Who are the region's best contractors of 2017

The finalists for this year's edition of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards are in for companies and executives.

C2 Technologies adds Alion co-founder, LMI vet Rath as COO.

Human capital and IT services contractor C2 Technologies hires Alion Science co-founder and former LMI executive Manik Rath as COO.

Lawsuit exposes the risks of partnerships

Raytheon and the rebranded Peraton (formerly Harris IT Services) are embroiled in a legal battle over a failed partnership and alleged broken promises.

Deltek forecasts narrow paths for IT market growth opportunities

Deltek's latest five-year outlook shows there is some growth but contractors have narrower swim lanes to chase opportunities over the next five years.

CenturyLink delays Level 3 acquisition

EIS contract winners CenturyLink and Level 3 pushed their acquisition plans back a month for a California utilities commission approval, but don't expect it to affect planning.

L3 adds to unmanned undersea portfolio with Adapative Methods buy

L3 Technologies continues its streak of deals in the unmanned undersea arena with the acquisition of sensor system company Adaptive Methods.

Leidos wins $684M DHS info sharing support order

Leidos wins a potential six-year, $684 million task order to help operate and maintain a pair of Homeland Security Department networks in support of DHS' information sharing efforts.

DSS awarded VA kidney patient management system contract

Document Storage Systems wins a five-year, $27.3 million contract to help the Veterans Health Administration implement a new kidney patient care management system.

SOSi adds Defense Group Inc. in second intelligence market buy

SOS International further extends its intelligence market portfolio through its acquisition of data analytics and cybersecurity services contractor Defense Group Inc.

Navy releases drafts on NGEN management

The Navy has released several documents that describe how it will manage the next iteration of its $3.5 billion NGEN contract, including the kind of quality assurance requirements it will put on its contractors.

VT Group names former Vistronix chief Hassoun new CEO

VT Group appoints former Vistronix CEO and industry veteran John Hassoun as president and chief executive in a move effective immediately.

NCI embezzler gets 6.5 year prison sentence

The former NCI Inc. controller who embezzled around $19.4 million from the company will spend six-and-a-half years in prison.

CSRA bests four to win Navy cloud brokerage pilot work

CSRA beats out four other bidders to win a potential three-year, $34.7 million cloud computing brokerage pilot contract with the Navy.

Advantage SCI takes DIA security program services contract

Alexandria, Va.-based small business Advantage SCI will help run Defense Intelligence Agency security programs under a potential four-year, $17.8 million contract.

Engility wins Air Force kinetic technology research contract

Engility takes in a five-year, $49 million contract to help the Air Force research and develop kinetic technology.

KeyLogic adds former NASA executive Marinaro as civilian lead

KeyLogic Systems hires former NASA executive John Marinaro as vice president of the company's federal civilian division.

After tough start, SAIC sees better second half to 2017

The first two quarters of SAIC's fiscal year saw declines in revenue and earnings but some recent wins have executives feeling optimistic about the second half of the year.

Inside CenturyLink's EIS strategy

CenturyLink executives describe how they will approach the competition for task orders under GSA's $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract.

Ernst & Young receives $44M in Air Force audit work

Ernst & Young takes a potential 52-month, $44.2 million contract to help the Air Force audit general fund and working capital fund financial statements.

FAST 50: Cloud Nine Tech leverages 8(a) to drive growth

Cloud Nine Technologies has used the 8(a) program as a starting point for its story of growth as it leverages analytics and predictive modeling capabilities to capture new customers.