Lockheed adds former DHS secretary Johnson, telecom exec Taiclet to board

Lockheed Martin's board of directors will welcome former DHS secretary Jeh Johnson and telecom executive James Taiclet.

SAIC growth prospects looking up without M&A

Science Applications International Corp. is still actively looking for M&A deals but can be picky after two strong quarters without them.

Does CR spell relief?

The passage of another continuing resolution averts another near-term shutdown. But what happens next and what should you do?

Reuters: PwC eyes sale of government consulting arm

PricewaterhouseCoopers is reportedly looking to sell its government consulting business.

GSA taps 80 for $15B Alliant 2 Small Business

GSA has announced the apparent winners of the $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract for IT and professional services.

Federal antitrust officials seek more Northrop-Orbital deal info

The Federal Trade Commission has made a second request to Northrop Grumman and Orbital ATK for more information on their pending combination.

Northrop to keep $750M Army ISR fleet logistics contract

Northrop Grumman is confirmed as the winner of a $750 million Army ISR aircraft logistics services contract.

FLIR Systems hires new government, defense lead

Sensor technology maker FLIR Systems names former Raytheon executive David Ray to lead the government and defense business unit.

Vion adds energy vet Blue as CFO

Vion Corp. hires former energy sector executive Neill Blue as its new chief financial officer.

Accenture's new federal lead sees disruption as growth engine

Accenture's new federal leader John Goodman explains how disruption is both a way of doing business and a market trend the contractor must answer to.

Is a weekend shutdown on the horizon?

Congress is again dancing on the precipice of a government shutdown as time tightens for Republicans, Democrats and the White House to work out a short-term spending deal.

System One buys GAP Solutions to add federal footprint

Professional staffing company System One buys government services contractor GAP Solutions to gain a federal market presence.

Defense trade group urges sequestration repeal

The Aerospace Industry Association is urging Congress to repeal sequestration in part to help improve military readiness.

AT&T to join Census mobile device efforts

The Commerce Department says a successful contract award protest is moot after AT&T agreed to join CDW-G on the Census mobile device-as-a-service contract as a subcontractor.

Michael Baker names new federal lead, makes series of promotions

Michael Baker International promotes a long-time company veteran to federal lead and makes a set of other appointments as it pursues government market growth.

CGI adds Owens, Greer to federal leadership ranks

CGI Federal makes a pair of strategic hires in former USPTO CIO John Owens and former Accenture Federal Services executive Kevin Greer.

CMS contract nixed because of poor OCI decision

NCI Inc. unit AdvanceMed will get a second shot at a CMS IT support contract for fraud and abuse work after GAO ruled the agency wrongly ignored an OCI situation.

Raytheon joins Pivotal partner network in agile, modernization push

Raytheon becomes part of tech firm Pivotal's global partner network as the defense contractor further pushes into more agile development and modernization work.

How Huntington Ingalls integrated a $1B services business with its shipbuilding roots

The leader of Huntington Ingalls Industries' $1 billion services business shares how they pulled together Camber and other services work to create the new unit to broaden the shipbuilder's offerings.

Lockheed hits 55K miles with driverless trucks

Lockheed Martin's driverless technology -- that can be added to nearly any military truck -- covered 55,000 miles during a recent long-term test with the U.S. Army.