Small biz wins $553M Army unmanned training contract

Pinnacle Solutions has won a seven-year, $553.2 million contract to help the Army conduct unmanned aircraft training.

Deloitte's Dan Helfrich: Don't be a dinosaur, embrace change

Deloitte's Dan Helfrich explained the dangers of resisting change and why contractors and customers need to embrace new ways of doing business.

Noblis names new president of ESI group

Noblis promotes Rick Harrison to president of its Noblis ESI subsidiary.

Navy awards almost $1B SAP software supply contract

The Navy chooses four IT consulting firms for an almost $1 billion contract to provide and maintain SAP brand name software.

Cognosante hires Maximus, GDIT vet Gordon

Health IT contractor Cognosante hires former Maximus and General Dynamics IT executive James Gordon to the leadership team.

Curtiss-Wright buys data link software outfit

Curtiss-Wright acquires a provider of software to be used in tactical data links and other military communications functions.

Integrators are now scouts for new technology

Traditional systems integrators are adopting the practice of scouting technology now that most innovation is driven by the private sector, not government.

Alion taps former MacB chief Fuchs as COO

Alion Science and Technology names Sid Fuchs as chief operating officer seven months after the acquisition of MacAulay-Brown, which he led as CEO.

Schafer's private equity backers shift company across portfolio

Schafer Corp.'s private equity owners combined that government services contractor with another, similar business in the portfolio.

NewWave books $196M CMS modernization order

NewWave Telecom & Technologies takes a $196M IT and application modernization order with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Maximus objects to lost Labor contract

Maximus is unhappy over the loss of a $277 million contract to Perspecta to support the Labor Department's IT modernization efforts.

Cubic makes deal for secure comm outfit Nuvotronics

Cubic Corp. buys Nuvotronics for $64 million in cash to further grow a portfolio of secure communications technology.

PE firm backs Sev1Tech

Private equity firm DFW Capital Partners acquires a controlling equity stake in Sev1Tech, a government and commercial IT services provider.

Novume builds AI portfolio with OpenALPR buy

Novume Solutions has acquired OpenALPR Technology to add more AI capabilities into the portfolio.

SAP NS2 partnership with Dassian expands ERP offerings

SAP National Security Solutions has formed a new partnership with Dassian Strategic Solutions to offer the latter’s enterprise resource planning products to customers in the U.S. government and highly-regulated industries.

Deloitte hires former Air Force surgeon general

Deloitte adds Air Force Surgeon General Mark Edinger to the leadership team in its government and public services practice.

Tony Moraco's advice to CEOs and today's top market challenges

As SAIC CEO Tony Moraco heads toward retirement, he has advice for other CEOs and shares his views on the top challenges faced by leaders in the today's market.

CenturyLink fully cleared to proceed on EIS telecom vehicle

CenturyLink is the first carrier to get an authority-to-operate designation on GSA's massive EIS telecommunications contract. Now comes the part of winning the work and helping agencies make the move.

Army chooses QinetiQ NA to build small unmanned ground robot

The Army chooses QinetiQ North America to build a small unmanned ground robot for one of the branch's first "UGV" programs of record.

Former Engility CFO joins QTS board of directors

Former Engility Chief Financial Officer Wayne Rehberger has joined the board of directors at QTS Realty Trust, a provider of hybrid colocation and data center solutions.