Huntington Ingalls promotes Brady to SN3 unit COO

Huntington Ingalls Industries promotes 17-year company veteran Sharon Brady to chief operating officer of the SN3 business within the shipbuilder’s services segment.

SAIC names new corporate, strategic development leads

SAIC shifts a pair of executives into new responsibilities for the contractor’s corporate development and strategic development and communications functions.

CEO Mac Curtis on why the Vencore-DXC-KeyPoint combo made him go 'Damn!'

Mac Curtis was leading Vencore toward a public stock offering, but merging it with DXC's U.S. public sector business and KeyPoint became an even more appealing opportunity. Here's what their combination means.

Midterms likely to force CR for start of next fiscal year

Congress has made progress toward passing a budget for fiscal year 2019, but the mid-term elections are likely to derail a timely passage.

Sevatec brings back former CTO McKinney as 'chief solutions officer'

Sevatec rehires its former CTO Mike McKinney to the newly-created role of chief solutions officer to oversee its innovation team and technology investments.

Personnel change kills Chenega bid

Chenega Healthcare Services lost an incumbent contract after the Energy Department refused to consider a replacement general manager.

Rite Solutions books $21M submarine tech services contract

Rite-Solutions books a $21 million contract to help the Navy engineer and develop new technology features on two types of subsystems used in submarines.

DOD's cloud push proves that the innovation pyramid has flipped

The Defense Department's big-ticket cloud computing acquisitions show how the innovation pyramid has flipped and how the government has to follow the commercial world to get innovation.

Applied Insight, DV United win $6.5M Army insider threat contract

Applied Insight and DV United have won a $6.5 million cybersecurity contract to help Army Cyber Command combat insider threats.

CACI sees organic growth on the upswing

CACI International sees growth in its current and next fiscal years as agencies put spending plans into place.

OASIS Pool 2 on-ramp competition begins for large businesses

GSA opens the competition for the on-ramp for the unrestricted portion of Pool 2 of the $60 billion OASIS professional services contract.

TSA terminates Peraton's $578M logistics contract

The Transportation Security Administration terminates $578 million logistics services contract awarded to Peraton.

Opinion

Time to think of cybersecurity as a customer service issue

Cybersecurity professionals need to think of cybersecurity as a customer services issue but making that shift can be a challenge.

Yuma protest battle at five years and counting

The fight for a $400 million Army test and evaluation contract at Yuma Proving Ground has lasted more than five years with no end in sight.

ICF books $50M Air Force cyber advisory order

ICF has received a potential three-and-a-half year, $50 million task order for cyber-related technical and advisory services to the Air Force.

Perspecta challenges CIA award

Perspecta has filed a protest to claim the evaluation of its bid for a $75 million CIA contract was done incorrectly.

Eight take spots on $2.4B Army training services contract

Eight companies win positions on a $2.4 billion contract to provide and manage training and training assistance services to the Army.

BAE's U.S. arm has 'no present plans to divest' services, CEO says

BAE Systems' U.S. chief executive sees opportunities on the horizon in the government services market and has no plans to sell the business.

MAG makes first deal with PE firm's backing

Defense IT contractor MAG Aerospace makes its first acquisition with the backing of a private equity firm to further build the ISR services portfolio.

Halfaker hires General Dynamics IT vet Ken Georgi as COO

Federal IT services contractor Halfaker and Associates hires former General Dynamics IT civilian head Ken Georgi as COO.