29 named winners of $3B FirstSource II contract

DHS has issued a list of all the small-business winners of the $3 billion FirstSource II contract, which will be the primary IT products vehicle for the department.

4 M&A trends shaping the market

We saw an increase in mergers and acquisitions at the end of 2012. What drove those deals and why should we care?

Salient sells ‘body-shop’ business

Salient Federal Solutions sells a $10 million-a-year piece of business with Fannie Mae to Orlando, Fla.-based Kavaliro, a firm that specilizes in staffing services.

Citizant promotes new CFO, COO

Citizant promotes Greg Gorgone chief financial offier and Jeffrey Beyer chief operating officer.

4 critical factors for picking the right customers

It might easy to identify the pockets of opportunities in the market, but do you know how to dig deeper and find the right customers in those pockets?

Lockheed restructures corporate functions

Lockheed Martin consolidates several corporate functions in first week under Marillyn Hewson in an effort to gain efficiencies; moves eliminate 50 jobs.

ManTech makes health IT move

ManTech acquires Alta Systems in a move that brings health IT capabilities, and a large Centers for Medicaid and Medicare contract.

Not already in health IT? It might be too late.

Things are happening fast in the health IT market, and if you haven't spent the last few years getting ready, you might have already missed a big opportunity.

Force 3 names new CEO

Les Trachtman becomes CEO of Force 3, as founder Rocky Cintron takes the chairman title.

Opinion

What if a cyber Pearl Harbor never happens? Are we safe?

Cyber attacks are ever evolving, and becoming more dangerous and destructive, so, do we need a single, large attack to understand the danger?

CRGT makes deal for Guident Technologies

CRGT's acquisitions of Guident Technologies brings capabilities in data analytics and business intelligence, and adds new customers, to boot.

Opinion

Sequestration failure brings mixed bag

There are a few bright spots in the fiscal cliff deal, but sequestration still looms, and chances are slim that Congress will act fast. What should you watch out for?

Top 100 parent continues diversification strategy

The Berger Group's acquisition of Hawthorne Services brings another division to its Louis Berger Services group.

Another incumbent fights for lost contract

eTouch is fighting to get back a lost NASA contract after the space agency awarded its web services contract to InfoZen.

SRA gets a second shot at lucrative FDIC contract

The General Services Administration will reopen the competition for a FDIC's IT infrastructure contract that CSC had wrestled away from SRA.

Lockheed's Hewson sets personal tone in CEO debut

Marillyn Hewson talks about pride, and her love for Lockheed Martin, as she takes the reins as the company's new CEO.

Serco revamps C-suite with new hires

Serco hires new chief financial officer, chief information officer, human resources leader and new vice president of intell business.

Opinion

Fiscal cliff averted, but pain still to come

Well, Congress got part of the way there, but essentially little was solved. Sequestration still hangs over the market.

InfoZen captures $40M NASA cloud contract

Under five-year, $40 million contract, InfoZen will help NASA develop internal and external websites.

Holiday greetings from Washington Technology

We're taking a break for the holidays, though the fiscal cliff may bring us back early. Thanks for an interesting 2012, and here's to a better 2013.