Booz Allen makes statement on diversity with new board appointments

Booz Allen has steadily increased the presence of women on its board and senior management team in a diversity push the company sees as making good business sense.

The path that led to L3-Harris combo might explain some next steps

Now that L3 and Harris are joining forces, it is useful to look at how they got here as a way to see what could be next for them.

Cloud, AI rework internal processes

While many government contractors market a cloud offering to their customers, they shouldn't overlook the use of the cloud and AI for internal process such as travel and expense management.

Impact of L3-Harris combo ripples far and wide

The megadeal to combine L3 Technologies and Harris Corp. certainly puts its defense prime peers on notice. But government IT, systems integration and other services players also have to pay attention given mutual areas of interest.

How small businesses can think through megadeal trend

The mega deals get all the attention and involve the biggest players in the market but small businesses have plenty to think about as the market is reshaped.

JEDI bid draws ire of Microsoft employees

A group of Microsoft employees are lobbying the company to drop its pursuit of the $10 billion JEDI contract, saying what the company should not build technology used to wage war.

Virginia's Loudoun County powers the data center market

A combination of bandwidth and connectivity have drawn data services and cloud providers to the Loudoun County in Northern Virginia county, making it home to 70 percent of the world's internet traffic.

GDIT builds team to chase $1B opportunity

With CSRA on board, GDIT has positioned itself to chase a $1 billion Army contract to run complex security systems at overseas locations.

Army takes a second shot at awarding $25.5B logistics contract

After getting stalled by a pair of bid protests, the Army is taking a second shot at awarding a $25.5 billion logistics contract.

GDIT's Kristie Grinnell on the need for skills beyond IT

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, contractors need to attract people who know IT but also have analytical and critical thinking skills.

Just in time for JEDI, Microsoft readies secret cloud

With proposals just days away, Microsoft has announced that its will have a cloud offering ready to handle classified data in time to handle DOD's JEDI contract.

Blue Delta finds strategic hires in Nolan, Keffer

Blue Delta Capital Partners hires Phil Nolan and Dave Keffer as partners who will bring a depth of experience in transformative transactions.

IBM protests $10B JEDI solicitation

On the eve of proposals being due, IBM has joined Oracle in protesting the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract and DOD's strategy for a single award.

Why space is an accelerating opportunity

Several factors are converging to accelerate the space market. We look at how one company is positioning itself for more opportunities.

Maximus-GD deal scores on multiple fronts

As more details emerge involving Maximus' $400 million acquisition of General Dynamics's citizen engagement and call center business, it looks like Maximus landed a winning deal on multiple fronts.

GD divests call center biz to Maximus

In a $400 million cash deal, Maximus is buying General Dynamics call center business to create the leading provider in the federal market.

Opinion

HUBZone's beware the too good to be true offer

HUBZone businesses are often targeted as pass-through contractors. Here are the warning signs and how you can avoid being the victim.

BluVector's quiet win speaks plenty about cyber opportunity

BluVector is coy about a recent contract win but even without details the deal says plenty about where the government is in need of cybersecurity support.

What would you send to the moon? Lockheed wants to know

Lockheed Martin is searching for ideas for commercial payloads to the moon but I don't think my idea will fly.

Bloomberg tells tale of massive hardware hack

Bloomberg Businessweek has published a story describing a massive hardware hack perpetrated by the Chinese government but the primary victim says it never happened.