Sprint recasting federal business, hires Verizon veteran

Sprint is reinvesting in its federal and public sector business and has hired a former Verizon executive to lead the effort.

Polaris Alpha adds Callicutt to board of advisers

Polaris Alpha adds former Strategic Command civilian executive Steve Callicutt to the company's board of advisers.

DOD, REAN Cloud finalize $950M 'OTA' cloud procurement contract

The Defense Department finalizes a potential $950 million other transaction authority contract with REAN Cloud for a new cloud procurement mechanism.

HHS awards $139M IT engineering BPA

The Department of Health and Human Services picks four companies for a five-year, $139 million IT engineering services blanket purchase agreement.

Fulcrum buys PTR to expand R&D, intell work

Fulcrum IT Services acquires The PTR Group to grow research-and-development work and services to intelligence agencies.

Three win $97M Air Force Research Lab IT contract

Three companies win spots on a five-year, $97.3 million Air Force Research Laboratory IT contract.

FDA hands down $300M analytics BPA to Booz Allen, Octo

The Food and Drug Administration awards Booz Allen Hamilton and Octo Consulting Group a seven-year, $300 million blanket purchase agreement for analytics-related services.

Private equity finds plenty to like in the government market

As the government market has improved, more private equity groups have stepped in with greater confidence that their M&A investments will pay off.

With new hire, Forcepoint brings infrastructure solution to government market

Raytheon's Forcepoint joint venture has hired a new leader for its now combined government and critical infrastructure business.

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Is your banker part of the family? They should be.

The relationship with your commercial banker is critical especially in an active M&A market.

Navy's $3.5B NGEN recompete heats up

The primes are stepping up with their teams as the competition gets hotter for the Navy's $3.5 billion NGEN services contract.

Booz Allen takes on growth and the talent challenge

Booz Allen Hamilton's employee mix is shifting as the company moves deeper into its Vision 2020 strategy.

GSA names winners of first OASIS Small Business on-ramp

GSA has named 31 winners of the first on-ramp for OASIS Pool 2 for small businesses.

Booz Allen takes $621M CDM task order

Booz Allen Hamilton books a lucrative cybersecurity task order worth up to $621 million through the government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

PAE buys Macfadden to add more disaster response work

PAE purchases disaster response support provider Macfadden & Associates to further expand work with the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies.

Serco's U.S. arm names Shields to new health services lead role

Serco Group's U.S. subsidiary appoints recently-hired former CMS executive Karen Shields to the new role of vice president of health services.

Dell, VMware move closer to mega deal

Dell and VMware are moving closer to some kind of deal that will return Dell to the public markets.

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software maker Bridgenet

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software provider Bridgenet International in a push to grow technology offerings with federal and commercial customers.

Mercury closes $180M Themis Computer acquisition

Mercury Systems closes its $180 million acquisition of Themis Computer in a deal intended as a platform for more buys.

Alion promotes Dietrich to senior VP

Alion Science and Technology promotes deputy group manager Alan Dietrich to senior vice president and manager for rapid solutions such as ISR.