L3 closes Vertex divestiture

L3 Technologies has closed the divestiture of Vertex Aerospace on the heels of the defense contractor's first acquisition of this year.

Leidos hires Boera as Air Force account exec

Leido names Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Boera as a vice president and strategic account executive.

Deadline extended for 2018 Industry Innovators nominations

We have extended the deadline for you to get your nominations in for the 2018 Government Innovation Awards. Help us identify the contractors who are transforming public sector IT.

Former PwC federal arm hires Ricci as CFO

The soon-to-be renamed PwC U.S. public sector business hires former Constellis Chief Financial Officer Deborah Ricci in the same capacity.

SOS International wins $78M Army intell support contract

SOS International takes a $78.2 million contract to perform intelligence technical support services that back Army operations.

Perspecta books $149M Medicare application hosting order

Perspecta takes a $149 million task order to host applications for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to process claims applications.

NTT Data wins some and loses some in Education IT protest battle

NTT Data had just won a decision that cleared the way for keeping part of a large incumbent Education Department IT contract. Now they have lost a different bid protest to keep another part of that program.

DHS sees changes ahead for Eagle program

As DHS moves toward the next iteration of the Eagle contract, officials see a more agile-focused procurement, not a traditional IT services contract.

L3 acquires space tech firm Applied Defense Solutions

L3 Technologies acquires aerospace engineering and space technology company Applied Defense Solutions for $50 million.

ASRC Federal wins $202M DEA IT services recompete

ASRC Federal takes a $202 million recompeted contract to continue its IT support services for a Drug Enforcement Administration division.

Dell confirms public market return through complex VMware share deal

Dell Technologies will become a public company again in confirmation of various media reports and analyst speculation over what the global PC giant will do next.

SEC wants companies to file machine-readable financial data

The Securities and Exchange Commission is phasing in a requirement that companies report financial information in the XBRL data format.

Chenega takes lost protest to Court of Federal Claims

Chenega Healthcare Services has decided to appeal a GAO ruling against its protest of an Energy Department decision to not let the company replace its general manager on a bid.

NGA chooses 7 for $250M elevation model support contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency chooses seven companies for a $250 million contract to help maintain digital elevation models.

Salient CRGT moves up Schmitt to senior VP

Salient CRGT moves Edward "Ted" Schmitt up from vice president to senior VP of the health services group.

Octo, TDMK capture $6.8M Air Force contracts for agile development work

Octo Consulting and TDMK Digital LLC have each a $6.8 million contract from the Air Force to aid in software modernization efforts.

NTT Data prevails again in battle for $260M Education IT contract

GAO again finds that the Education Department failed to mitigate a conflict of interest when it awarded a contract to General Dynamics over NTT Data.

Former CSRA chief Larry Prior joins Carlyle Group

Fresh off the sale of CSRA, its former CEO Larry Prior takes up an operating executive role at global private equity firm Carlyle Group.

DOD vet Jerry McGinn named George Mason University's GovCon school exec director

Longtime defense sector veteran and former top Pentagon official Jerry McGinn has joined George Mason University as executive director of the school’s government contracting initiative.

NCI, IAP Worldwide swap protests over Afghanistan work

First NCI was the winner and IAP Worldwide was the protester. But now they have switched places on a pair of U.S. Army contracts to support IT operations for Afghanistan's military and police.