Vistronix taps new board member

Vistronix has added Peter Marino to its board of directors, where he will lend insight to help the company leverage its cyber and big data analytics capabilities as it expands further into the intelligence community.

ESN wins $8.2M task order to support combat systems, C4I programs

Engineering Services Network has won an $8.2 million task order to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.

Northrop Grumman picks new CTO for Electronic Systems sector

Northrop Grumman has named Eric Reinke vice president and chief technology officer of its Electronic Systems sector.

Opinion

How to add real value to your sales meetings

Sales meetings with government customers need to bring value, or you risk damage to your company's reputation and prospects to win new business.

Food safety app puts USDA data on your smartphone

How long will that ground beef keep in the fridge? The answer is as close as your smartphone thanks to a new USDA app that's another example of agencies trying to bring their data to a broader audience.

Northrop wins $83.7M contract to support Marine Corps helicopter upgrade program

Northrop Grumman has won a $83.7 million contract to provide research and development to the Navy.

Northrop Grumman to provide info processing under $35M contract

Northrop Grumman has won a $35 million contract to provide information processing to the Air Force.

Lockheed files protest to keep $700M NORAD contract

Lockheed Martin is in a fight to keep a $700 million Air Force contract it has held since 2009.

Dueling protests hit Afghan army contract

Both the winner and the loser of $245 million contract to support Afghan army and police facilities have filed protests with GAO.

ECS Federal revs M&A engine with new investment

ECS Federal has landed an investment from the private equity group Lindsay Goldberg that will infuse the company with more resources to make acquisitions in the federal market.

Truven Health Analytics taps ex-HealthCare.gov director to be VP of federal

Truven Health Analytics has tapped Kirk Grothe to be its vice president for the company’s Federal Government business.

IT jobs continue to rise

Information technology jobs have continued the trend of growth from last month, according to a report from TechServe Alliance.

Vectrus continues fight for Afghan contract

Vectrus files its second protest as it fights to keep a $245 million U.S. Army contract to support army and police facilities in northern Afghanistan.

Splunk to be backbone for critical F-35 system

Splunk is lending a big hand to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program thanks to a subcontract that the company won to watch over some of the fighter's most critical systems.

DHS adjusts experience requirements for CISO cybersecurity IDIQ

The Homeland Security Department announced April 8 that it has revised its corporate experience requirements for an upcoming cybersecurity indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract.

Progeny Systems Corp. wins $40.7M contract for engineering services

Progeny Systems Corp. has won a $40.7 million sole source contract to support the Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center Test Program.

BBH Consulting wins $9.9M logistics contract

BBH Consulting has won a $9.9 million contract to provide the Air Force with logistics support services in support of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex.

SAIC, SupplyCore win almost $400M in contracts for maintenance support

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded two contracts worth close to $400 million – one to SAIC and one to SupplyCore Inc. – to take care of maintenance, repair and operation, supplies and related services for the south-central region.

FCW 2015 Rising Star nomination period now open

FCW has opened up its nomination period for the 2015 Rising Star awards, honoring women and men who, even in the early stages of their federal IT careers, are having an impact far above their pay grade.

Opinion

Is DOD moving away from LPTA?

The Defense Department is moving away from the use of lowest price contracts. At least that's the message from the top, but how long will it take to trickle down?