Opinion

Why the 3 C's are so important to GovCon M&A

Tom McBrearty of Rock Hall Partners explains how focusing on Customers, Contracts and Capabilities are what drives the best outcomes in a merger or acquisition.

Contracts

Navy keeps Deloitte for $88M training support recompete

Deloitte first won the work in 2018 to standup the platform designed to simulate the capabilities of shipboard networks.

Companies

Northrop details finance chief transition and others to come

Two of the defense giant's business segments will also have new presidents in place over the summer.

Contracts

FBI has clear path to award $7B ITSSS-2 pact

The Government Accountability Office rejects the last pre-award protest involving this blanket purchase agreement for IT services and supplies.

Contracts

ManTech secures $110M Air Force digital transformation contract

The company will use artificial intelligence and other technologies to consolidate and modernize the Air Force's human capital management systems.

Companies

Draft of 2025 NDAA wants foreign investment study

Proposed language in this piece of policy legislation would direct the Defense Department to study reporting requirements of foreign investments in commercial companies, private equity and venture capital funds.

Companies

Excella secures investment from Attain Capital

Excella will use these financial resources to aid in its expansion efforts on the technology capability and growth fronts.

Contracts

Navy starts work to recompete $12.6B logistics vehicle

A new sources sought notice lays out the Navy's vision for the next iteration of its so-called CMMARS contract that primarily focuses on aircraft.

Contracts

NIST issues new guidelines on protecting unclassified data in government systems

The framework considers the private sector’s increased role in helping the federal government in day-to-day operations and aims to reduce the risk of supply chain cyberattacks.

Contracts

SAIC loses final shot at $1.3B NASA IT competition

The space agency gets a favorable ruling in how it has managed the NASA Consolidated Applications and Platform Service contract, also called NCAPS.

Companies

Accenture Federal puts 'scaffolding in place' to integrate Cognosante

Accenture Federal Services will use Cognosante as the foundation for a new health practice and continue leaning on commercial tech partnerships to drive innovation, CEO John Goodman tells us.

Companies

LinTech's federal IT business brings in new CEO

LinTech was acquired by its current owner in 2023 and is charting the next phase after graduating from 8(a) status.

Companies

V2X hires Peraton vet as chief executive

Jeremy Wensinger will join V2X approximately two years after the completion of the merger that created the company.

Podcasts

WT 360: Astrion's quest to become the next great mid-tier

What does it take to build a great mid-sized contractor? Astrion CEO Dave Zolet answers that question and explains the company's path to get there, along with his perspective on why the middle market is a good place to be.

Contracts

The Pentagon’s brewing a build-a-cloud program for defense agencies

The young platform, dubbed Olympus, is designed for self-service commercial cloud needs.

Companies

Maximus previews a pair of big recompete tests

One rebid is just around the corner and the second isn't far behind as CEO Bruce Caswell updates investors on challenges and opportunities ahead.

Companies

New CEOs join nonprofit R&D outfit, defense tech maker and more

Company IT resources, operations, finance and sales are among the other job functions featured.

Companies

Tech firms pledge to release products with built-in security features

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been trying to get companies to agree to its "secure by design" paradigm for months.

Opinion

Why invest in your frontline people

Your technical experts are close to your customers and with the right training can be a powerhouse for business development efforts, Hi-Q Group's co-founder and managing principal Nic Coppings writes.

Companies

Tetra Tech acquires industrial automation tech integrator

Tetra Tech is continuing its work on building synergies between its federal and infrastructure business units.