Engility near growth as acquisition by SAIC gets closer

Engility looks poised to return to organic growth in 2019 just as it closes its $2.5 billion acquisition by SAIC.

RS3 on-ramp awards face protests

So far four companies have filed protests after failing to be named one of the 198 winners of the Army's first on-ramp competition for the $37.4 billion RS3 contract.

IBM's Red Hat deal targets longer-term federal success

IBM isn't looking for a quick hit from its $34 billion Red Hat deal. But Big Blue is more focused on longer-term capabilities for the federal business.

VT Group taps former Mission Essential CEO for president

VT Group names former Mission Essential CEO Sunil Ramchand to the role of president and chief growth officer.

Are we approaching the end of the line for market consolidation?

M&A deal volume in government services is down this year but transaction values are up. Does that mean market consolidation is near a finish line?

Perspecta wins $564M data center recompete

Perspecta wins a $564 million recompete that indicates its focus might be just fine as it moves toward larger competitions on the horizon.

ManTech cryptic on $158M Air Force space security win

ManTech International discloses a $158 million Air Force Space Command contract that is light on details, but continues to reveal how contractors are playing in the military space market.

Booz Allen sees 2019 contract activity 'spread out over the year'

In his quarterly call with Wall Street, Booz Allen CEO Horacio Rozanski says to expect contract spending to be spread more evenly over the fiscal year versus a fourth quarter crunch.

IBM makes big play for Red Hat

IBM's planned $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat will have a big impact across the entire technology market, public sector included, as the desire for hybrid cloud solutions accelerates.

Endeavor, Howe and Howe team to chase big Army ground robot program

Endeavor Robotics has joined forces with Howe and Howe Technologies to pursue the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.

Leidos results beg the question: Did the fourth quarter spending spree fizzle?

Leidos cut its sales outlook for this year partly because of lower-than-expected federal spending, which begs the question of whether the traditionally hyped "fourth quarter spending spree" fizzled out.

Microsoft goes to bat for military work

Microsoft has joined Amazon as commercial technology companies that have publicly touted their work with the federal government and the military in particular as a good thing to do.

CACI's Asbury on the need to embrace change

CACI International CEO Ken Asbury shared how his company has changed to meet the shifts and demands of a rapidly-evolving market.

GAO gives four bidders another shot at $7.5B DISA SETI contract

Citing problems with how DISA evaluates innovation factors and pricing, GAO has recommended four companies be given another shot at the $7.5 billion SETI contract.

In a hot M&A market, are there enough sellers?

Calendar year 2018 has been an active market for mergers and acquisitions, but are there are enough sellers to match all of the buyers?

Textron goes to ground with unmanned acquisition

Textron is acquiring an unmanned ground vehicle maker to try and take a share of anticipated growth in longer-term programs of record.

Who's your public buyer?

Acquisition experts Marc Marlin and Kate Troendle continue their four-part series that examines who is driving the resurgence in government market M&A. Here in part two, they look at why the public companies have become "somewhat of a unicorn" in the buyer universe.

Army moves $785M training contract forward without General Dynamics

General Dynamics has lost its bid to get back in the competition for a $785 million Army training contract now that GAO has ruled against their protest.

Cloud security firm Fugue gets backing from IC investor In-Q-Tel

Cloud security outfit Fugue receives an investment from the intelligence community’s venture capital arm In-Q-Tel.

Northrop consolidates parts of tech services in bid to increase efficiency

Northrop Grumman is consolidating two of the three divisions within its technology services segment into a single unit in a move to bring more efficiency to the business.