Contracts

GSA adds 8 companies to COMET IT system modernization vehicle

The General Services Administration adds eight companies to an IT modernization contract vehicle for upgrading and replacing procurement and back-office systems.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Companies

Godspeed Capital acquires its first federal technology company

Godspeed Capital Management has identified its first acquisition in the federal technology and professional services market nearly seven months after announcing its arrival into the arena.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Companies

BlueHalo appoints new CTO from one of its acquisitions

BlueHalo's new chief technology officer is known to the company as he joins through one of its most recent acquisitions.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Companies

Branson’s Virgin Orbit backs DC area-headquartered imagery firm

Sir Richard Branson’s space launch outfit Virgin Orbit is getting ready to go public and in the meantime is moving on an investment in another company focused on satellite imagery.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Companies

DISA chooses small biz for $400M tech refresh contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency awards a $400 million technology refreshment and implementation contract to a small business.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Why Booz Allen sees spinouts as part of its strategy

Why would Booz Allen Hamilton let an internally-developed artificial intelligence product go out on its own rather than hold onto it? The government technology and consulting firm sees its spinout strategy as a natural progression.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Rocket Lab's latest acquisition focuses on solar panels

Rocket Lab is moving ahead on another acquisition to further diversify the space launch company’s portfolio of components that go onto its Electron platform.

  • By Ross Wilkers

ICF to acquire digital transformation, human-centered design specialist

ICF identifies a second acquisition in as many months to further expand the technology consulting firm’s IT modernization and digital transformation work with federal agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Northrop hires former Raytheon exec to head operations

Northrop Grumman hires a former Raytheon Technologies executive and nearly two-decade defense industry veteran as corporate vice president of global operations.

  • By Ross Wilkers

BAE's US subsidiary, L3Harris detail board moves

BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary and L3Harris Technologies explain the latest movements in their boards of directors, including a new chair for one and an additional member at the other.

  • By Ross Wilkers

C3 AI secures $500M software delivery agreement

C3 AI books a $500 million production contract with the Defense Department to further deploy the company’s portfolio of artificial intelligence software across the agency.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Robotic Research gains financial firepower for commercial push

Self-driving technology company Robotic Research has completed a $228 million fundraising round to gain resources for its push beyond government and into commercial markets.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SPA acquires space-focused systems engineering firm

With the backing of a new private equity owner, Systems Planning and Analysis makes an acquisition of its own to bolster the company’s presence on government advisory and assistance programs.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tick tock: How PAE decided a sale to Amentum was the best path forward

PAE was on the public markets for only three months before its former private equity owner reached out with the idea of a reunion. A new regulatory filing takes us on PAE's journey toward a sale to Amentum.

  • By Ross Wilkers

General Dynamics wins $4.5B NGA IT contract

General Dynamics wins a $4.5 billion contract for user-facing and data center services to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Why the business 'valley of death' needs special attention

The "valley of death" problem is real when it comes to government acquisition and technology deployment, so the dialogue on that problem is endless. But when nine out of 10 startups with potentially promising technology fail to cross their own valley, more attention is needed there too.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Coast Guard opts for AT&T as primary telecom provider

The Coast Guard chooses AT&T to consolidate several data communications networks into a single environment under a $161 million task order.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Deloitte acquires Oracle cloud integrator

Deloitte agrees to acquire a company that specializes in the deployment and integration of Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and application offerings.

  • By Ross Wilkers

The problem of talent is shared, but so are the solutions

The problem of shrinking pools of talent including those with top-end technology skills is widely acknowledged across the public sector ecosystem, but some industry observers believe it does not have to be too competitive between government and contractors.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Peraton makes its choice for new corporate headquarters

Peraton chooses a new home for the corporate headquarters to mark the company's first major decision in its physical facility footprint review.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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