SAIC board adds new member to further build diversity

Science Applications International Corp.'s board of directors has named a former KPMG managing partner as a new member. That appointment means seven out of 11 directors are women or member of a minority group.

Why can't Sam.gov get to the point already?

Why does Sam.gov send alerts for notices that have no real information to share? Why does it make users work so hard to find the newest information?

Top 100 diversity shows little improvement

There are a few small bright spots in our second annual analysis of racial and gender diversity among Top 100 executives. But the results continue to point at how diversity lags at many companies on the list.

Wolf Den starts transition, names new CEO

Wolf Den Associates' founders Barry Landew and Kevin Robbins want their company to last more than one generation. Step one is complete -- hire a CEO.

Leidos scores $2.5B NASA takeaway

Leidos wins a $2.5 billion NASA IT services and solutions contract that represents a takeaway from the company it spun out nearly eight years ago and holds the bulk of that work under a predecessor award.

BlueHalo further builds out exec team with new hire

BlueHalo has brought in a 20-year veteran of the federal market to lead its cyber and intelligence business.

ManTech prevails in protest of $4B classified Air Force contract

ManTech was one of three winners of a $4.4 billion classified Air Force security contract, but protested anyway and won its argument.

Former Leidos exec Angela Heise joins Microsoft

Angela Heise, who left Leidos after more than two decades there in 2019, has signed on with the leadership team at Microsoft's worldwide public sector business.

PAE loses another senior exec

Three months after PAE's then-CEO stepped down, the president of the global mission services business has also resigned.

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.