Nearly 250 take Lockheed buyout

Lockheed Martin had nearly 250 mid-level managers take a voluntary buyout as it works to adjust its workforce levels.

Lockheed's Linda Gooden shares the lessons of her career

As she approaches retirement, Lockheed Martin's Linda Gooden shares the challenges, triumphs and principles that shaped her career leading the largest IT contractor in the government market.

Nominations open for contractor of the year awards

The 2013 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards nomination period is open, so it's time to apply for this year's slate of awards.

GD picks insider to lead information systems group

General Dynamics has moved David Heebner from combat systems to the leadership of the Information Systems and Technology group, replacing Gerard DeMuro, and kicking off a shuffling of other executives.

ITT Exelis wins $6.5M contract for radar system

ITT Exelis has won a contract to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with a radar system.

Wyle wins its biggest contract ever

Wyle wins a $1.76 billion recompete at NASA that lands the company its largest contract award to provide health and science support to human space flight operations.

Who won Februrary's biggest contracts?

February was a slow month when it comes to contracts, but it still had its share of large awards. We countdown the big winners for the month.

Fallen DynCorp employees honored with Defense of Freedom medals

State and Defense departments step up efforts to recognize contractors who made the ultimate sacrifice.

10 names SAIC could have picked, but didn't

SAIC has picked Leidos as the name of the new company to be created when it splits later this year. We present a list of the top 10 names that the company could have considered, and why they ultimately would have been rejected.

CACI names Lockheed exec new CEO

CACI International has replaced its CEO with a former Lockheed executive, in a move driven by a desire to bolster its business development activities.

43 win $495M chemical and bio defense contract

One of the U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Offices awarded 43 contractors its $495 million chemical and biological defense contract. Who were the winners?

Abt Associates acquires health and development firm

Abt Associates will expand its international health and development expertise and presence through its acquisition of JTA International

Lockheed plans more voluntary cuts

Lockheed Martin looks to middle managers for cuts to bolster competitiveness and efficiency.

Dell goes private; what’s next?

Michael Dell has led a buyout of his company that takes it off the public markets. Is that enough cover for Dell to remake itself?

CACI optimistic about 2013 results

CACI International is optimistic about its 2013 results as it focuses on mitigating risks from sequestration and budget cuts.

ManTech loses leading exec

ManTech President and Chief Operating Officer for its emerging markets group, Terry Ryan, leaves the company for another firm.

Lockheed names new leaders for IS&GS, space systems

Two top executives at Lockheed Martin, Linda Gooden and Joanne Maguire, announce their retirements. The company names Sondra Barbour and Rick Ambrose as replacements.

Lockheed's Gooden retires; now that is big news

Editor Nick Wakeman reacts to the upcoming retirement of Lockheed Martin's Linda Gooden, who led the largest IT contractor in the government market for over a decade.

Poor M&A decisions hit GD's 2012 results

New CEO, Phebe Novakovic, said information systems and technology unit made poor acquisition decisions in 2012 that hurt the company's financial results.

Lessons from the 100 Best Companies to Work For

Fortune's annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For offers some good tips for building a culture that values employees.