Booz Allen pipes aboard Coast Guard admiral as senior VP

As senior vice president, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen will lead Booz Allen’s justice and homeland security business unit’s thought leadership and client engagement.

GDIT wins $73M contract to boost diverse Navy systems

General Dynamics Corp. will provide IT, mechanical, electrical and other systems support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division under an IDIQ contract that has a potential value of $73.3 million.

Alion’s geospatial expertise expands Army’s knowledge center

Alion will produce digital terrain and geospatial datasets, systems engineering and systems implementation plans for the Army Geospatial Center.

CSC, BAE re-up 17-year IT outsourcing agreement

The new agreement replaces the one due to expire next April and calls for CSC to deliver a full range of IT services to the UK-based defense contractor.

CGI will build online health info system for CMS

CGI Federal will design and build the Rate and Benefits Information System for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services so consumers can compare local health plans available to them.

3 disconnects roiling the government market

The disconnects around how the government buys and what it needs make innovation and efficiency harder to achieve, writes Stan Soloway.

How one CEO uses his unique style to drive growth

Appian's Matthew Calkins shuns the normal approach to running a company and there's little arguing with his success.

Cyber opportunities are hot in 2012

One view is that the budget is flat, but dig into cyber and you'll find growth, plenty of growth, says immixGroup's Chris Wilkinson.

3 keys to planning professional growth

When the economy is shakey and companies are downsizing, it is critical to look at your personal goals and create a plan to achieve them.

Air Force reinstates suspended contractors

Companies are removed from Excluded Parties List System after Air Force reviews their suspension.

HP builds NGEN dream team, but is it a slam dunk?

NMCI's incumbent contract-holder, HP, is collaborating with the industry's biggest players, but it's still not a sure thing to win the NGEN contract.

Putting clarity into contracting

How one agency addresses misunderstandings between agencies and contractors.

BAE continues to anchor Navy’s worldwide C4ISR services

The three-year C4ISR task order calls for BAE to provide maintenance, upgrades, logistics, training and sustainment support to ships, boats and vehicles.

Is the boss nickel-and-diming your IT operations?

In the current budget environment, employees are likely to pay the price for budget-saving measures.

Why ManTech's $90M WINS acquisition is a big deal

ManTech International wraps up its third acquisition of the year and lands a prime spot on a $6.6 billion IDIQ contract.

7 and 7 win $458M Army contract

Large and small contractors will compete for task orders to improve training services for the Army.

Bid protests keep rising

Bid protests filed with GAO continued their five-year climb. How high will they go in fiscal 2012?

Inside the evolution of today's corporate CIO

Today's corporate CIO is part IT guru, part business exec, and all about the bottom line.

STG’s new VP tends to defense sector clients

Tamara Rush will be responsible for operations management and strategic growth of Army clients in the Aberdeen, Md., region.

Acentia hires chief architect for strategy and innovation

Tom Woteki is a veteran technology executive with more than 25 years of experience with large-scale systems engineering, integration and software development.