Opinion

Does traditional PR still matter?

As the trade press has morphed from print to digital some wonder if it is worth the effort to get into these online publications. Marketing guru Mark Amtower answers with a parable.

Lockheed flexes IT muscle with new unmanned software package

Lockheed Martin shows off how deep its IT skills are with a software platform built to control multiple unmanned systems from anywhere in the world.

Kay Kapoor's next chapter: Owning her own small-business IT firm

Former AT&T public sector president Kay Kapoor has shunned going to another multi-billion enterprise. Instead she has opened her own small-business IT firm, Arya Technologies.

With CSRA, General Dynamics will 'not get consolidated out' of IT services

General Dynamics' finance chief explains why they decided to be a consolidator with the CSRA acquisition rather than see competitors push them out of the IT services market.

HPE fights for another shot at $902M DISA contract

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is objecting to a $902 million contract award that went to another company to support DISA's networking and communications needs.

Huntington Ingalls shifts Smith, Stabler

Huntington Ingalls Industries moves Executive Vice Presidents Michael Smith and Scott Stabler to new roles.

Jumper to depart Leidos board

Former Leidos Chairman and CEO John Jumper will leave its board of directors at the end of his term.

Siemens' federal arm shapes portfolio with sale to Curtiss-Wright

Siemens' federal subsidiary will sell its Dresser-Rand government business to Curtiss-Wright as it focuses on more core high-tech solutions for the government market.

HPE books $57M in Air Force, Navy supercomputer contracts

Hewlett Packard Enterprise books $57 million in contract awards to supply supercomputers to the Air Force Research Laboratory and Navy.

CACI keeps $60M Army National Guard media support contract

CACI International wins a three-year, $60 million recompete contract to continue its media and marketing support for the Army National Guard.

Report finds contractors face significant security threats

A survey of more than 1,200 public sector contractors found that a significant number have suffered security breaches since 2016.

Knight Point wins $902M DISA comms equipment recompete

Knight Point Systems wins a recompeted $902 million contract to continue providing communications equipment to DISA.

General Dynamics books $208M Navy radio delivery contract

General Dynamics’ IT hardware business takes in a $208 million Navy contract to deliver additional radios for use on ships and submarines.

DigitaliBiz tapped for polar research support

DigitaliBiz has won a $45.3 million Navy contract to support polar research.

General Dynamics, Leidos win $200M Army geospatial contract

General Dynamics and Leidos win positions on a $200 million Army contract for technical services on geospatial systems.

CenturyLink unveils integrated federal leadership team

CenturyLink unveils its government leadership team three months into the telecommunications giant's post-merger integration with Level 3.

GAO tells Army: brush up on grammar

The Government Accountability Office was asked to make a grammar call on both the proper interpretation of "OR" and a semicolon in a bid protest dispute.

Serco's Americas arm adds Pamela Drew to board

Serco Group's Americas region subsidiary adds former Exelis executive and three-decade industry veteran Pamela Drew to the board of directors.

PwC shedding U.S. public sector arm to Veritas

Global consulting giant PwC has struck a deal to sell its U.S. public sector business to Veritas Capital.

Arlington Capital acquires IAI, eyes combo with Xebec

Arlington Capital Partners has acquired defense and intelligence IT contractor Integrity Applications Inc. and will merge IAI with portfolio company Xebec.