Why one NSA vet picked the private sector as his new gig
In January, Fortinet hired Phil Quade to be the company’s chief information security officer bringing with him 33 years of experience at the National Security Agency.
Leidos nabs $170M contract to support DTRA threat programs
Leidos has won a $170 million contract to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Cooperative Biological Engagement Program and Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.
Accenture makes second cyber deal in two days
Accenture has made its second cybersecurity acquisition in two days with the acquisition of iDefense Security Intelligence Services from VeriSign Inc.
Arlington Capital building firm worth watching
Arlington Capital has closed four deals in eight months and has pulled together a new mid-tier player focused on three emerging warfighter domains: cyber, space and the electro-magnetic spectrum. And they aren't done yet.
Accenture makes another cyber deal with pick up of Endgame's federal business
Accenture Federal Services has acquired the U.S. federal government services business of Endgame Inc.
Leidos delivers first installment on huge DOD health records project
Leidos has installed the military’s new electronic health record system at its first site under the $4.3 billion MHS Genesis contract.
Northrop Grumman taps new head of Japan business
Northrop Grumman has appointed Stan Crow to be chief executive of the company’s Japan business.
VA feeling pressure to move to commercial provider for health record system
The Department of Veterans Affairs must decide whether to keep and improve its home-grown Vista heath record system or move to a commercial provider.
Protest snags FBI's $750M financial systems contract
A pre-award protest might delay the FBI's $750 million multiple-award contract to modernize its financial systems.
Protests still bog down $25B SPARC contract
In the face of bid protests, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to struggle to award the small business portion of its $25 billion SPARC contact.
22 industry execs land on FCW Fed 100
FCW has named the winners of the 28th Annual Federal 100 and 22 people from industry organizations made the cut.
New CEO, name for GovDelivery
The merger of GovDelivery and Granicus means a new name and a new CEO for the provider of cloud solutions.
Salient CRGT makes strong move into health care
Salient CRGT is moving aggressively into the federal health care market with its planned acquisition of Triple I, a firm serving Veterans Affairs, FDA and the Defense Health Agency.
Federal tech firms join battle against immigration ban
At least 10 of nearly 100 companies opposing the Trump administration's travel ban are firms with significant work in the federal market.
Who won January's biggest contracts?
2017 got off to a meager start with several dozen contract awards announced in the month of January. Who won the top contracts?
Raytheon to provide Navy with satellite processer under $50M contract
Raytheon Technical Services has won a $50 million contract to provide the Navy with an Environmental Satellite Receiver Processor.
Early lesson from NCI breach: Double check financial oversight
The news that NCI had accused its controller of an $18 million embezzlement should spark a lot of reviews and double checking of oversight processes at companies across the market, legal and financial experts tell us.
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