Contracts

General Dynamics can now proceed on its $4.5B NGA cloud win

The company had to wait out a protest from its largest competitor Leidos in the latest head-to-head showdown of many between them.

Companies

Booz Allen was not the only company involved in this week's M&A

Some of the week's other major transactions involve a change in ownership, divestiture in-the-works and acquisitions.

Companies

Michael Baker promotes new federal practice CFO

The 23-year company veteran currently oversees the federal shop's business analytics function.

Companies

HighPoint Global hires former NGA, Secret Service CIO

The two-decade government service veteran will be responsible for the growth strategy and interactions with federal customers working on user experience.

Companies

Raytheon elevates new corporate, strategy development lead

She currently leads the aerospace-and-defense giant's business unit focused on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Companies

OneWeb stands up US board as communications company eyes American business

Sue Gordon, a former top intelligence officer, has been named the panel’s chair.

Companies

Mitre's board adds intelligence community veteran Sue Gordon

The former principal deputy director of national intelligence joins nonprofit research-and-development firm's board.

Companies

Booz Allen to acquire national security software services company

The company's latest acquisition centers on the national security community and working with those agencies on the collection and processing of data.

Companies

Lockheed shifts exec to lead 'Skunk Works' development shop

The company moves one of its top engineering and technology executives to lead its famous advanced development division known as Skunk Works.

Companies

CGI Federal elevates new defense leader

CGI Federal moves one of its own executives up to the leadership role for its defense, intelligence and space unit.

Companies

Accenture's federal arm books $199M TSA ID system award

Accenture Federal Services clinches a $199 million award to help the Transportation Security Administration bring together three identification systems into a single environment.

Companies

WidePoint brings in new finance chief

WidePoint Corp. appoints a new chief financial officer whose three-decade career includes leadership over 32 acquisitions of publicly-traded and privately-held businesses.

Companies

HarmonyTech hires new operations head

Nearly two-decade veteran Randy “RJ” Kolton joins the IT and professional services provider as chief operating officer.

Companies

Why supply chain issues are only going to get worse

The Ukraine war and anti-Russia sanctions on top of COVID-19 mean even worse trouble lies ahead for global supply chains.

Companies

OneWeb's US government arm hires new president

Global satellite Internet provider OneWeb has a new president for its subsidiary focused on the U.S. government market and that executive is a former NASA astronaut.

Companies

SEC proposes mandatory breach reporting for publicly traded companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules requiring companies to disclose to investors material cybersecurity incidents within four business days.

Contracts

Joint venture resurrects protest of $300M DHS contract

HeiTech-PAE saw an earlier protest rejected as premature but is back now complaining that the Homeland Security Department did exactly as feared -- pick someone else for a $300 million contract.