L3 again goes to sea with another unmanned deal

L3 Technologies makes another acquisition to further build its unmanned maritime business and continue the defense company's ongoing "sixth prime" transformation effort.

Lockheed names Mullins BD lead, shifts Hill

Lockheed Martin promotes Robert Mullins to lead business development for the entire corporation and moves current BD head Stephanie Hill to a new role.

Podcasts

Project 38, Episode 5: Dell EMC's Steve Harris on IT modernization

In Episode 5 of the Project 38 podcast we talk to Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC's federal business, about IT modernization and digital transformation and how the market is changing for primes, their partners and most importantly their customers.

FEMA turns to General Dynamics IT for post-Florence call center support

The Federal Emergency Management Agency asks General Dynamics’ IT services business to hire call center agents on short notice post-Hurricane Florence.

Court starts clearing out protests against Alliant 2 Small Business

The battle over GSA's $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract continues to be held up with protests but recent court decisions have come out in GSA’s favor.

How a new NASA satellite contract explains the renewed space push

NASA's $750 million contract for small and medium-sized satellites helps illustrate the government's renewed focus on bolstering the U.S. space architecture, particularly as the buzz surrounding a new Space Force service branch.

System One makes second federal IT M&A deal in TPGS

System One makes its second federal IT market acquisition in less than a year, this time for TPGS to gain more of a defense and intelligence footprint.

AECOM unit squares off against GDIT over $2B State supply chain contract

AECOM's URS subsidiary is pushing back against General Dynamics IT's win of a $2 billion contract to secure and manage the State Department's supply chain.

Pricing made the difference for CACI in battle for TSA contract

The battle for the Transportation Security Administration’s IT infrastructure contract apparently became a battle over price and how much of a premium the government was willing to pay for more innovation.

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.