Merlin reports $200M in DHS, VA IT wins

Merlin International reports nearly $200 million in enterprise IT contract wins with the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments.

NASA awards $8M in universe life research grants

NASA awards three grants each worth up to $8 million over five years for studies of origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

Leidos keeps $210M Army training system contract

Leidos receives a $210 million contract to develop simulated training environments for the Army to prepare for fights in modern battle environments.

CACI takes in $23M DOD financial system contract

CACI International receives a $23 million contract to help the Defense Department further develop and maintain an enterprise financial management system in part for its audit readiness efforts.

Maximus sounds ready to buy, if the price is right

Maximus is seeing an acquisition environment full of businesses it sees as selling at "lofty valuations." But that has not stopped them from looking at deals.

Salient CRGT prevails, captures large State Department contract

It took nearly two years, but Salient CRGT can finally celebrate the win of a five-year contract to support the State Department's Foreign Service Institute.

BAE-Dell EMC partnership targets hybrid cloud market

Defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. and global IT giant Dell EMC have joined forces on a hybrid cloud offering to increase their shares of the market.

Protest pressure can speed agency answers

Sometimes your government customer needs a little push and a bid protest might just be the tool you need.

Navy chooses three for $550M McAfee product supply contract

The Navy selects three companies for a $550.8 million blanket purchase agreement to supply McAfee-branded IT products and services for use across the Defense Department, Coast Guard and intelligence community.

L3 adds former Apple exec Lane to board

L3 Technologies grows its board of directors to 10 with the appointment of longtime commercial technology executive and Apple veteran Rita Lane.

Classified IT market growing and the data shows it

While few know exactly what is in there, it is known that the highly sought-after classified IT market is a growing opportunity for vendors.

CenturyLink moves federal lead Young up to senior VP

CenturyLink promotes federal business lead David Young to the senior vice president ranks at the global telecommunications company.

Navy adds Accenture, Booz Allen to $980M audit readiness contract

The Navy adds one-time protesters in Accenture Federal Services and Booz Allen Hamilton to a $980 million audit readiness support contract.

ENSCO continues battle for incumbent DTRA contract

ENSCO is continuing its fight to keep incumbent contract supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and its role to assess nuclear weapons systems.

Parsons takes $164M DIA tech services contract

Parsons Corp. wins a $164.7 million contract to help run technology environments for the Defense Intelligence Agency.

BAE objects to SRC sole source contract

BAE Systems is fighting a $92.5 million sole-source contract the Navy awarded to Scientific Research Corp. for services on aircraft carriers

The future 'Perspecta' sets its launch date

DXC Technology unveils the date when its U.S. public sector business will separate and merge with two other government IT contractors to form what is becoming the new "Perspecta."

L3 CEO Chris Kubasik named board chairman

L3 Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik has been elected chairman of the board of directors to complete the transition from longtime leader Mike Strianese.

NIH clears protest hurdle for CIO-SP3 on ramp awards

NIH has resolved a pair of protests that were holding up the veteran-owned small business on-ramp awards for the $20 billion CIO-SP3 contract.

SSL grows exec team with Marks, Sarojak

Spacecraft manufacturer SSL adds a pair of executives to focus on the business’ opportunities in small satellites and Earth observation systems.