Laser expertise lands sole-source contract for Schafer

Schafer Corp. captured an $8.4 million Air Force contract because it appears to be the only company with the right kind of expertise to support work on high energy lasers.

Lockheed venture arm invests in undersea drone maker Ocean Aero

Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm invests in unmanned underwater vehicle maker Ocean Aero to continue a run of defense contractors showing more interest in the field.

SNA bests four to win $110M military medical examiner support contract

Alexandria, Va.-based small business SNA International takes a five-year, $110 million contract for scientific and technical work to the military's medical examiner office.

InfoReliance-led venture wins $182M Army cyber task order

A four-company joint venture led by InfoReliance wins a five-year, $182 million task order to help the Army put in place a new McAfee managed cyber system.

Did DXC foreshadow government divestiture?

DXC CEO Mike Lawrie told investors its U.S. government business is structured as a separate entity. That way, he says they can "monetize the asset" when the timing and opportunity is right.

CACI books $173M Army modeling, simulation order

CACI International takes in a three-year, $173 million task order for Army modeling and simulation systems development work.

Peraton asks for immediate injunction in $25M suit against Raytheon

Peraton has fired another salvo in its battle with Raytheon in asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction that forces Raytheon to protect Peraton's trade secrets.

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.