Peraton adds former Leidos exec to help lead intelligence business

Peraton hires a two-decade Leidos veteran as vice president and general manager for the intelligence mission solutions business unit.

Lockheed's space business leader to retire

The head of Lockheed Martin’s nearly $11 billion space segment is retiring from the company after nearly two decades there.

Sigma Defense elevates new CEO

Sigma Defense Systems promotes its former president to CEO nearly nine months after the company’s acquisition by private equity firm Sagewind Capital.

Pragmatics continues support for legal battle with Iran

Pragmatics will continue to provide litigation support to the Navy and State Department as a multiple-decade legal fight with Iran grinds on.

Amentum books $1.3B CBP aircraft maintenance contract

After multiple awards and rounds of protests, Amentum can now tout itself as the winner of and start to work on a nearly $1.3 billion aircraft maintenance contract with the Customs and Border Protection agency.

Arlington Capital creates new middle tier player

Arlington Capital Partners is combining its MCR portfolio company with another government services firm to unveil a new middle tier player in the market.

Booz Allen stakes its future on convergence of speed, tech and talent

Booz Allen Hamilton has given investors a new acronym, "VoLT," to show where the government technology and services firm wants to go and how its new plan builds on the foundation laid by its success with its Vision 2020 strategy.

Palantir captures another Army battlefield intell system award

Palantir Technologies is moving on to the next phase of developing the Army's Distributed Common Ground System, the service's primary battlefield intelligence system.

Maryland intelligence provider expands Virginia footprint with acquisition

MasterPeace Solutions makes an acquisition to expand its offerings and get more of a foothold on the other side of the Potomac River.

Mercury adds former Raytheon exec as growth chief

Mercury Systems appoints a 16-year defense market veteran and former Raytheon executive as chief growth officer.

Valiant hires new growth chief & realigns

Valiant Integrated Services hires a former Peraton executive as chief growth officer and names two new business unit leaders amid a reorganization.

AI firm hires DIA vet as federal CTO

Artificial intelligence and data software firm Accrete brings in a former Defense Intelligence Agency executive to be the new federal chief technology officer.

Peraton claims $2.7B DHS cloud migration win

Thanks to its Perspecta acquisition, Peraton can tout itself as the winner of a much-anticipated $2.7 billion cloud computing migration contract with the Homeland Security Department.

CGI Federal eyes digital modernization growth through Array purchase

CGI Federal has acquired Array to add more capabilities in digital modernization and agile delivery methods.

NTT Data launches COVID compliance tool

NTT Data has launched a tool to help agencies and companies track which employees are vaccinated and those awaiting test results.

Peraton's systems engineering business to go it alone as new company

Peraton is parting ways with its systems engineering unit, which is being acquired by an arm of the company's private equity owner focused on the government market's middle tier.

New name, familiar investors feature in this M&A roundup

Peraton's activity in the realm of mergers and acquisitions is far from the only events to run through here as four other deals hit my inbox while I was on a two-week brain break.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How can M&A drive innovation?

Mergers, acquisitions and private equity are important engines for innovation in the defense market, according to the National Defense Industrial Association's CEO. Hawk Carlisle explains to our Nick Wakeman how the lure of a return on investment needs to be a consideration as the government regulates M&A activity.

Verizon touts $887M in Labor telecom awards

The Labor Department finalizes its award of five task orders worth up to $887 million combined to Verizon for broad IT and network modernization work.

ManTech names new defense lead

ManTech International brings in a three-decade federal market veteran and former Vectrus executive to lead the defense business.