KeyW falls short in bid for $785M Army training contract

The Government Accountability Office has rejected KeyW's bid to be re-instated in the competition for a $785 million Army intelligence training support contract.

Meet the 7 leaders who will be steering modernization dollars

The Office of Management and Budget announced the first members of the Technology Modernization Fund Board.

Engility names CEO Dugle board chair

Engility CEO Lynn Dugle has been elected chairwoman of the contractor's board of directors.

Kratos to shed public safety business, focus on core tech work

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is selling its public safety business. This makes them latest defense hardware maker to divest assets it views not in its core.

Salient CRGT wins HUD modernization job

Salient CRGT wins a $47 million contract with HUD to modernize its home underwriting program.

FBI to revamp, integrate workflow processes

The FBI has released an RFP for a six-year contract for a commercial software system to manage its workflow and to integrated with Justice Department agencies.

VA looks to upgrade financial management systems

Veterans Affairs wants to modernize its financial systems and is looking to see if any veteran-owned small businesses are up for the challenge.

Opinion

Is your security ecosystem robust?

Your security ecosystem must meet robust requirements. In part 2 of our two-part series, we explore the elements you need to have in place to have the right data security solution.

NIH names first group to CIO-SP3 Small Business on ramp

Forty small businesses have been determined to qualify for the first on-ramp for the $20 billion National Institutes of Health CIO-SP3 Small Business contract.

ICF eyes civilian growth thanks to budget deal

ICF sees its civilian business getting a boost from the bipartisan budget deal passed earlier this month but the flow of dollars and contracts is still months away.

Are contractors too confident?

Our latest WT Insider Report shows that contractors are feeling very confident about the year ahead. But are they overconfident?

Merger trend moves to PR arena

Just like their many of their clients, the ConnellyWorks public relations firm has joined with several others to create a new entity with broader offerings to broader set of customers.

Enlightenment Capital backs BI, tech automation outfit ByteCubed

Enlightenment Capital has backed technology services contractor ByteCubed to support the latter’s growth strategy in business intelligence, technology automation and data science.

Opinion

Six principles for modern data security

In a two-part series, we look at the modern principles of data security and why it is critical to make these principles part of your organization's DNA.

By Light acquires Axom for intell footprint

By Light Professional IT Services acquires Axom Technologies to gain a new footprint in the intelligence community, a highly-sought after customer base in recent deal activity.

Cyxtera hires Peace as federal arm's COO

Secure IT services company Cyxtera names almost three-decade defense and intelligence agency veteran Cheryl Peace as federal business chief operating officer.

Deloitte adds former FAA acquisition chief Metts

Deloitte brings on board former Federal Aviation Administration acquisition chief Chris Metts to the firm's federal practice.

Contractor confidence hits a high point for 2018

The results of our latest Contractor Confidence Index show spirits are high in the market as our latest WT Insider Report looks at what's ahead in 2018 for IT modernization, cloud computing and customer challenges.

CSRA wins $208M Education contract for second time

CSRA has again won a $208 million Education Department contract for integration services that was earlier delayed because of a successful bid protest.

Peraton hires Coleman as homeland security lead

Peraton hires two-decade market veteran John Coleman as president of its homeland security sector.