Booz Allen names retired Army general to strategic role

Booz Allen Hamilton has hired retired Army Gen. Dennis Via as a senior executive advisor and fellow for defense futures.

General Dynamics arm to help Navy design next-gen ships

General Dynamics' Applied Physical Sciences Corp. has been picked to help the Navy design the next generation of vessels.

STG buys more time to close PSS deal

With the deal on the brink of collapsing, STG has sweetened the pot and made a down payment to get more time to close its $199.8 million acquisition of PSS.

Accenture wins SEC ServiceNow cloud project

Accenture's federal arm and partner Bravium Consulting will help the SEC build a structure for use of the ServiceNow workflow and automation system.

Northrop gets $332M extension on MDA integration center contract

Northrop Grumman receives a nine-month, $332 million extension on its contract for integration-related services to the Missile Defense Agency.

Maximus details "period of pause" over U.S., U.K. political uncertainty

Maximus' chief executive tells investors that healthcare legislation activity and Brexit are streams in this "period of pause" for company and industry.

Hybrid cloud demand drove Equinix's $3.6B deal for Verizon data centers

Equinix has bet $3.6 billion on a hybrid cloud vision when it acquired 29 Verizon data centers that include many hubs focused solely on government users.

CACI touts enterprise IT push in bid strategy

CACI International describes the enterprise IT bids it plans to submit during the company's most recent earnings call.

Raytheon-led cyber joint venture adds to government leadership team, eyes international growth

The Raytheon-led cybersecurity joint venture Forcepoint adds two industry veterans to the leadership ranks at its global government segment as business seeks international expansion.

SAIC scores potential $620M NASA engineering contract

Science Applications International Corp. will take over engineering services work at NASA's Goddard hub under a potential $620 million award.

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New tools have power to revolutionize citizen engagement

New tech-enabled tools are showing promise to improve government customer service and they could represent a growing line of business. Here's what you need to know.

Raytheon to analyze Air Force electromagnetic systems

Raytheon will help the Air Force analyze potential uses of high-power electromagnetic systems under a three-year, $15 million contract.

Engility, Leidos land DTRA support work

Engility and Leidos both report new advisory and support contracts with the Defense Department's anti-WMD agency.

Is STG's $119.5M deal for PSS dead?

STG Group has run into trouble securing the financing for its $119.5 million acquisition of Preferred Systems Solutions. Now it seems the deal may never happen.

Leidos views civilian presence as 'aligned' to Trump priorities

Leidos responds to investor inquiries over civilian portfolio as Trump seeks cuts, says places of strength are "aligned to administration priorities."

DoD officials to bring cloud lessons to Microsoft/WT event

We're co-hosting a cloud event with Microsoft next week to dive into the cloud at the Defense Department with DoD and industry speakers talking security, lessons learned and where we are headed next.

EIS protest delay may be minimal

Many might worry that a pre-award protest will delay awards for GSA's $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but GSA can keep moving forward with evaluations and should be ready to name winners as soon as the protest is resolved.

Canbridge Global Advisors adds DHS, Air Force vet as principal

National security consulting firm Cambridge Global Advisors names former DHS intelligence lead Francis X. Taylor as a principal and senior adviser.

ManTech sees civilian business with "very limited" exposure to civilian cuts

ManTech International tells investors it views the civilian side of its portfolio with a "very limited" exposure to planned civilian cuts in Trump budget blueprint.

The not-so-hostile takeover of Robbins Gioia

What did Brad King do after he was fired as the CEO of Robbins Gioia? He went out, got the money and then bought the company. Here's the story about his return.