Six companies win spots on $538M tactical, strategic systems contract

Six companies have won spots on the Air Force’s $538 million Platform for Engineering and Integration of Tactical and Strategic Systems (PEITSS) contract.

Opinion

Leadership or management?

Former Sotera CEO John Hillen explores the key differences between leadership and management and why you need to be skilled at both to have a successful business and a career.

What's Leidos getting for $5B?

We analyze what Leidos is getting in its $5 billion acquisition of Lockheed Martin's Information Services and Global Solutions business.

IT schedule sees growth in fiscal 2015

After a slowdown in previous years, GSA IT schedule experiences modest growth in fiscal 2015, according to its manager.

BRMi acquires agile enterprise software development, systems integration firm

BRMi has acquired ClearSoft in a move that bolster’s BRMi’s agile enterprise software development and systems integration capabilities.

CenturyLink wins $10M in task orders for network, data transmission services

CenturyLink has won four task orders totaling $10 million to provide network and data transmission services to the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Engility wins $82M contract for engineering, intell support

Engility has won an $82 million contract to provide engineering and intelligence work to the Defense Department.

What's left of Lockheed's IT business? Plenty

Lockheed Martin is selling the bulk of its IT business to Leidos, but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of IT left at the defense giant. You'll just have to look a little harder for it.

The 'big one:' Leidos-Lockheed deal reshapes market

Leidos' planned acquisition of the bulk of Lockheed Martin's IT business will have ramifications across the market as the company becomes the biggest player in the federal space.

Leidos makes $5B deal for Lockheed IT business

The rumors about Leidos buying Lockheed Martin's IS&GS business have turned out to be true as the company announces a $5 billion deal.

Parsons wins contract to support Army cybersecurity

Parsons has won a contract to provide deployable defensive cyberspace operations infrastructure in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.

DHS seeks open sources, social media analytics solutions

The Homeland Security Department is looking for solutions offering open source and social media analytics capabilities.

CACI International wins $35M contract to support Fleet Forces Command

CACI International has won a $35 million contract to provide program management, technical and lifecycle support, and technical analysis to United States Fleet Forces Command.

Army looks for companies to carry on AKO-ES

The Army is looking for companies that can continue the operations for the Army Knowledge Management Enterprise Services (AKO-ES) platform.

GSA planning cloud computing IDIQ

Contractors have been lobbying GSA for a comprehensive IDIQ contract for agencies to acquire cloud services and it looks like they might be listening.

Opinion

5 IT predictions for 2016

2016 will be an exciting time to work in the public sector as new innovations come to the fore and existing initiatives start to bear fruit. Maximus Federal President Thomas Romeo shares his top picks for 2016.

HPE claims data center victory over Dell

The Government Accountability Office sided with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and upheld the award of a $225 million Education Department data center contract that has long been in Dell's portfolio.

General Atomics wins $34M contract to develop software line

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $34 million contract with the Air Force to develop and field the Air Force Special Operations Command MQ-9 Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical Lead-Off Hitter software line.

MacAulay-Brown wins $40M contract to support AFRL

MacAulay-Brown has won a $40 million contract to provide the Air Force Research Lab with Spectrum Warfare Evaluation and Assessment Technology Engineering Research, or SWEATER.

Leidos wins $21M contract to support critical analysis, simulation efforts

Leidos has won a $21 million contract to provide the Air Force with critical analysis and simulation efforts.