CSRA fighting for chance to compete for incumbent contract

Often incumbents protest after they've lost a competition. But in this case, CSRA is protesting just to get the chance to compete.

Booz Allen names retired Army general to strategic role

Booz Allen Hamilton has hired retired Army Gen. Dennis Via as a senior executive advisor and fellow for defense futures.

General Dynamics arm to help Navy design next-gen ships

General Dynamics' Applied Physical Sciences Corp. has been picked to help the Navy design the next generation of vessels.

Defense Health Agency eyes better analytics

The Defense Health Agency wants better analytics to measure the quality of the health care in the Military Health System and meet requirements set in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

STG buys more time to close PSS deal

With the deal on the brink of collapsing, STG has sweetened the pot and made a down payment to get more time to close its $199.8 million acquisition of PSS.

Accenture wins SEC ServiceNow cloud project

Accenture's federal arm and partner Bravium Consulting will help the SEC build a structure for use of the ServiceNow workflow and automation system.

DISA plans $592M vehicle for processing power

DISA has released a solicitation for a set of contracts that will let it buy on demand processing power.

Northrop gets $332M extension on MDA integration center contract

Northrop Grumman receives a nine-month, $332 million extension on its contract for integration-related services to the Missile Defense Agency.

Maximus details "period of pause" over U.S., U.K. political uncertainty

Maximus' chief executive tells investors that healthcare legislation activity and Brexit are streams in this "period of pause" for company and industry.

Hybrid cloud demand drove Equinix's $3.6B deal for Verizon data centers

Equinix has bet $3.6 billion on a hybrid cloud vision when it acquired 29 Verizon data centers that include many hubs focused solely on government users.

CACI touts enterprise IT push in bid strategy

CACI International describes the enterprise IT bids it plans to submit during the company's most recent earnings call.

Raytheon-led cyber joint venture adds to government leadership team, eyes international growth

The Raytheon-led cybersecurity joint venture Forcepoint adds two industry veterans to the leadership ranks at its global government segment as business seeks international expansion.

Opinion

Old ways of BD don't cut it in today's market

With the market going through so much change and so much uncertainty, companies face the challenge of re-examining their business development strategies but you should look at your BD culture first.

SAIC scores potential $620M NASA engineering contract

Science Applications International Corp. will take over engineering services work at NASA's Goddard hub under a potential $620 million award.

Opinion

New tools have power to revolutionize citizen engagement

New tech-enabled tools are showing promise to improve government customer service and they could represent a growing line of business. Here's what you need to know.

Raytheon to analyze Air Force electromagnetic systems

Raytheon will help the Air Force analyze potential uses of high-power electromagnetic systems under a three-year, $15 million contract.

Engility, Leidos land DTRA support work

Engility and Leidos both report new advisory and support contracts with the Defense Department's anti-WMD agency.

Is STG's $119.5M deal for PSS dead?

STG Group has run into trouble securing the financing for its $119.5 million acquisition of Preferred Systems Solutions. Now it seems the deal may never happen.

Leidos views civilian presence as 'aligned' to Trump priorities

Leidos responds to investor inquiries over civilian portfolio as Trump seeks cuts, says places of strength are "aligned to administration priorities."

DoD officials to bring cloud lessons to Microsoft/WT event

We're co-hosting a cloud event with Microsoft next week to dive into the cloud at the Defense Department with DoD and industry speakers talking security, lessons learned and where we are headed next.