GDIT nabs $50M logistics contract for foreign military sales

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $50 million contract to provide the Navy with integrated logistics services in support of technical analysis and investigation of Foreign Military Sales. programs.

Northrop taps another sector VP

Northrop Grumman has named U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mark Skinner (ret.) vice president and deputy of business and advanced systems development for the company’s Aerospace Systems sector.

Acentia closes acquisition of InSysCo

Acentia has acquired InSysCo in a move that bolster’s Acentia’s software development solutions and gives it access to an important task order contract.

Leidos scores $442M contract to support government transportation security

Leidos has won a $442 million contract to support the passenger screening equipment at airports around the country.

TechAmerica sues former lobbyists

TechAmerica isn't happy about the departure of its lobbyist team, and has filed a lawsuit claiming proprietary information was taken. It's asking for $5 million in damages.

A-T Solutions buys risk management firm

A-T Solutions makes a deal for GreenLine, a small company that uses big data and predictive analytics to identify the risk posed by ships, cargo and people crossing a country's borders.

GDIT wins $25M task order for Air Force cybersecurity work

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a two-year, $25.3 million task order to support the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

Schafer Corp. taps new president and COO

Schafer Corp. has named John M. Gilligan president and chief operating officer, where he will oversee daily operations and help guide achievement of the growth objectives for the company.

Navy awards $26M contract for unmanned underwater vehicles

Hydroid Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has won a $26.2 million contract to support the Navy’s MK18 unmanned underwater vehicle family of systems.

CACI wins $14M contract to support Expeditionary Warfare Program Office

CACI International has won a $14.2 million contract modification to continue supporting the Navy’s Expeditionary Warfare Program Office.

CACI nabs $28M contract for counter IED operations

CACI International has won a $28 million contract to support the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization’s Joint Expeditionary Teamn and its work with IEDs.

GovCon winners feel the squeeze

The winners of the 2013 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards are some of the best companies in the market, but they are in the small or midsize category, and the pressure is on these companies to grow in order to survive.

Judge says IBM never stood a chance of winning CIA contract

A recently unsealed court order in the battle between IBM and Amazon for a $600 million CIA cloud computing contract is very critical of IBM, claiming the company designed its proposal so it would have grounds for a protest if it lost.

Northrop Grumman wins $178M contract to continue Joint STARS fleet support

Northrop Grumman has won a $178 million contract to continue sustaining the Air Force’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, aircraft.

Northrop gets $114M to build three more Global Hawks

Northrop Grumman has won a $114 million contract to build three additional RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems and associated sensors for the Air Force.

Dell, DLT push cloud strategies with new Army BPAs

We look inside the go-to-market strategies of Dell Federal and DLT Solutions as they ramp up their Army BPAs to provide commercial cloud services. Dell will market Microsoft 360 while DLT goes with Google.

Who are 2013's best contractors?

The 11th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards celebrated the innovative companies and individuals of the government contracting industry, led by SRA's Ernst Volgenua, who was inducted into the hall of fame.

Northrop makes two sector VP hires

Northrop Grumman has hired two new sector VPs for two of its sectors. Cathy Rice will serve as VP of contracts for Aerospace Systems, and Catherine Gridley will serve as VP of business development in Technical Services.

Former Stanley execs launch new growth platform

Eric Wolking and Pat Flannery, former Stanley Associates execs, have acquired GAP Solutions as a platform for growth. Wolking shares their strategy and next steps. Will lightning strike twice?

Opinion

Lean analytics offer promise to better serving citizens

In part one of a three-part series, Xerox VP Fred Baradari offers advice on how contractors can embrace agile analytics as a way to improve solutions for government agencies and citizens.