AT&T secures $231M Treasury modernization win

AT&T takes in a $231 million task order to modernize the Treasury Department’s voice and data communications networks as part of the larger EIS modernization effort.

GSA makes more OASIS on-ramp awards

The General Services Administration adds four more companies to the $50 billion OASIS professional services contract through its on-ramp process.

Podcasts

What will drive the deals in 2021?

In this episode of Project 38, Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers discuss how they see little ahead to slow the pace of mergers and acquisitions in the federal market as buyers of all types continue to make big deals.

CGI Federal appoints new president

CGI Federal promotes a 25-year company veteran to the role of president as its current leader shifts into a new position in charge of commercial and state government business.

Cubic to consider second acquisition offer

Cubic Corp. will look at an unsolicited proposal to acquire the company by Singapore Technologies Engineering, whose bid has come over the top of what Veritas Capital and its activist hedge fund partner agreed to pay.

ICF fails to win second shot at Army cyber contract

ICF has lost a second chance to keep an incumbent contract for cyber research-and-development work after the Army defended its pick of a lower-priced bidder.

Peraton revels in hidden gems its Northrop and Perspecta deals bring in

Peraton is not going to be a large platform builder or try its luck at commercial markets after adding the former Northrop Grumman IT business and later its pending deal for Perspecta, but it is talking up the added product and patent content through both deals.

Startup satellite imagery provider gets In-Q-Tel backing

Capella Space, a startup commercial satellite imagery provider, is partnering with the intelligence community’s venture capital investment arm to further accelerate product development and delivery in the government arena.

Reinventing Geospatial promotes new growth chief

Reinventing Geospatial has promoted one of its own executives to the newly-created position of chief growth officer.

Unissant brings back former business development head

Unissant brings back its former business development leader to the same position.

KBR moving ahead with Centauri now fully in the fold

KBR's acquisition of Centauri late last year was the largest and most transformational in the buyer's own words. With the integration done, KBR's focus is now focused on further growing its government market share.

Enlightenment Capital engages with former DHS chief

Enlightenment Capital is now working with former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to provide legal advice and counsel.

PAE's Heller resigns as CEO

PAE's long-time CEO John Heller has told the company he will resign, effective March 19. Chief Financial Officer Charles Peiffer has been named interim leader.

SAIC appoints YouTube exec to board

SAIC has added a 10th person to its board in YouTube's lead health care executive Garth Graham.

GMU's GovCon center makes additions to advisory board & faculty

George Mason University’s research and education center focused on government contracting adds new names to its advisory board and affiliated faculty roster.

Navy hands down $778.9M modernization support awards

Eleven companies will compete for task orders to help the Navy in its platform modernization efforts under a $778.9 million contract.

LPTA protest lands in federal court

Vectrus and VS2 LLC are embroiled in a dispute over who is the rightful winner of a $250 million Army logistics contract that now is in federal court.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: BlueHalo's strategy for transforming modern warfare

BlueHalo hit the market hard with six acquisitions in 2020 and as CEO Jonathan Moneymaker explains to Editor Nick Wakeman, this latest platform of Arlington Capital Partners is pursuing opportunities around the transformation of modern warfare.

Leonardo DRS sets its IPO size & specs

Leonardo DRS reveals the stake it is offering investors through an initial public offering that sees the Italy-based parent retain both effective control of the business and a presence in the U.S. defense market.

Cyber firm IronNet finds buyer to take it public

IronNet, the cybersecurity firm founded and led by retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander, will become a publicly-traded entity by merging with a blank check firm that includes two L3 Technologies founders in its leadership ranks.