Opinion

Can the shutdown lead to better government?

The partial government shutdown will end ... eventually ... and when it does there are concrete actions that can be taken to avoid the current debacle in the future.

Shutdown roils the GovCon labor market

The ongoing partial government shutdown is taking a toll on today's workforce and is damaging the ability to build tomorrow's.

Huntington Ingalls makes another deal to expand services work

Huntington Ingalls Industries continues its push into the government services market with a second acquisition in two months.

Constellis takes on reorg, shifts key execs

Constellis realigns its structure and moves several key executives to new roles.

Noblis hires Belcan, Booz Allen vet Jacques

Noblis hires two-decade federal IT industry veteran Rich Jacques to lead its intelligence practice.

GovCon CEOs should answer the call to be moral leaders

Calls are increasing for corporations and businesses to take leadership roles on social and moral issues. It's a role that government contractors are equipped to embrace.

Bad timing: Public GovCon firms will have to report on shutdown's impact

The timing of this partial government shutdown means that many of the market's public companies will have to address its impact on their businesses when they report financial results in the coming weeks.

Boeing's VC arm backs satellite tech startup

Boeing's venture capital arm continues its search for disruptive space and satellite technologies with a new investment in startup Isotropic Systems.

This CEO won't collect paycheck until shutdown ends

Moe Jafari, CEO of HumanTouch, a mid-size government contractor, has pledged to forego a paycheck until his employees affected by the partial government shutdown can get paid again.

Culmen makes another federal tech M&A move

Logistics contractor Culmen International makes another acquisition in the federal IT market, this time for Centrifuge Systems.

3 secrets to FedRAMP success

As the market shifts from Cloud First to Cloud Smart, there are many things to consider. Here are three secrets you can't ignore.

L3 adds retired Adm. David Johnson

L3 Technologies appoints retired Navy Adm. David Johnson to the leadership of one of its business segments.

Microsoft adds security layers to Outlook mobile

Microsoft has given a security boost to its Outlook mobile architecture that brings in more capabilities from its Azure cloud platform.

Why some contractors worry more about this shutdown

One small business owner has gone public with her concerns through an open letter to President Trump. As her worries apply to more than her business, she offers insights on how the shutdown impacts contractors and the public at-large.

CACI tapped for medical logistics work

CACI will support a military medical logistics system as it transitions to a new application.

SAIC CEO shares the strategy behind Engility deal

Now that the Engility deal has closed, SAIC CEO Tony Moraco shares why he thinks this is the best move for the company's future.

Maxar appoints new CEO

Space company Maxar Technologies promotes DigitalGlobe business chief Dan Jablonsky to CEO of the whole corporation.

DOD gives Microsoft $1.7B sole source support contract

The Defense Department awards Microsoft a sole-source $1.7 billion contract for product enterprise services.

Record-breaking shutdown piles pain onto contractors

As the shutdown enters record-setting territory, government contractors brace themselves for more losses.

SAIC-Engility deal gets final OK

Shareholders of both SAIC and Engility overwhelming approve the merger of the two companies, creating a $6.5 billion player in the GovCon market.