DHS vet Chaillan joins Qualys as federal CTO

Former DHS Chief Architect Nicolas Chaillan joins secure cloud firm Qualys as federal CTO to lead government IT initiatives.

Special Operations Command kicks off visual database effort

Special Operations Command unveils plans to modernize its IT infrastructure in an effort to generate visual databases.

DOT posts enterprise IT shared services draft RFP

The Transportation Department released draft solicitation for a six-year enterprise IT shared services contract.

Boeing VC arm backs 'Internet of Things' nanosatellite business

Boeing's venture capital arm invests in Myriota, a nanosatellite technology startup focused on "Internet of Things" connectivity.

Inside the Navy NGEN IT services competition's teams and stakes

DXC, Leidos and CSRA are all seeking a major IT modernization foothold as they chase the Navy's NGEN IT services contract. What they told us about their strategies, plus how analysts are looking at the stakes for this competition.

Tech trade groups urge DOD to rethink cloud strategy

The Department of Defense reaped more than 1,000 comments on cloud procurement, including suggestions from technology trade groups to reshape its approach on a planned single-vendor cloud deal.

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Four must-watch federal market trends

Recompetes, backlogs, less uncertainty and more public-private partnerships will drive opportunities in the government market, according to Maximus' Tom Romeo.

Raytheon to proceed on $575M Army software services order

With the protest battle over, Raytheon will move forward on a $575 million task order to update software on Army missile defense and other weapons systems.

Leidos books $112M Army munitions logistics contract

Leidos takes a $112 million contract to continue its logistics services for Army munitions storage and resupply functions.

Radiant Solutions gets extension on Army geospatial tech services contract

Maxar's Radiant Solutions business signs a new contract with the Army to continue support of a platform used to access geospatial data.

General Dynamics secures $628M DHS IT services order

General Dynamics takes in a $628 million task order to provide IT services at the Department of Homeland Security’s future headquarters.

Dave Wajsgras shows that Raytheon is more than the world's biggest missile maker

Raytheon may be better known for radar systems and weapons platforms, but Dave Wajsgras is leading the team that's delivering big in IT as well. He's FCW's 2018 Industry Eagle Award winner.

Small firm takes on MDA collaboration work

Network Management Resources will provide classified and unclassified collaboration services to the Missile Defense Agency under a $113.6 million contract.

General Dynamics continues fight for $876M Army DCGS-A contract

Another legal fight looms for the Distributed Common Group System as General Dynamics protests the $876 million award to Raytheon and Palantir.

Contractors want more time for EIS transition

EIS contractors are growing concerned that time is growing short for agencies to transition from Networx to EIS.

Spending bill questions JEDI cloud acquisition strategy

As Congress moved forward with an omnibus spending bill, it added language that challenges DOD's approach to the massive JEDI cloud contract.

How KeyW plans to break the $750M milestone

With the Sotera integration behind it, executives at KeyW are setting their sights on their next revenue milestone: $750 million.

CSRA joins Google Cloud partner program

CSRA joins Google's cloud partnership network to further expand the federal IT provider's industry partnership portfolio.

Former Sotera CEO lands a new gig

Deb Alderson is taking her leadership skills to GTL, a company that provides a variety of corrections and management technologies.

Lockheed's VC arm backs AI chip maker Mythic

The Lockheed Martin venture capital arm's latest investment is in Mythic, a maker of computer chips to support artificial intelligence.