Salient promotes four from within

Salient Federal Solutions has made four internal promotions to its senior management team.

Northrop Grumman names two new heads of Asia businesses

Northrop Grumman has named new leaders of its South Korea and Japan businesses.

Kratos wins $72.3M contract to provide Air Force with technical support

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has won a $72.3 million contract to support a test and training branch of the Air Force.

SAIC founder dies at age 90

J. Robert Beyster, one of the pillars of the government contracting industry, died Monday at his home at the age of 90. He leaves a legacy built on a belief in employee ownership and entrepreneurship and a dedication to technological advancement.

WT takes a holiday break

We're closing operations for a few days over Christmas and New Year's weekends. But we'll be back in January, ready to explore the issues and challenges facing government contractors in today's market.

CGI gets second shot at Navy CANES contract

Because of an error in how the Navy evaluated pricing on the CANES contract to modernize ship-based networks, CGI Federal gets another opportunity to capture a spot on the contract.

Why AIA's policy initiatives matter to the rest of us

AIA President Marion Blakely presented a set of policy priorities that should draw support from a boarder swath of the business world than just aerospace companies.

DLA seeks support for five years of org changes

The Defense Logistics Agency wants to put support resources in place so it can meet anticipated mission changes and workload in the next five years.

Austal wins $14M option to continue littoral combat ship support

Austal USA has won a $14 million option from the Navy to continue its support of the littoral combat ship program.

World Wide Technology wins $427M contract to support DISA

World Wide Technology has won a $427 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide enterprise services for specified operating environments.

Raytheon adds new Patriot customer with $2.1B Qatar contract

Raytheon has won a $2.4 billion contract to produce five Patriot Air and Missile Defense System units for use by Qatar.

NeoSystems names new CFO

NeoSystems has named Mike Dunn chief financial officer, where he will bring to the table his expertise in building companies, leading mergers and acquisitions initiatives and propelling strategic financial plans.

Defense authorization bill changes small biz contracting

The 2015 National Defense Authorization Act will impact small business contractors including the use of reverse auctions, women-owned businesses and data gathering. We review several provisions.

Opinion

How to avoid a deadly case of incumbent-itis

Incumbents still win 60 percent of their recompetes, but that means there's a 40 percent chance of losing. Here's how to avoid adding to that statistic.

Raytheon wins $42.6M contract for broadcast terminals

Raytheon has won a $42.6 million contract to support the Navy’s global broadcast service (GBS) below deck terminals.

General Dynamics wins $36.5M contract to support submarine technologies

General Dynamics has won a $36.5 million contract modification to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms for the Navy.

Acuitus wins $45M Navy contract for help desk IT training

Acuitus has won a $45 million contract to provide help desk IT training in support of the Navy’s Center for Information Dominance.

PSC elects, reelects board members, executive committee members

The Professional Services Council has elected new members as well as reelected continuing members to its board of directors and executive committee.

BAE Systems to provide C4I system lifecycle support under $28.4M Navy contract

BAE Systems has won a $28.4 million contract in to support the Navy’s the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Integrated Communication and Information Systems Division.

Hackers hit OPM background investigations contractor

OPM is issuing warnings to nearly 50,000 people who might have had their personal data exposed because its contractor, KeyPoint Government Solutions, may have had their systems hacked.