Leidos' latest exec realignment includes new space leader

Leidos is undertaking a series of changes and realignments in its senior leadership team including one appointment from within to lead the national security space market strategy.

Valiant Integrated Services acquires logistics firm

Three years on from one major acquisition, Valiant Integrated Services completes another to add more third-party logistics and other work for federal agencies.

How the 'Verizon 2.0' vision continues to shape its public sector arm

At No. 20 on the 2021 Washington Technology Top 100, Verizon is in the third year of its "2.0" vision and a customer-centric structure across the telecom giant including in the public sector shop responsible for bringing 5G and other technologies to agencies.

Deadline extended for Industry Innovator Awards

We've extended the deadline until July 16 for our annual Industry Innovator Awards program, so get your nominations ready and celebrate the innovation you have delivered to your customers.

SAIC creates chief climate scientist post

Science Applications International Corp. has created a new position of chief climate scientist and hired a nearly four-decade government veteran to lead the company's work in that area.

Appgate brings in new federal leader

Cybersecurity company Appgate hires a new executive to lead the delivery of zero trust offerings to federal agencies.

CSA closes acquisition & gets added backing

Digital transformation consulting firm Client Solution Architects hits the $100 million-annual revenue mark with an acquisition and gets added backing from one of the federal market's most active investors.

SAIC board adds new member to further build diversity

Science Applications International Corp.'s board of directors has named a former KPMG managing partner as a new member. That appointment means seven out of 11 directors are women or member of a minority group.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Booz Allen's next strategic plan and the power of diversity

This episode features excerpts from Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman's interview with Karen Dahut, the leader of Booz Allen Hamilton's defense and commercial business. They talk about the company's next strategic plan, the power of diversity and what it will take for Booz Allen to survive another 100 years.

CAES hires new space systems leader

Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions hires a long-time veteran of Honeywell International as head of the space systems business.

Top 100 diversity shows little improvement

There are a few small bright spots in our second annual analysis of racial and gender diversity among Top 100 executives. But the results continue to point at how diversity lags at many companies on the list.

New CEO, same agenda for L3Harris

The merger agreement to create L3Harris Technologies said a CEO transition would take place on the second anniversary of the deal's completion. That day has come and gone, but the road ahead is not done.

Former LGS CEO back with new venture, same investor backing

Kevin Kelly led the build and sale of LGS Innovations as its CEO and is partnering again with one of that company's investors to find more emerging government technology firms to back. Kelly tells us what they are looking for.

Wolf Den starts transition, names new CEO

Wolf Den Associates' founders Barry Landew and Kevin Robbins want their company to last more than one generation. Step one is complete -- hire a CEO.

Leidos scores $2.5B NASA takeaway

Leidos wins a $2.5 billion NASA IT services and solutions contract that represents a takeaway from the company it spun out nearly eight years ago and holds the bulk of that work under a predecessor award.

How ManTech turns its tagline into strategy

ManTech's tagline of "Bringing Digital to the Mission" is both in its logo and creates several threads of the overall strategy for the No. 26 company on the Washington Technology Top 100.

Peraton to continue Strategic Command IT support

Peraton receives a new $443.8 million contract to continue providing IT platforms and support services to U.S. Strategic Command.

T-Mobile elects former NGA director to board

T-Mobile’s board of directors has elects a new member in Letitia “Tish” Long, the four-decade intelligence sector veteran.

BlueHalo further builds out exec team with new hire

BlueHalo has brought in a 20-year veteran of the federal market to lead its cyber and intelligence business.

DOD taps GMU to study financial dynamics of contracting

The Defense Department has turned to George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting to conduct four studies on cash flow, financing and small business, and accounting system requirements to better understand the financial dynamics of contracting.