Four to compete for business financial management work under $10.6M option

Four companies have won an option with a shared ceiling of $10.6 million to provide the Navy with business financial management services.

Analytic Strategies nabs $30M contract to support USTRANSCOM programs

Analytic Strategies has won a $30 million contract with the U.S. Transportation Command to support the agency’s Logistics Automated Identification Technology and In-Transit Visibility Programs.

Northrop Grumman wins $9M contract to support Korean space satellite program

Northrop Grumman has won a $9 million contract to support the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2 space satellite program.

Leidos CEO Jumper reflects on career, lessons learned

Leidos CEO John Jumper is stepping down from his role and will maintain watch over the company as chairman. He reflects on his career and speaks to what skills the new CEO must have in order to successfully lead Leidos going forward.

ICF International changes name of ICF SH&E

ICF International has fully integrated its 2007 acquisition of Simat, Helliesen & Eichner Inc., and is dropping the name ICF SH&E, opting to simply use the name ICF International.

HP scores $138M contract extension for NMCI support

HP Enterprise Services has won a $138 million contract extension from the Navy to continue servicing the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.

Pragmatics taps new VP, deputy GM of Federal Civilian business

Pragmatics has named Brian Brennan vice president and deputy general manager of the company’s Federal Civilian division.

Air Force considers fixed price for financial system contract

Air Force kicks off the recompete of a financial system support contract for one of its bases, and is weighing whether to make it a fixed-price contract.

12 win chance to chase $3B in defense R&D work

Twelve companies will compete for work under a $3 billion Air Force contract for research and development support.

Leidos snags two IT task orders worth $180M

Leidos has won two task orders worth a combined $180 million under the Army’s Rapid Prototyping and Technology Insertion (RPTI) support contract.

Rockwell Collins wins $11.9M contract to upgrade E-6B Mercury fleet

Rockwell Collins has won an $11.9 million contract with the Navy to upgrade the E-6B Mercury Weapon System Trainer.

Maximus taps new CFO, treasurer

Maximus has named Richard Nadeau chief financial officer and treasurer.

Lockheed wins $452M contract to support reentry vehicles

Lockheed Martin has won a $452 million contract with the Air Force to support space reentry vehicles and their systems and subsystems.

Competition back on for $1.8B NASA contract

New battle lines have been drawn in the competition for NASA's human spaceflight health and science contract that has been the subject of a back and forth fight between Wyle and SAIC.

Why NSP made a prince of a deal with Noblis

National Security Partners had everything in place to keep growing as an independent company, so why sell to Noblis? Co-founder Rick Knop explains.

Opinion

How 'healthy' is the GovCon industry?

The government needs a healthy contractor base, but there is a lack of understanding of how government policies and behaviors impact that health. PSC President Stan Soloway argues that measuring the condition of the industry demands looking beyond profit and losses.

Deltek boosts presence in A&E industry with latest acquisition

Deltek has acquired Axium in a move that advances Deltek’s presence in the architecture and engineering industry.

Two Top 100 companies to support Air Force radio program

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have won contracts to support the Air Force’s Affordable Radio Frequency Multifunction Sensors (ARMS) program.

Northrop Grumman nabs $13.4M contract to provide mini navigation system

Northrop Grumman has won a potentially $13.4 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a miniaturized navigation grade inertial system.

Quantum Research International taps new director of cybersecurity BD

Quantum Research International has named Tim Bloechl director of cybersecurity business development, where he will expand the company’s core cybersecurity and IT business areas.