Chertoff Group starts new year with slew of promotions

The Chertoff Group has made eight promotions to kick off the new year.

Excella names two new partners

Excella Consulting has named two new partners to its executive team.

Opinion

Major or minor in BD, but you still have to study

Career success often hinges on how you embrace your business development role, even if BD isn't listed on your business card.

Phase One Consulting takes on private equity owner

Phase One Consulting has been acquired by the private equity group RLJ Equity Partners as it looks for new growth opportunities.

Training, national security drive Centra deal

Centra Technology has acquired Tate Inc. in a move to expand its training and technical solutions offerings for military, intelligence and law enforcement customers.

Peerless Technologies wins $67.7M contract to support F-22 aircraft

Peerless Technologies has won a $67.7 million contract to provide the Air Force with F-22 division advisory and assistance services.

Vistronix taps new president of national intelligence sector

‘Vistronix has named Paul Falkler president, National Intelligence Sector.

Six3 nabs $12.8M to provide intelligence support services

Six3 Intelligence Solutions has won a $12.8 million contract to support the Army in Afghanistan.

Veris Group wins $44M contract to provide information assurance services

Veris Group has won a $44 million contract with Washington Headquarters Services to perform commercial information assurance services.

GSA bans OASIS BPAs (wink-wink)

GSA says no to blanket purchase agreements under OASIS, but then again, there are alternatives that get the same results.

CSC loses fight to keep IRS contract

Computer Sciences Corp. loses bid to keep the Infrastructure Shared Services contract after its bid protest fell short.

Joint ventures capture $600M FEMA award

Two joint ventures win spots on $600 million FEMA contract to improve flood and other risk data.

Opinion

Avoiding the danger of custom technology

Budget pressures might be pushing some agencies inward to solve technology problems, but the risk is higher cost and less flexibility, according to Thermopylae Science & Technology president A.J. Clark.

CGI protest nets $2.5B contract

CGI Federal has landed a spot on a $2.5 billion Navy contract thanks to a well-played bid protest that forced the Navy to rethink its source-selection decision.

How Lockheed lost a $500M bid protest

Lockheed Martin, the incumbent, lost a $500 million Army Corps of Engineers contract after the agency gave it some big hints about what was wrong with its bid. But apparently no one was really listening.

Opinion

Do you talk innovation or do you do innovation?

Everyone talks about being innovative, but do you know what it takes to live up to that label? Agilex director of technology innovation Mark Bittmann explores how to overcome the challenges to being innovative in today's government market.

Northrop Grumman wins $7.1M contract to support USMC enterprise network

Northrop Grumman has won a $7.1 million contract to support the Marine Corps’ Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN).

Exelis wins $8.4M contract to support Eglin AFB

Exelis has won an $8.4 million contract to support the C-6 radar station deployed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Opinion

20 BD habits to kill off in 2015

Too many companies are stuck in the past with obsolete business development practices. Here are 20 things to stop doing now if you want to succeed in 2015.

Congressman wants answers on KeyPoint data breach

KeyPoint Government Solutions is being asked to provide a bevy of information on a data breach that exposed the records of nearly 50,000 government workers. But shouldn't there be a better way to address cyberattacks?