What Northrop makes of Bezos' offer to subsidize NASA moon lander

Northrop Grumman is on the lunar lander pursuit team led by Blue Origin, whose founder Jeff Bezos has offered to essentially pick up the check for NASA in building that vehicle to go to the moon. But the way Northrop invests in space reveals a different philosophy.

Tanium hires new public sector chief

Cybersecurity company Tanium has hired a nearly two-decade technology sector veteran to chart its strategy for the public sector market.

GSA makes awards on ASTRO manned & unmanned product contract

The General Services Administration chooses dozens of firms for the much-anticipated and massive ASTRO contract vehicle covering manned, optionally manned and unmanned platforms and services.

The danger in Bezos' $2B offer to NASA

Jeff Bezos' offer to cover $2 billion in potential cost overruns to build a lunar lander for NASA could be easy to dismiss, but don't ignore some very real threats.

General Dynamics' chip supply issue is far from its alone

Everything in the world runs on computer chips and there are simply not enough to go around, as General Dynamics is finding out with respect to its IT product business.

The one hiccup in Raytheon's hefty defense business

Returns of air traffic to pre-COVID levels has been a boost for Raytheon Technologies as its defense business is also a point of optimism with one exception.

IBM further builds out federal team

Over the past several months, IBM's federal business has added several former senior government leaders for more cloud and artificial intelligence brainpower as it positions itself to purse more digital transformation opportunities.

Accenture (finally) touts big Army ERP win

After several rounds of protests, Accenture can finally say it has secured a $729 million contract to consolidate multiple Army enterprise resource planning systems.

LMI acquires Suntiva to further public health & defense push

LMI closes an acquisition to further entrench its presence in public health and also add more of a footprint with certain defense agencies.

QinetiQ's board adds former CSRA chief

QinetiQ Group’s board of directors elects new member in Larry Prior, the former CSRA CEO and currently at The Carlyle Group.

TOP 100: Smartronix using deals, awards to build on cloud expertise

Smartronix is pursuing growth opportunities by adding and expanding capabilities around cloud migration and digital transformation.

Lockheed wants industry partners to help connect people & platforms

Lockheed Martin sees its vision of a more connected military enterprise as requiring the help of partners in the defense industry and other industries, such as the sector Lockheed's own CEO came from.

Deloitte puts down geographic, cyber footprints with Sentek acquisition

Deloitte has been pushing more into what it calls the "mission space" of the Navy. That has led the consulting firm to acquire Sentek and put down roots in a both key geographic region and technical area.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: The evolution of 'Verizon 2.0' & its public sector arm

Verizon wants to be the indispensable partner alongside its customers for modernizing their networks. In this episode, Verizon's public sector leader Jennifer Chronis explains to our Ross Wilkers what that means for the business she leads and how the larger "Verizon 2.0" strategy continues to shape the unit.

Planned Systems International makes health, cyber play through acquisition

Planned Systems International acquires a middle-tier systems integrator for a greater foothold in federal health and cyber programs.

Shield AI acquires firm that beat a human pilot

A company whose artificial intelligence engine beat a human-piloted fighter jet gets acquired in a deal the buyer hopes will speed deployment of that technology.

Parsons wins $935M Air Force base security contract

Parsons takes a $953 million contract to help the Air Force maintain layered base security systems at its facilities in Europe and Africa.

Four win seats on $240M Army future concept contract

Four companies win spots on a $240 million contract to work with the Army’s Futures and Concepts Center on addressing current and emerging challenges for soldiers.

VTG 'dazzles' with Navy laser win

VTG will install laser systems on five Navy destroyers to knock out the sensors of unmanned aerial systems that threaten them.

CACI records another big win at Defense Threat Reduction Agency

CACI International extends its streak with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by winning a $1.4 billion task order that will builds on the 14 years CACI has supported the DTRA's mission.