CACI clears protest of major TSA IT win

CACI International can now celebrate a major TSA IT infrastructure award it first won in June but which has since been bogged down in a bid protest.

L3 shifts Stackley, realigns maritime biz

L3 Technologies moves Sean Stackley the former Navy acquisition chief hired in January, to a new role that includes leadership over all maritime offerings.

More GDIT exec changes

General Dynamics’ IT services division sees three more executives depart amid the ongoing integration of GDIT with CSRA.

ICF hires Pampalone to head infrastructure resilience practice

ICF hires former Jacobs principal and program executive Mike Pampalone to lead the infrastructure resilience practice.

Unmanned maritime vehicle market heats up with budget growth, investment dollars

Lockheed Martin's investment in Ocean Aero is just the latest sign that the market for unmanned maritime vehicles is heating up.

No protest worries for $500M DIA award

DIA has avoided any protest worries involving a new $500 million R&D contract by giving awards to all nine bidders.

How ICF brings its commercial chops to the federal market

ICF's Ellen Glover explains how ICF is leveraging its commercial expertise as part of its strategy to pursue more IT modernization and digital transformation opportunities.

Post SAIC-Engility question: who and what next?

When and where the next big M&A deal will happen is a natural guessing game. Now that SAIC and Engility are coming together, we can explore the possibilities.

PE firm AE Industrial makes deal for Gryphon with eye toward roll-up

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners will buy defense technology services company Gryphon Technologies and plans to combine it with another portfolio business to follow the roll-up playbook used by others.

Opinion

For small contractors, everyone’s business is marketing

Small contractors need to think seriously about marketing in fiscal 2019 and beyond by finding ways to resonate with their customers.

Lockheed venture arm spreads its wings overseas

Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm makes its first international investment through the backing of an Australia-based fund.

Three things to watch in SAIC-Engility combo

SAIC's planned acquisition of Engility hasn't been greeted as a barn-burner in the market yet. But maybe that's not such as bad thing as both companies try to move beyond their legacies.

Harris names Dana Mehnert communications president

Harris Corp. appoints Dana Mehnert, currently chief global development business officer, as president of the defense technology company’s communications business.

VT Systems hires Raytheon vet Tom Vecchiolla as CEO

VT Systems hires longtime Raytheon executive Tom Vecchiolla as president and CEO in a move to take effect Dec. 1.

FDA awards $300M in drug info system contracts

The Food and Drug Administration picks four companies for up to $300 million in contracts to help develop an information system for tracking drugs post-market.

ICF keeps $214.2M prime role on USAID health program

Under a $214.2 million contract, ICF keeps its long-standing role on a key U.S. Agency for International Development health program to help other countries in capacity building.

Defense giants make new bets on emerging space tech

Boeing and Raytheon continue the run of defense giants making investments in commercial space companies with an eye toward what the future market will look like.

Five take positions on $213M Navy technical support contract

Five companies win positions on a $213.2 million contract for technical support services to the Navy in IT and other organizational functions.

Accenture federal arm elevates John Fraser

Accenture's federal arm promotes John Fraser to president of its ASM Research subsidiary.

SAIC taking long view in combo with Engility

SAIC certainly sees short-term opportunities arising from its deal to buy Engility, but is really focused on what happens after the current budget bump fades.