Levers of change that drive the market forward

ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren highlighted the levers of change and why industry needs to prepare during our WT Power Breakfast on the evolving role of the systems integrator.

Cobham US subsidiary unveils board

A U.S.-based subsidiary of Cobham details the roster of its board of directors five months after the British defense company was acquired by a private equity firm.

Leidos' Australia arm makes acting chief permanent

Leidos' subsidiary in Australia appoints its acting chief executive for three months to that position on a full-time basis.

Air Force sole-source software award raises questions of transparency

In a sole-source software license award to Red Hat, the Air Force has hidden away all of its pricing and cost data and that's just not right.

Opinion

Now is the time for leaders to speak out

Thought leadership isn't just for when times are good, writes marketing guru Joyce Bosc. Whether it is COVID-19 or activism around Black Lives Matter, GovCon leaders should speak out because it is critical to their employees and their mission.

Lockheed's ventures arm backs quantum computing and training tech firms

Lockheed Martin Ventures has made a pair of investments that highlight the company's interest in quantum computing and cutting edge training technology.

SOS International buys stake in language translation tech firm

A frequent acquirer, SOS International has this time taken a non-controlling interest in a firm to gain the right to provide a speech recognition and language translation product line to government agencies.

Air Force keeps incumbent, adds 7 for new $1B biz transformation contract

The Air Force keeps one incumbent and adds seven others to the next iteration of an almost $1 billion business transformation support contract.

Perspecta's NGEN protest denied

The Government Accountability Office determines the Navy did not err in its decision to pick Leidos over Perspecta for the $7.7 billion Navy NGEN contract.

PSS adds new national security SVP

Preferred Systems Solutions has hired a former IntelliDyne and SAIC executive to lead the national security group.

Opinion

3 tactics to employ as the fiscal year ends

The digital transformation forced on us by the COVID 19 crisis will have an impact on the usual end of fiscal year rush. Here are three things you need to do for a successful fourth quarter.

GovCon needs to join the conversation about race

The murder of George Floyd has set off a national conversation about race relations that government contractors should not avoid. Let's start by listening and learning but action must follow.

Army starts bidding for $1B cyber training opportunity

The Army releases a long-awaited final solicitation for its almost $1 billion Cyber Trident training platform contract.

CenturyLink hires Raytheon's former privacy chief

CenturyLink appoints a former Raytheon executive and nearly two-decade legal veteran as chief privacy officer.

OASIS on-ramp awards face new challenges

To no one's surprise, some protests have been filed over the OASIS Small Business on-ramp awards. Are more coming?

Lockheed's new CEO takes the reins

Lockheed Martin's new CEO James Taiclet has big shoes to fill as he succeeds Marillyn Hewson, who delivered strong financial results as she transformed the business.

CAE's defense group lead to depart, interim exec named

CAE’s defense and security group president will step down to take up a new job and an interim lead has been named.

SparkCognition's government shop names lead exec

Commercial AI outfit SparkCognition hires a new lead executive from one of its investors to lead the government subsidiary.

Kratos to acquire satellite antenna biz

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is acquiring a satellite antenna maker that was made available to the market by the antitrust regulatory process.

Novetta makes deal for WaveStrike, creates new division

Novetta has acquired WaveStrike to create a new division focused on analytics capabilities.