Verizon says good-bye to federal leader

Susan Zeleniak has retired after a 39-year career in the public sector, 16 with Verizon. The company has named Michael Maiorana as the new senior vice president for public sector.

Boeing wins $50M contract to support attack helicopters

Boeing Co. has won a $49.6 million contract to provide the Special Operations Command with engineering and other services for attack helicopters.

Alion takes home $47M Air Force order for emerging systems

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has won a $46.9 million delivery order to provide the U.S. Air Force with advanced processes for emerging systems

Trex Enterprises wins $7M small-biz research program

Trex Enterprises Corp. has won a $6.8 million contract to provide the Missile Defense Agency with thermally insensitive telescope mirrors.

HP wins $102.8M ID management contract

HP Enterprise Services has snagged a $102.8 identity management contract from the Homeland Security Department. The win includes managing 300,000 ID cards and the infrastructure needed to support them.

Is the NetCents II nightmare over?

At one point, the Air Force sounded like it was ready to fight for its decision involving the $6.9 billion NetCents II Products contract, but that resolve might be fizzling as at least two of the eight protestors have been told to stand by for new award decisions.

30 more named to $22B Eagle II contract

The Homeland Security Department made 30 awards in the service delivery category of the $22 billion EAGLE contract, splitting the awards between unrestricted competitors and 8(a) small businesses. Who got their ticket punched?

MITRE scores $1.7B contract for systems engineering services

MITRE Corp. has won a $1.7 billion sole-source contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with systems engineering and integration support.

Honeywell wins $485M to service GPS navigation system

Honeywell International has won a $485.5 million sole-source contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with acquisition and sustainment for the Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation System, or EGI.

Northrop wins $226.7 million contract for Hawkeye refueling aircraft

Northrop Grumman has won a $226.7 million contract to provide lifecycle support for an aircraft that can refuel the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft in flight.

GD wins $12M task order to support FAA laboratory

General Dynamics has won a $12 million task order to provide NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability support to the FAA and its efforts to modernize the National Airspace System.

CGI nabs $12.4M defense cyber contract

CGI Federal has won a $12.4 million Army contract to support the Computer Network Defense and Information Assurance Enterprise in the Washington D.C. area.

SAIC is dead; long live SAIC

SAIC has completed its split into two new companies: SAIC and Leidos. Here are the critical names and facts you need to know.

12 companies share $4.1B Army contract

Ten large businesses and two small businesses win spots on the Army's $4.1 billion contract to improve battlefield communications. Who has been picked to compete for satellite and transmission services?

Will Snowden kill the public cloud?

A new survey shows a serious rethinking of the public cloud in the wake of the Snowden case. While the public cloud has gained little traction in the public sector, the security questions raised by this scandal will need to be addressed for wary customers.

Microsoft wins $66M Navy contract for consulting support services

Microsoft has won a $66.4 million contract to provide the Navy with consulting support services.

QinetiQ North America wins $20M contract for TALON IV robots

QinetiQ North America has won a $20 million contract to provide Iraq with TALON IV robots.

Small business joint venture wins $675.1M Air Force contract for advisory, assistance services

SpectrumS4 LLC has won a $645.1 million contract to provide program management, financial management and contract management to the Air Force.

Tangible Software acquires managed security services firm

Tangible Software has acquired N2 Net Security, a managed security services firm, in a move that will boost the company’s cyber offerings in the federal and commercial markets.

Army gets OK for $175M network overhaul

The Army is planning to restructure how it secures its computer networks as it shifts to a more centralized approach, and it plans to spend $175 million to do it.