Abt Associates taps new VP of Health Division

Abt Associates has named Christopher Spera vice president of the company’s U.S. health division, where he will oversee the company’s behavioral health, health policy and public health and epidemiology practices.

SRA realigns groups, taps new leaders

SRA has tapped three executives to fill senior leadership positions as the company realigns its operating groups from four to two.

Maximus CFO steps down

Maximus CFO and Treasurer David Walker will retire from his role when a replacement is found, and will remain with the company to get his successor up to speed.

Two more big names join list of Eagle II protestors

DHS faces increasing pressure to take action as more large businesses join the protest of the $22 billion Eagle II contract. Who's the latest to join and actions might DHS take?

Opinion

Capture factor: Picking the right team

In part four of our series on capture management processes, Mike Lisagor explores the critical step of picking the right teammates.

Raytheon wins $35M option to support missile weapon system

Raytheon has won a $35 million option to provide the Navy with design agent engineering services for the MK-31 Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Guided Missile Weapon System.

ManTech names former SAICer to lead cyber and intell business

ManTech International Corp. has named a former SAIC executive as senior vice president of the company’s Mission, Cyber and Intelligence Solutions Group Cyber solutions business.

PacStar wins $6.2M WIN-T support contract

PacStar has won a $6.2 million contract to support the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 1.

Top Fast 50 firm buys fellow small business

OBXtek Inc., the top company on the 2013 Fast 50, has acquired PSI International’s enterprise systems division in a move that brings OBXtek a coveted spot on the GSA’s Alliant Small Business contract.

QinetiQ North America wins $7.8M order for TALON robots

QinetiQ North America has won a $7.8 million order to provide Pakistan with TALON robots that can help dispose of improvised explosive devices.

Alion wins $45M Army order to assess new tech

Alion Science and Technology has won a $45 million task order to help the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force assess leading-edge technologies and bridge capability gaps to meet warfighter needs.

Four lessons from the government shutdown

The government shutdown may only happen once every 20 years, but it taught some important business lessons that are timeless.

How one small business puts culture first and wins

Founded in a basement in 2011, Metronome has grown rapidly over the last two years, and COO Virgil Virga explains how a focus on culture has been a critical factor in the company's success.

CACI loses fight to keep intell contract

CACI International lost its fight to keep a Defense Intelligence Agency contract after GAO denied its protest. The winner, Mission Essential Personnel, will now take over CACI's work supplying analysts to DOD for litigation involving Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Top tech firms want stronger surveillance rules

An open letter from Google, Apple, Microsoft and other top tech firms urges Congress and the president to reform U.S. rules so surveillance efforts are "restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight."

BAE, Lockheed win U.S.-U.K. navy engineering contracts

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have each won sole-source contracts worth nearly $300 million to support the U.S. and British navies with their nuclear submarine and weapons programs.

Are M&A deals heating up?

We've seen an increase of merger and acquisition activity over the past several weeks, but does that mean we'll see a return to robust deal making? Maybe. Maybe not.

Vistronix closes second deal

Vistronix closed its second acquisition this week with the purchase of KSSI as it continues to build out its big data, cyber and cloud capabilities.

AECOM to continue Afghan intell support

AECOM awarded a $10 million modification to an Army contract to collect and monitor trends on how local in Afghanistan feel about U.S. troops and policies.

7 win $80M boost to Army rapid response contract

The Army Research Lab has incrased the ceiling on a multiple-award contract used to support a rapid response activities by special operations, intelligence and other military units.