Oval Office squabble raises fears of shutdown

It was just supposed to be a photo op but it turned into public squabble as President Donald Trump and top Democrats argued on camera about a possible government shutdown.

Speedcast deal for Globecomm clears foreign investment review

Speedcast International's acquisition of satellite communications rival Globecomm passes a Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. review.

Maxar's COO to retire

Maxar Technologies Chief Operations Officer Tim Hascall is retiring from the company.

Lockheed announces CFO transition

Lockheed Martin's longtime CFO Bruce Tanner will retire early next year and be succeeded by another three-decade company veteran in Kenneth Possenriede.

How legacy players keep their DOD supply chain foothold

Even as DOD seems to be full-steam ahead on modernization, sustainment spending continues to loom large for supply chain management and legacy market players do there as well.

Jack Gansler remembered for passion, leadership

Jack Gansler, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, has died at 84 and is being remembered for his work on defense and procurement issues, plus how those processes can serve the mission of government.

Former SunTrust exec takes over GSA TTS

Anil Cheriyan, the former CIO of SunTrust Bank, will lead the GSA's Technology Transformation Services beginning next year.

Abacus cries foul at DHS switcheroo

Abacus Technology won a DHS contract only to see the award go to its competitor after the company filed a bid protest.

Oracle takes DOD to court on JEDI cloud strategy

Oracle is undeterred in its fight against the Defense Department's single-award strategy for the JEDI cloud contract. So now the fight goes to Federal Claims Court.

Opinion

Feds' commercial desires mark fundamental change in the market

The federal market’s pursuit of commercial IT represents a fundamental shift from traditional procurement models to more agile models that leverage commercial solutions based on open standards.

With new center, Mason seeks to drive GovCon conversation

George Mason University’s business school opens a government contracting center and its Executive Director Jerry McGinn is pushing it as a nexus for all stakeholders.

Booz Allen hires DHS vet Dr. Cedric Sims

Booz Allen Hamilton hires former DHS executive Dr. Cedric Sims as a senior vice president.

PAR Technology CEO steps down, acting chief named

PAR Technology CEO Donald Foley steps down and board member Savneet Singh steps in as interim chief.

Accenture's federal arm scores $2B Energy IT win

Accenture Federal Services wins a $2 billion enterprise IT and business support services pact with the Energy Department.

GSA extends EIS transition to 2023

GSA has added three more years to the transition period for agencies to move from the current Networx telecom contract to EIS.

Top executives share market insights on WT's Project 38 podcast

Washington Technology's Project 38 podcast sees some of the market's top executives share how they see the landscape changing and what leaders need to do to prepare.

Leonardo DRS shifts Hathaway to new role

Leonardo DRS moves two-decade company veteran Jerry Hathaway to lead its electro-optical and infrared business.

Northrop promotes Ryan to comms lead

Northrop Grumman promotes Lucy Ryan to corporate vice president of communications.

Inside Caliburn's IPO filing

Rarely do we get to see the full story of a private equity-backed government services company and their growth strategy. But Caliburn's filing for an IPO lets us do just that.

SAIC names board members joining from Engility

Science Applications International Corp. names those who will join its board of directors from that of Engility after they join forces.