Wolf Den hires former CSRA exec Sheipe

Wolf Den Associates hires former CSRA executive Adam Sheipe as a vice president.

Is M&A activity at a crossroads?

The year 2018 saw stable budgets and expectations of more defense spending lead to overall market optimism. But the current political climate leads Houlihan Lokey's investment banking team to wonder if dealmaking has already peaked.

Cohesity hires new federal lead

Enterprise storage company Cohesity hires three-decade market veteran Davis Johnson as vice president of its federal business.

SAIC appoints new CIO

Science Applications International Corp. names former Engility CIO Nathan Rogers to the same position in the wake of their combination.

Enlightenment-backed EverWatch names John Hillen CEO

EverWatch, the defense IT outfit backed by Enlightenment Capital, hires industry veteran John Hillen as CEO and a pair of other executives to its leadership team.

DOD going full steam ahead on commercial cloud

The Defense Department's cloud computing strategy has the JEDI infrastructure as the military's foundational approach for using a general purpose enterprise cloud. Market forces and tech advances mean this push will inherently be commercial.

IPKeys eyes critical infrastructure market through acquisition

Already in the defense sector, IPKeys is acquiring a company with hopes of growing cyber offerings for utilities and other critical infrastructure customers.

LMI makes deal to grow defense, homeland security presence

Nonprofit consultant LMI makes an acquisition to add more of a footprint with defense and homeland security agencies.

What Leidos' golden anniversary says about today's market

Leidos is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a milestone for any company, and it reminds us of how the market has evolved and matured.

VT Group hires Lydon

VT Group brings aboard nearly 25-year market veteran and former Sabre Systems executive Thomas Lydon.

Industry execs represented in 2019 Fed 100

FCW has named this year's class of Federal 100 winners, which includes 23 from the private sector who have gone beyond the call of duty to help the government's mission.

SOS International unveils new hires & promotions

SOS International hires a pair of veteran executives in the government market to its executive team and promotes two other leaders to new roles.

NetCentrics wins $268.4M DOD IT contract

NetCentrics takes in a new four-year, $268.4 million contract for IT and service delivery support services to the Defense Department’s Joint Service Provider organization.

Booz Allen expects quick bounce back despite shutdown hit

Booz Allen Hamilton saw a $20 million revenue hit during the recent government shutdown but expects solid growth for its fiscal 2019.

Tyler Technologies' deal for MicroPact moves needle on federal presence

Once mainly state and local-focused, public sector software company Tyler Technologies scales up its federal footprint in acquiring MicroPact.

Can better data make AI smarter?

IBM has developed and released a new data set with a million images for training the artificial intelligence that drives facial recognition systems.

Iridium names new COO

Iridium Communications announces the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Scott Smith and his successor.

CACI's latest deals advance its transformation

With LGS and Mastodon in tow for almost $1 billion total, CACI International is full-steam ahead in transforming itself into a major provider of products and solutions to defense and intelligence customers.

For Northrop's new CEO, budget cap return looms in the foreground

For Northrop Grumman's new CEO Kathy Warden, the government shutdown is less of a threat than a possible return of sequestration in the next fiscal year.

ManTech hires Booz vet Pippert

ManTech International adds to its leadership team former Booz Allen Hamilton executive Bryce Pippert.