Deloitte names Prabhakar civilian practice head

Deloitte appoints two-decade consulting veteran Kavitha Prabhakar to lead the firm's civilian government practice.

Industry hails signing of 2019 NDAA

President Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act on Monday. And it comes with several provisions popular with the contracting community.

How Alion's MacB deal fits into the notion of scale

The initial analyst verdict on Alion Science and Technology's deal for MacAulay-Brown says the goal of more scale is met. What else does it mean?

Small biz captures $435M DTRA IT contract

Small business TekSynap takes a $435 million contract for IT services to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as the large business solicitation is pending.

Navy picks seven for info ops, oceanography contract

The Navy chooses seven firms for contracts to develop software for the branch’s information operations, meteorology and oceanography systems.

LGS touts success in talent battle

Competition in the federal technology market for talent has never been hotter and here's how LGS Innovations is finding its way through that.

SAIC keeps $861M Navy 'C4ISR' system contract

Science Applications International Corp. wins a recompeted $861.1 million Navy "C4ISR" system production and delivery contract.

GAO sides with incumbent in pricing dispute

ENSCO has fought off a challenger to get another shot at keeping an incumbent contract to help assess nuclear weapon systems.

Cyber firm Vericlave names BAE, L3 vet Bagnal COO

Cybersecurity product maker Vericlave appoints BAE Systems and L3 Technologies veteran Joel Bagnal as president and COO.

NASA taps JV for $608M Kennedy Space Center services contract

A joint venture of PAE and a company acquired by KBR wins a $608.7 million contract to help operate and maintain equipment facilities at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Novetta adds former CSRA CEO Larry Prior to board

Analytics company Novetta appoints former CSRA CEO Larry Prior to the board of directors.

How M&A is disrupting the federal market

We are taking a deep dive into all angles of mergers and acquisitions in the federal market during our Aug. 17 WT Power Breakfast. You don't want to miss this lineup.

Leidos books $639M in Social Security IT orders

Leidos books $639 million in task orders for IT services to support the Social Security Administration’s technology modernization efforts.

Investor complains to agency about contractor's financial performance

An activist investor has gone to the NGA complaining that one of its biggest contractors isn't meeting its financial goals in an apparent attempt to drive down the stock price.

Air Force extends HR work with $84M task work

Diversified Technical Services Inc. was awarded an $84 million task order to continue its IT technical support services for the Air Force’s human resource division.

General Dynamics names new leader for IT businesses

General Dynamics promotes Chris Marzilli to be executive vice president of IT services and mission systems as current leader Dan Johnson plans his retirement.

Conduent names GD vet Collier as government head

Fresh off announcing its state and local exit, Conduent brings onboard veteran General Dynamics executive Marcus Collier as government business president.

Opinion

How to build the talent pipeline for your BD/capture teams

Companies are finding it harder to maintain their business development and capture teams. Here are three strategies to mitigate the talent poaching.

Leidos adds Phillips as M&A leader

Leidos hires Randy Phillips to lead the company’s merger-and-acquisition strategy.

Lockheed venture arm boosts backing in small sat firm Terran Orbital

Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm increases its investment in small satellite company Terran Orbital.