iBiz promotes Markey to senior VP

DIGITALiBiz has promoted John Markey to the position of senior vice president.

Leidos CEO recognized by National Academy of Engineering

Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone is elected to the National Academy of Engineering's latest class of inductees for contributions to the industry.

BlueHalo brings aboard new COO

Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company BlueHalo appoints a new chief operating officer to help drive program execution and organic growth.

Cherokee Nation Businesses names new defense & civilian lead

John Boyle, a 25-year veteran of such large businesses, has been named the lead for defense and civilian solutions at Cherokee Nation Businesses.

How these 3 companies are looking ahead to 2021

Huntington Ingalls Industries, ECS Federal's parent company and Cerner all reported to Wall Street their financial results from a challenging 2020 and gave some initial glimpses at how they see 2021.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Accenture's John Goodman on the need for speed and agility

John Goodman, chief executive for Accenture Federal Services, talks with Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman about the challenges and opportunities ahead that are driven in part by COVID-19 but also enabled by emerging technologies that can change how the government does business.

Tech inclusion tracker expands its scope

The Tech Inclusion Tracker has opened its aperture beyond conferences to now also look at diversity and inclusion at boards of directors, TV shows and agency leadership.

Tyler Technologies eyeing all corners of its public sector strategy in largest-ever acquisition

Tyler Technologies makes a $2.3 billion deal for NIC that expands its federal revenue by nearly 50 percent and adds new capabilities.

VA restarts on-ramp for $25B services vehicle

The Veterans Affairs Department restarts the on-ramp process for a potential $25 billion professional services contract vehicle

IBM continues Army logistics modernization with third win

IBM continues its winning streak with the Army's Logistics Data Analysis Center, which is evolving its operations from pure logistics services to a center of data analytics and automation for the entire Army.

Gunnison adds chief growth officer

Gunnison continues to build the infrastructure needed to move into the middle tier as it adds 25-year industry veteran as its chief growth officer.

SAIC clinches $830M Army recompete

Science Applications International Corp. reports its win of an $830 million recompete of its contract for engineering and integration services to support the Army’s aviation systems.

QuantiTech completes third deal with private equity backing

QuantiTech completes a third transaction with the backing of its private equity owner that represents a next and larger step for the government services company.

AI firm details public sector push

Artificial intelligence company Persado gives a glimpse at how it plans to pursue growth in the public sector and the executive it hired to lead that strategy.

T-Rex realigns, hires execs to steer next phase

On the heels of a major acquisition, T-Rex Solutions unveils a new organizational structure and a related set of leadership appointments to lead the company through its next phase.

NOAA adds one more to $2.1B systems modernization pact

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes room for one additional company on that agency's $2.1 billion IT systems modernization blanket purchase agreement reserved for small businesses.

Veritas teaming with activist hedge fund on Cubic acquisition

Veritas Capital and the activist hedge fund led by noted investor Paul Singer have teamed up to acquire Cubic Corp., whose board of directors has now accepted the offer.

Accenture down but not out in battle for Healthcare.gov

The Government Accountability Office has ruled against Accenture's objections to the revised Healthecare.gov solicitation, but that doesn't knock the company out of the competition.

Huntington Ingalls divests oil & gas business

Huntington Ingalls Industries completes the sale of its business focused on the oil and gas sector to a private equity firm.

Booz Allen adds new national security SVP

Booz Allen Hamilton brings in a new senior vice president to work with government clients on technology and workforce strategies.