WT Innovator: AT&T eyes tomorrow's network in public sector

Research and development spending has driven AT&T's innovations as it works to bring new solutions and a next-generation network into the government market.

ManTech closes $180M InfoZen deal

Announced just a month ago, ManTech's acquisition of InfoZen is complete and adds new IT capabilities.

Serco Inc. adds CMS vet Shields as healthcare lead

Serco Group's North American arm hires former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services executive Karen Shields as vice president of the health sector.

CGI books $68M USAID cloud contract

CGI's federal arm receives a five-year, $68.2 million contract for cloud services to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Harris receives $765M Navy portable radio contract

Harris Corp. will deliver portable radios and other related parts to the Navy under a new potential five-year, $765 million sole-source contract.

Introducing the most innovative companies of 2017

We've picked the most innovative companies in the government market as we launch a new awards program, the Washington Technology Industry Innovators. Who made our list?

VA hands down $25B VECTOR services contract to 68 firms

The Veterans Affairs Department makes 68 awards on its potential 10-year, $25 billion VECTOR contract for general management and business support services to 68 service-disable, veteran-owned companies.

SAIC restructures business groups, offers 100 senior managers early retirement

Science Applications International Corp. is consolidating its business organizations and offered voluntary retirement to 100 senior managers after a challenging first half to its fiscal year.

Polaris Alpha revs M&A engine with another deal

Polaris Alpha closed its fifth acquisition in the past year as it continue to build its portfolio in the emerging domains of cyber, electronics and space.

Navy narrows 'Orca' underwater drone field to Boeing-HII, Lockheed

The Navy chooses a Boeing-Huntington Ingalls team and Lockheed Martin to proceed on the branch's "Orca" underwater drone development program.

MDA clears regulatory hurdle for $2.4B DigitalGlobe deal

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has cleared one of the final regulatory hurdles for its estimated $2.4 billion acquisition of DigitalGlobe and now expects to close the deal by Oct. 6.

Enlightenment Capital backs IT security firm CyberCore

Middle-market investment group Enlightenment Capital is partnering with CyberCore to help in the latter's customer expansion efforts.

UT-Austin receives $1B Navy acoustics research contract

A University of Texas-Austin laboratory organization receives a potential five-year, $1.1 billion Navy contract to research acoustics for the U.S. military.

Obsidian wins $97M Marine Corps training development contract

Small business Obsidian Solutions Group takes a six-year, $97 million Marine Corps training exercise development contract.

iGov elevates Reiche to BD SVP

Systems integrator iGov moves company executive Chuck Reiche up to senior vice president of business development.

Air Force's $1B cloud award part of the 'invisible IT market'

The Air Force awarded a $1 billion contract to a team led by Dell EMC with no public disclosure. And the Federal Acquisition Regulations say there is nothing wrong with that.

Air Force uses LPTA for $998M weapon systems research contract

The Air Force awards a potential 10-year, $998 million contract for weapon systems research and evaluation but on an LPTA basis.

ASRC, Xentity awarded spots on $25M geospatial services IDIQ

ASRC Federal Data Networx and Xentity Corp. have won a five-year, $25 million contract to provide the National Forest Service with geospatial services.

Peraton adds Mazzocco as chief security officer

Peraton continues the construction of its executive team with the hire of Phillip Mazzocco as chief security officer.

Northrop names Warden COO, other senior appointments for 2018

Northrop Grumman will have a new chief operating officer in Kathy Warden and see several other executive transitions both at the end of this year.