5 takeaways from the 2019 Top 100

The annual Washington Technology Top 100 provides a great barometer for the market. Here are five takeaways based on our research, reporting and our Top 100 executive event.

Top 100: Peraton embraces change to drive its growth

Peraton is two years out from its spinoff from Harris Corp. and recent contract wins and an acquisition show that the company is embracing change as a growth engine.

Innovation labs grow in popularity among GovCon players

More government contractors are establishing innovation centers and internal R&D organizations as they put more emphasis on bringing new solutions to the government customers.

Top 100: CenturyLink moves forward post Level 3 integration

With the Level 3 integration behind it and EIS opportunities on the horizon, CenturyLink looks for more growth in the federal market.

Accenture takes $65M OTA for enterprise IT 'experiment'

Accenture Federal Services has won a $65.4 million Other Transaction Authority contract with the Air Force to work on a hosting project.

Metis makes deal to expand IC presence

Metis Solutions has acquired Pluribus in a move to expand its work with the U.S. intelligence community.

NCI strikes another exclusive AI deal

NCI Inc. has formed yet another exclusive alliance with a commercial provider of an artificial intelligence tool. This time with a firm that has a software that automatically modernizes legacy code.

Top 100: Verizon's new structure enables strategy

Verizon has a restructured business that lets it pursue emerging opportunities as well as push new 5G innovations.

5 takeaways from the Secrets of the Top 100

Our panel of Top 100 executives share their insights on success in the federal market, and it almost always comes down to people.

Top 100: Three years after Dell, NTT Data targets more megadeals

NTT Data acquired Dell's services business in 2016 and since then has been quietly pulling wins that it would have chased before and federal Tim Conway says more is to come.

Inside GAO's decision to reject Perspecta's NEST protest

Perspecta fought hard to hang onto a $2.9 billion NASA contract but GAO rejected its arguments. Here's why.

Woman-owned joint ventures captures $255.9M missile defense contract

A joint venture led by a woman-owned firm has won a $255.9 million contract to provide infrastructure and cybersecurity services to the missile defense agency.

Top 100: Where does Huntington Ingalls take its services business from here?

Huntington Ingalls has turned seven different business units into a single entity and is targeting more growth for its technical solutions business.

LinQuest continues Air Force space work with $562M win

LinQuest Corp has won a $562 million contract that continues a decades long relationship with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

Peraton caps successful run with $1.8B NASA win

Peraton has been on a run lately with a major acquisition, a successful protest and now a $1.8 billion recompete to support NASA networks needed for new space missions.

Top 100: AT&T's transformation drives public sector opportunities

As AT&T corporate transforms itself, the public sector business grabs opportunities via FirstNet and the coming wave of 5G technologies.

Top 100: SAIC moves forward through transitions and transformations

SAIC is undergoing a major leadership change as well as the integration of a major acquisition as it focuses on growth and winning more contracts.

IBM challenges IRS award to Northrop Grumman

IBM is protesting a $52 million Alliant II task order award to Northrop Grumman to provide IT support services to the IRS.

Peraton bolsters space operations work with Solers acquisition

Peraton is acquiring employee-owned Solers as it builds out its space operations capabilities

Top 100: Accenture fuses commercial chops with government focus

Accenture applies lessons from its commercial business to capture what customers want today and where they are headed in the future.