Opinion

Know how to say 'No' to bad bids

The most successful companies find a balance between chasing everything and being too picky on what to bid. Lack of discipline there creates a barrier to growth that is hard to overcome.

Companies

Enlightenment Capital invests in PM Consulting Group

The management consulting firm will use the investment to support further acquisitions and hiring for its executive team.

Companies

Two Six Technologies purchases cyber research firm

The Carlyle Group-backed company is looking to bolster its rapid development function.

Companies

L3Harris unveils new tech development arm

L3Harris' new Agile Development Group will focus on internal efforts and external items including partnerships with industry.

Opinion

Woman-owned business can grow their market share by working together

In a call to action, a pair of women business leaders urge women-owned businesses to cooperate as a way of growing their market share. Here's what they want you to do.

Companies

How aircraft connectivity can explain 5G's promise

The coming 5G revolution will have an impact far beyond smarter phones, but will open an era of more specialized devices and new tools not available today, a Verizon executive explains.

Companies

Google surveys federal employees in fight with Microsoft for government market

The survey report tried to associate heavy reliance on Microsoft’s products with greater susceptibility to cyberattacks.

Companies

Maximus elevates new federal cyber practice leader

The two-decade industry veteran will lead the development and management of cyber offerings to federal clients.

Companies

HII rebrands its technology solutions business

Huntington Ingalls Industries also is now calling itself "HII" as the company pushes on its path to be more than a shipbuilder.

Companies

NDIA names its next chief executive

Former Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist is joining one of the government market's major trade groups.

Companies

Comtech hires former Leidos exec as operations chief

She will lead efforts to improve production capabilities and delivery schedules as Comtech's second-highest ranking executive.

Companies

CBEYONData purchases business system consultancy

The transaction aims to offer the market a more diverse offering of services around enterprise resource planning functions such as budgeting and financial reporting.

Companies

L3Harris adds to its tech scouting function through venture partnership

The defense company is working with investment firm Shield Capital to identify and further foster technologies of potential dual use in commercial and national security.

Companies

Anduril makes hire for its global push

The defense technology startup is looking to take its flagship software offering into markets outside of the U.S.

Companies

Leidos elevates exec to lead Dynetics

The defense and space technology subsidiary will also get a new deputy group president in this transition, also from within Leidos' ranks.

Companies

Boeing promotes new defense business chief

Ted Colbert will lead the aerospace giant's approximately $26 billion defense, space and security segment.

Companies

Senators look to root out contractor conflicts of interest

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced legislation they say will help prevent potential conflicts within businesses that work with the federal government after concerns were raised over McKinsey's work with the Food and Drug Administration while it was consulting with pharmaceutical firms.

Contracts

General Dynamics secures $171M Army biomedical research contract

Under a $171 million contract, General Dynamics IT will help put together the peer review panels that will assess biomedical research projects for the Army.

Companies

SAIC says it's big enough for any competition

Even at $7.4 billion in annual revenue, Science Applications International Corp. faces investors' questions of whether it is big enough to compete for large enterprise IT contracts.

Companies

Maximus adds former IRS technology exec

The 13-year veteran of the tax collection agency will oversee efforts to expand technology modernization offerings for civilian agencies.