West Corp. taps new CFO

West Corp. has named Jan Masden chief financial officer, replacing Paul Mendlik, who is retiring.

HealthCare.gov sticks with Accenture

Accenture wins five-year, $563 million contract to continue supporting the HealthCare.gov portal.

Where’s the value in NCI's $56M acquisition?

NCI Inc. buys Computech for $56 million as it tries to diversify its portfolio. What is it getting for its money?

Lessons from the Pragmatics-Avaya protest decision

The protest battle between Pragmatics and Avaya pitted prime against a former teammate, and the situation illustrates the fine line between winning and losing in today's market.

DOD wants Military OneSource upgrade for ‘militaryennials’

The Defense Departments wants input from industry on how it can improve the Military OneSource website as the department adjusts strategies for a new wave of warfighters.

2014 ends with flurry of contract awards

2014 came to a close with a flurry of contract awards, some hitting values into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Here’s a roundup of the major IT-related awards from the last week and a half of the year.

CenturyLink taps insider to be new government leader

CenturyLink has selected Tim Meehan from within its own ranks to be the new senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLink Government.

Salient promotes four from within

Salient Federal Solutions has made four internal promotions to its senior management team.

Kratos wins $72.3M contract to provide Air Force with technical support

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has won a $72.3 million contract to support a test and training branch of the Air Force.

Northrop Grumman names two new heads of Asia businesses

Northrop Grumman has named new leaders of its South Korea and Japan businesses.

SAIC founder dies at age 90

J. Robert Beyster, one of the pillars of the government contracting industry, died Monday at his home at the age of 90. He leaves a legacy built on a belief in employee ownership and entrepreneurship and a dedication to technological advancement.

WT takes a holiday break

We're closing operations for a few days over Christmas and New Year's weekends. But we'll be back in January, ready to explore the issues and challenges facing government contractors in today's market.

CGI gets second shot at Navy CANES contract

Because of an error in how the Navy evaluated pricing on the CANES contract to modernize ship-based networks, CGI Federal gets another opportunity to capture a spot on the contract.

Why AIA's policy initiatives matter to the rest of us

AIA President Marion Blakely presented a set of policy priorities that should draw support from a boarder swath of the business world than just aerospace companies.

Raytheon adds new Patriot customer with $2.1B Qatar contract

Raytheon has won a $2.4 billion contract to produce five Patriot Air and Missile Defense System units for use by Qatar.

NeoSystems names new CFO

NeoSystems has named Mike Dunn chief financial officer, where he will bring to the table his expertise in building companies, leading mergers and acquisitions initiatives and propelling strategic financial plans.

DLA seeks support for five years of org changes

The Defense Logistics Agency wants to put support resources in place so it can meet anticipated mission changes and workload in the next five years.

Patent office wants to bolster internal acquisition work

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is looking for a commercial, off-the-shelf product to help its eAcquisition initiative.

Austal wins $14M option to continue littoral combat ship support

Austal USA has won a $14 million option from the Navy to continue its support of the littoral combat ship program.

World Wide Technology wins $427M contract to support DISA

World Wide Technology has won a $427 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide enterprise services for specified operating environments.