Booz Allen sits at the start of another transformation journey

Ranked No. 6 on the 2021 Top 100, Booz Allen Hamilton has transformed itself over the last decade but that is just a preview of another big shift on the horizon.

Stability and change paint the 2021 Top 100 picture

The 23rd edition of our annual Top 100 rankings shows a stable marketplace. But don't be fooled: there is plenty of change under the surface as companies adapt and evolve to customer demands.

What a swim coach can teach you about leadership

Leadership lessons are all around us and I'm learning one now as I cheer for my sons' swim team.

No. 1 Leidos keeps focus on growth

James Reagan, Leidos' retiring chief financial officer, shares how the company has delivered strong growth by keeping its focus on the right opportunities and understanding what it does best.

Pricing disclosure leads to canceled $1B contract

Inmarsat's pricing was inadvertently disclosed in the competition for a $979 million satellite services contract, which the Defense Information Systems Agency has canceled to rework.

GDIT steps back from $2B PTO protest

General Dynamics IT has withdrawn its protest of a $2 billion Patent and Trademark Office contract after seeing the agency's response.

Top 100 kick off features leading execs

We kick off the annual Top 100 rankings with a virtual event featuring leading executives from Peraton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corp., CACI International, Accenture, LMI and Dovel Technologies. This a great opportunity to hear what's driving today's market.

Pandemic's impact mixed but GovCon remains strong

The COVID-19 pandemic had a broad and wide-ranging impact across GovCon, but Deltek's new Clarity report finds the overall the business impact was not as bad as many feared.

Biden return to office memo is a conversation starter with customers

The Biden administration's new return-to-office memo includes a call to think about the future of the workplace. That's a conversation contractors can take the lead on.

Protestors push back on $1B USAID award

Four companies protest a $1 billion award that went to 11 competitors for a broad range of professional services to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

In first deal, JHNA expands its Navy presence

Veteran-owned JHNA has acquired Technology Security Associates to bring more Navy work into the fold.

FBI developing new data center strategy

The FBI is looking to pick up more professional services support as it looks to shift its data centers to a cloud solution.

ThunderCat pushes back on $500M VA award to Peraton

Peraton had no time to celebrate a $500 million Veterans Affairs cloud support award before it was challenged by a competitor.

Sagewind rebrands $600M mid-tier player as Axient

Private equity firm Sagewind Capital has unveiled Axient, the new name for a platform company that combines four acquisitions under a single brand with around $600 million in annual revenue.

Contractors grapple with the future of the workforce

As the country opens up and more employees return to the office, government contractors are applying lessons learned to create what the “new normal” will look like. It continues to be a work in progress.

Oracle fights exclusion from ICE cloud contract

Oracle and one of its resellers are pushing back against how the DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is limiting a cloud services contract to only vendors who work with the Amazon, Microsoft or Google offerings.

Revenue growth, new acquisition fuel SAIC's optimism

In its first quarter results, Science Applications International Corp. could point to several positive indicators such as a new acquisition, revenue growth, improved margins. Just one negative held: a slight drag from the continuing pandemic.

SAIC to pay $250M for health solutions company

Science Applications International Corp. will acquire Halfaker & Associates in a $250 million deal to add more health care-related work and build on digital transformation capabilities.

High technical scores can't overcome price issues for Lumen

Lumen lost its shot at a Homeland Security Department cyber contract because its price was too high despite stronger technical scores.

Versar deal shows signs of turnaround

Four years after being on the brink of disaster, Versar and its private equity owner have made a deal that signals an ongoing comeback at the project management firm.