John Toups leaves legacy of humility and community involvement

John Toups, one of the pioneers of the government IT services business, has died at 92. He leaves a legacy built as much on his humility and community service as on his business acumen.

CACI books $122M Navy electronic comms order

CACI International takes in a $122 million task order to develop specialized electronic communications systems for the Navy.

USmax adds GD vet Mark Sikorski as new COO

Government IT services contractor USmax hires 18-year General Dynamics veteran Mark Sikorski as chief operating officer.

Protests surround Army training contract

No sooner had the Army cleared one protest involving a large training and support program, formerly known as Warfighter FOCUS, that another challenge popped up.

American Systems hires Steckel as BD lead

American Systems hires 16-year federal market veteran John Steckel as vice president of business development.

Salient CRGT hires Anderson as defense, intell lead

Salient CRGT hires three-decade defense sector veteran and former General Dynamics executive John Anderson as sector president for defense and intelligence agencies.

Army chooses five for $249M waveform services contract

The Army chooses five companies for a $249.6 million contract to support efforts in the development of a waveform environment.

What's on Warden's to-do list as Northrop's new CEO

Northrop Grumman's incoming CEO Kathy Warden will inherit a company that looks very different from the one current CEO Wes Bush inherited eight years ago. Here are some high priority areas to watch when she takes the reins.

Peraton cries foul over two lost NIH task orders

Peraton is pushing back against two lost task orders to support patient care and clinical data for the National Institutes of Health.

DOD makes first awards on $28B tech research contract vehicle

The Defense Department awards the first portion of its $28 billion "IAC-MAC" contract vehicle for technology R&D services.

CGI takes $500M CDM cyber services order

CGI Federal wins an estimated $500 million cyber services task order as part of the government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program.

L3's new hire fits strategy to recast the company

L3 Technologies hires former Lockheed Martin executive and three-decade defense sector veteran Stephen O'Bryan as chief global business development officer in another sign that the company is heading in a new direction.

Perspecta challenges $668M CDM cyber award to ManTech

Perspecta didn't like that its bid for a $668.7 million CDM DEFEND cyber services award was rejected. The company is now protesting the decision to give the work to ManTech.

Deadline looming for Industry Innovator submissions

The deadline was extended to July 18, but that is now just days away. Here are insights on what we are looking for and what it takes to be a 2018 Industry Innovator.

General Dynamics loses shot at lucrative Army intelligence system

With a GAO ruling against it, General Dynamics won't be able to pursue the lucrative Distributed Common Ground System-Army project.

An early take on Wes Bush's Northrop legacy

Retiring Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush was not afraid to be bold in molding the defense contractor into what it is today.

Northrop CEO Wes Bush to retire, Kathy Warden named successor

Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush will retire from the chief executive role on Jan. 1, 2019 and be succeeded by COO Kathy Warden.

Engility may be at crossroads on report of possible sale

Engility Corp. is reportedly looking at a sale as it finds itself at a crossroads of struggling for growth in a market dominated by a need for scale.

How Polaris Alpha deal pushes Parsons deeper into national security IT domain

Parsons Corp. sought a greater share of higher-end national security technology work with its acquisition of Polaris Alpha. Here's how leadership sees that fitting into Parsons' federal market strategy.

Accenture federal arm hires CSRA vet Batsakis

Accenture Federal Services hires former CSRA executive George Batsakis as defense and intelligence practice leader.