Parsons can claim $3B in MDA services wins

Parsons Corp. is on the winning end of $2.8 billion in a pair of new contract awards out of the Missile Defense Agency: one as the sole prime and the second through a joint venture.

SkyePoint promotes pair

SkyePoint Decisions elevates a pair of executives to new roles as the government technology services company further plots out its strategy.

SOS International adds two intell biz leaders

SOS International hires a pair of executives including a former intelligence community leader to help steer the company’s strategy for that market.

Granicus makes two deals expand civic engagement portfolio

Granicus makes two quick deals to expand its portfolio of platforms focused on citizens' digital interactions with government agencies.

Forcepoint acquires threat removal platform company

With new owners, Forcepoint has agreed on two acquisitions in quick succession with the latest deal focusing on threat removal functionality and taking that to more government agencies.

Nine win spots on $249M Navy unmanned tech contract

Nine companies win seats on a $249.7 million unmanned hardware and software development contract with the Navy.

Huntington Ingalls hires new finance chief for services segment

Huntington Ingalls Industries hires one of the main leaders behind Maximus' string of large acquisitions to be chief financial officer of the shipbuilder's services business.

General Atomics buys instrumentation developer

General Atomics acquires a developer of opto-electronic instrumentation for terrestrial and space applications.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside the strategy of the newest M&A player

With four acquisitions in 18 months, Sagewind Capital has created a new middle-tier company in Axient that has the backing to make more deals in the federal space as well as pursue an organic growth strategy. In this conversation with Axient CEO Patrick Murphy, Editor Nick Wakeman explores the new company’s strategy and what comes next.

Cisco wins $1.1B software support contract

Cisco wins a $1.18 billion contract for technical support services to Defense Department personnel who use that company’s software products.

AeroVironment moves corporate headquarters to DC region

AeroVironment has relocated its corporate headquarters to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region from the former longtime home in Greater Los Angeles.

Comcast wins third piece of DISA's commercial gateway initiative

Comcast wins its third piece of the Defense Information Agency's effort to roll out new ethernet connections across the U.S.

Top 100 kick off features leading execs

We kick off the annual Top 100 rankings with a virtual event featuring leading executives from Peraton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corp., CACI International, Accenture, LMI and Dovel Technologies. This a great opportunity to hear what's driving today's market.

Booz Allen closes $725M Liberty IT acquisition

Booz Allen Hamilton completes its $725 million acquisition of Liberty IT Solutions to add more offerings around digital modernization including services to support implementations of Salesforce at agencies.

Pandemic's impact mixed but GovCon remains strong

The COVID-19 pandemic had a broad and wide-ranging impact across GovCon, but Deltek's new Clarity report finds the overall the business impact was not as bad as many feared.

Iridium hires new technical chief

Iridium Communications appoints a nearly three-decade technology industry veteran as its new chief technical officer.

AWS, venture capital firm finalize selections for space startup accelerator

Amazon Web Services and its venture capital partner choose 10 startup space companies to participate in a four-week accelerator program focused on cloud computing and analytics technologies.

How AT&T plans to transform VA's infrastructure

Inside how the Veterans Affairs Department has tasked AT&T to help modernize that agency’s communications network infrastructure covering the U.S.’ largest integrated health care system.

In first deal, JHNA expands its Navy presence

Veteran-owned JHNA has acquired Technology Security Associates to bring more Navy work into the fold.

Parsons' latest acquisition eyes converged, digital operations product library

Parsons Corp. will acquire Blackhorse Solutions in a $203 million transaction to add more products and services in areas such as cybersecurity, digital operations and automation.