Xator closes deal for InCadence

Xator has closed its acquisition of InCadence in a move that adds new contract vehicles and further builds the buyer's portfolio in C4ISR, national security and intelligence.

MetTel joins Verizon in objecting to DISA's LPTA plans

The Defense Information Systems Agency continues to lean on a LPTA approach for its Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task orders, which continues to draw objections from bidders.

Tetra Tech turns AI into small business COVID relief tool

Tetra Tech has built a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that small businesses can use to navigate the myriad coronavirus relief programs.

A tale of two protests: one loser and one winner

Perspecta and MetroStar made similar arguments in their protest of the Justice Department's $1.6 billion ITSS-5 contract but the results were vastly different.

Perspecta's second acquisition centers on electronic warfare, cyber convergence

Just shy of two years since its launch, Perspecta makes the company's second acquisition and this deal centers on how electronic warfare and cybersecurity are closely linked.

BAE's US arm closes first deal with Raytheon

In buying an airborne radio unit, BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary closes the first of two deals it arranged with what is now Raytheon Technologies.

Special Operations taps dozens for $950M professional services vehicle

Special Operations Command chooses dozens of companies for a $950 million professional services contract supporting domestic and international requirements.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Looking both ahead and back at the enduring innovation agenda

A glance at what the pre-coronavirus world looked like for federal agencies quickly brings technology modernization back to the forefront, and that is where we pick up part two of this two-part interview with ICF CEO John Wasson.

Jacobs promotes exec to head federal & environmental unit

Jacobs elevates one of its vice presidents to senior VP for its federal and environmental solutions business.

Crescenzo named president of Intelligent Waves

Just a few months after leaving the company he led since 2013, Tony Crescenzo has been hired as president of another mid-size player in the market.

NASA's Moon lander awards show a changed market

NASA has chosen three companies to lead the effort to build the next vehicle for landing on the Moon, and none of them existed the last time a person was up there.

As companies adjust to COVID, what changes are permanent remains a question

Several publicly-traded government contractors are reporting positive results as they adjust to life under quarantine, but what changes are permanent remains an open question.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How a pandemic creates short-term shifts and long-term questions

The COVID-19 pandemic is raising several wide-ranging questions and implications for both government agencies and the industry that supports them, which we examine in this first of a two-part interview with ICF CEO John Wasson.

Opinion

6 questions to test your telework compliance

The rush to telework in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has also raised a raft of compliance issues. Here are six questions to answer to know if you and your employees are staying in compliance.

ManTech, CACI report some shifts in business dynamic

ManTech International and CACI International describe to Wall Street how they have adjusted functionally to working with agencies during the pandemic and the impacts they have seen and expect to see.

Teams lining up for $1B Army cyber competition

Raytheon Technologies has officially joined the fray to compete for a $1 billion Army cyber training contract that has several other notable names in the running.

How the defense giants are gauging COVID-19 impacts

Defense companies are making moves in an effort to protect their supply chains as COVID-19 continues to create some dysfunction in the market with the potential for more. Some have altered their expectations for the year too.

A call to attention for all Industry Innovators

Nominations are now open for our next annual Industry Innovator Awards program, where we recognize the vital role government contractors play in delivering new solutions to their customers.

SAIC promotes pair to defense unit leadership roles

Science Applications International Corp. has promoted two of its own to lead parts of the company's defense business.

CGI secures final CDM DEFEND cyber order

CGI Group lands the sixth and final task order for cyber integration and consulting services to federal agencies through the governmentwide CDM DEFEND program.