collaboration day.

ManTech books $116M in ISR aircraft tech orders

ManTech International books a pair of task orders valued at $116 million combined for technology services to support manned and unmanned aircraft.