Vistronix acquires geospatial and data visualization firm

Vistronix has acquired Technology Associates International Corp., boosting its employee base by 450, as well as the company's geospatial and data visualization capabilities.

Northrop Grumman taps new VP of cyber for government relations

Northrop Grumman Corp. has named retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. P. Stephen Stanley as vice president of Cybersecurity/C4, in the company's government relations office.

Who closed out 2012 with the biggest contract awards?

Which companies nabbed the largest contracts just as 2012 came to an end? We count down the top 10 contracts of December.

Altamont acquires background investigations firm

Altamont Capital Partners has acquired OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. to expand its federal growth platform.

DRC nabs $50M scientific computing services contract

DRC's $50 million contract with FDA expands the company's health care work in the federal market.

SAIC wins $667.3M Navy technical support contract

SAIC will provide a number of technical support services to the Navy until January 2016.

7 small businesses win $1.4B DISA network contract

Seven small business will compete for work under a large contract to support DISN's network capabilities.

Life lessons led to Octo Consulting's success

Mehul Sanghani grew up changing sheets and doing laundry, but the experience fueled his fire and helped Octo Consulting capture a 2012 Greater Washington Government Contractor Award.

Calibre success tied back to employee ownership

Calibre Systems ties its success back to its employee ownership that helped it win a 2012 Greater Washington Government Contractor Award.

Pragmatics wins $3.8 ENCORE II order to support budget system

Pragmatics has won a task order from DISA to help the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition in operating, maintaining and sustaining its Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution system.

7 contractors win $249M command and control contract with Air Force

Seven contractors have won a contract to perform command and control development work with the U.S. Air Force.

ITT Exelis realigns business divisions to focus on strategic growth

ITT Exelis will realign its business in order to capitalize on operating efficiencies and increase focus on strategic growth platforms, effective Jan. 2, 2013.

ManTech wins $69M order under its S3 contract

ManTech has won another order under its Strategic Services Sourcing contract with the U.S. Army.

Harris wins $66M option year under space operations contract

Harris Corp. has won the fifth option year for its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance contract, to operate, maintain and logistically support the U.S. Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing Mission

CGI Cloud takes Railroad Retirement Board to the cloud for $21M

CGI Federal has won a potentially 11-year contract to transition the Railroad Retirement Board's financial management systems to the cloud.

7 win $900M Navy contract for submarine C5ISR capabilities

Seven companies have won a big Navy contract for a number of services toward submarines with C5ISR capabilities.

Harris appoints new leader of health care business

Harris Corp. has appointed a new president of its health care business, Vishal Agrawal, who will report to James Morris, group president of Harris Integrated Network Solutions.

ISS wins $593M contract for intel analysis and data fusion

Intelligent Software Solutions has won the ASPERE contract, worth $593 million, to aid the Air Force in building software for building intelligence analysis and data fusion software.

Cubic's defense business wins $12.5M order for tactical vehicle systems

Cubic Defense Applications has won an order to deliver to the U.S. Army its Instrumentable IMILES Tactical Vehicle System, which provides real-time casulaty assessment.

Microtech taps new SVP of proposals

Sheri Rafeedie has been appointed senior vice president of the proposal division at MicroTech's headquarters in Tysons Corner, Va.