Octo's new president talks about his new role

Newly appointed Octo Consulting Group president and COO Bob McCord talks about his decision to move to the company, and Octo CEO Mehul Sanghani talks about the company's strategy moving forward.

Augustine Consulting to support situational awareness system under $9.8M contract

Augustine Consulting has won a $9.8 million contract to provide software development, production and sustainment in support of the Army’s Nett Warrior system.

Northrop names new division VP of cyber

Northrop Grumman has named Skip Magness vice president of operations for the cyber division within the company’s Information Systems sector.

Leidos wins potentially $450M to support TSA

Leidos has won a potentially $450 million contract to provide deployment of transportation security capabilities for the Transportation Security Administration’s Office of Security Capabilities.

KEYW finds new president, CEO

KEYW Corp. has appointed William Weber to the position of president and chief executive officer.

Raytheon wins $65M contract to support over-the-horizon radar system

Raytheon has won a $65 million contract to support the U.S. Navy Forces Surveillance Support Center.

CACI scores $28M contract to support technologies at Army CERDEC

CACI International has won a $28 million task order to support specialized technologies for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command.

Vinson & Elkins taps new partner of government contracts practice

Vinson & Elkins has appointed Daniel Graham to be a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts practice.

SAS taps Google vet as new director of federal sales

SAS has appointed Scott Frohman to be the company’s new director of federal sales.

IT Cadre appoints former DOD exec as VP, Strategic Accounts and Customer Strategy

IT Cadre has named Paul Brubaker vice president of the company’s Strategic Accounts and Customer Strategy business.

Opinion

HHS across the country: A regional sales overview

State budgets are recovering, and health and human services agencies are being encouraged to change their approach to IT, which means opportunities are growing across the nation.

Two win over $850M in contracts to produce, maintain MIDS system

Two companies have won contracts with the Navy to produce and maintain the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal.

Lockheed subsidiary dishes out $4.8M to settle illegal lobbying claims

Sandia Corp. has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle claims that the company used taxpayer money to lobby congress to extend its contract to manage the Sandia National Laboratories, Federal Times is reporting.

GDIT wins $8M contract to support U.S. naval ships

General Dynamics Information Technology $8 million contract to provide engineering and technical services to support U.S. naval ships.

Kratos appoints new division president

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has named Yonah Adelman president of the company’s Microwave Electronics Division.

Should DynCorp have been warned its pricing was killing its bid?

The GAO and the Army say "No" because the decision wasn't about price, but when you read the GAO bid protest decision, it seems everything comes back to DynCorp's high price.

Veritas closes Alion deal

Alion Science & Technology's acquisition by Veritas Capital has closed, officially taking the employee-owned comapny off the IPO track.

QTS-Carpathia integration moves forward

QTS acquired Carpathia earlier this summer, and executives see the combination paying off as QTS strengthens its position in the federal market.

Twenty-two companies nab $490M agile development contract

Twenty-two companies have won spots on a $490 million Air Force contract to support an agile acquisition program.

Raytheon wins $101.9M contract extension to continue O&M services

Raytheon has won a $101.9 million contract extension to continue providing operations, maintenance and engineering services to NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility.