Three nab spots on $49M sensor prototype contract

Three companies have won spots on a $49 million contract to provide the Navy with sensor prototypes.

SAIC taps new VP, service line director, Data Science

Science Applications International Corp. has named Sanjay Sardar vice president and service line director for Data Science.

Northrop Grumman appoints new corporate director

Northrop Grumman has named Dan Cloyd corporate director for naval aviation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs.

New NCI CEO puts focus on ripe M&A market

With the drama of its turnaround behind it, NCI and its new CEO Brian Clark are putting a laser focus on the M&A market where they see plenty of ripe targets.

Spires moves from Learning Tree board to the C-suite

Former DHS CIO Richard Spires has stepped into the CEO position at Learning Tree, the troubled IT and management training firm.

Opinion

The challenging search for good procurement practices

Business development expert Bob Lohfeld analyzes the current trends in procurement and finds that agencies are mostly focused on expediency and not on enhancing mission outcomes. The result will only hurt government and industry.

FBI told to restart troubled $200M radio modernization project

The FBI has made multiple attempts to modernize its radio system, and each time, it has run afoul at GAO. Will they get it right this time?

Dell to deliver virtual desktop solution to FBI under $28M deal

Dell has won a $28 million contract with the Justice Department to provide the FBI with an virtual desktop infrastructure, which the company claims will be one of the largest in the federal government.

Macfadden to support USAID bureau under a $300M contract

Macfadden has won a $300 million contract to support a bureau within the U.S. Agency for International Development.

L-3 gets $10.7M order for flight trainer upgrades

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a $10.7 million order from the Navy for flight trainer system configuration upgrades.

Venable adds former White House cyber director to staff

Venable has tapped Ari Schwartz to be the company’s managing director of cybersecurity services.

Sevatec COO adds president to his title

Sevatec Inc. has named Balan Ayyar president and chief operating officer.

Budget, the role of contractors and other issues at PSC's annual conference

Closed to the press, but open to Twitter, we take a look at some of the highlights from PSC's annual conference.

Managed services drove Raytheon's Foreground Security acquisition

A Raytheon executive explains how the demand for managed security services led the company to acquire Foreground Security.

MIL Corp. appoints new CFO

The MIL Corp. has appointed William Loomis to be the company’s new chief financial officer.

Pentagon considering Agile development for refreshing software

The Pentagon is exploring Agile development in refreshing the software in its systems, according to FCW.

ManTech nabs $250M contract for cyber range services

ManTech International has won a $250 million contract to provide cyber range services to the Defense Information Systems Agency and the U.S. Marine Corps.

Opinion

Three keys to better channel partnerships

Partnerships between OEMs, vendors and resellers can be difficult to manage, but ImmixGroup channel expert Bob Laclede offers three keys to improving the process.

GSA, DOE seek newest ‘green’ building technologies

The General Services Administration and the Energy Department today announced their attempt to gather information on innovative “green” building technologies to aid the Green Proving Ground and High-Impact Technology Catalyst programs.

Big data pays dividends but adoption still slow

Government officials say that big data helps them make better decisions, but a new Unisys survey points to other issues that are slowing adoption.