AWS opens cloud for classified data

Amazon Web Services' new AWS Secret Region will be available to the intelligence community and other federal agencies.

NeoSystems to be acquired by holding company

Novume will add to its portfolio with the acquisition of NeoSystems.

GSA makes 61 awards on $50B Alliant 2 vehicle

GSA makes dozens of awards on its much-anticipated potential $50 billion Alliant 2 IT and professional services contract vehicle.

Hitachi Vantara Federal closes Brocade classified contract transfer deal

The newly-rebranded Hitachi Vantara Federal Corp. closes its deal to take in Brocade's portfolio of classified contracts and other sensitive assets.

Four win spots on Navy's $326M tech insertion contract

Four companies will bid for technology insertion services task orders under a potential five-year, $326 million Navy contract.

Army picks 7 for $150M mission training complex support contract

The Army chooses seven companies out of 18 bidders for a five-year, $150 million mission training complex support services contract.

Deltek closes $70M Onvia acquisition

Public sector market intelligence firm Deltek closes its $70 million acquisition of now-former rival Onvia to bolster the flagship GovWin IQ platform.

Creditors takeover STG, create new board

In the midst of debt woes, creditors have taken over STG Group Holdings and created a new board of directors to lead the company with current COO Phil Lacombe.

Sizing up the defense IT market for fiscal 2018

If the promises of more defense spending come true, that bodes well for opportunities in military IT. Here's where immixGroup analysts see the growth.

DISA details $96M IT IDIQ award schedule

DISA details its intended timeline to award a five-year, $95.8 million contract for IT services outside the continental U.S.

MetTel-Raytheon alliance targets EIS opportunities

MetTel and Raytheon have formed an alliance to add more cybersecurity offerings to MetTel's market strategy for the GSA EIS contract.

New competitors will push traditional defense players

Defense opportunities are expected to increase, which means that the large primes should brace themselves for a new pool of competitors.

Protests begin over DISA Encore III awards

Four companies have filed protests in the wake of DISA's Encore III awards. None are incumbents from Encore II who failed to make the cut.

DARPA taps BAE to create space tech testbed

BAE Systems' U.S. arm gets tasked by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create a space technology testbed under a potential $12.8 million contract.

CSRA retains helicopter support work

CSRA will continue to support the Navy and Foreign Military Sales of the H-60 Seahawk helicopter by providing technology and system updates.

Seller's perspective: Factors to weigh and consider

Much of the focus is on buyers but just as crucial is the seller's perspective and the factors to weigh when making a deal.

HIG extends government footprint with WBB acquisition

Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquires defense consulting contractor WBB in the investment group's second major government market deal this year including NCI Inc.

SOSi hires KeyW, Sotera vet Cook as BD lead

SOS International hires former KeyW and Sotera Defense Solutions executive Michele Cook to lead business development functions.

LookingGlass adds government vets Taxay, Haas

Threat intelligence company LookingGlass Cyber Solutions appoints government veterans Michael Taxay and Jeremy Haas to its executive team.

Subcontractor deal nets Salient CRGT $5M in analytics work

Salient CRGT will provide data analytics support to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under a $5 million subcontract.