NOAA unveils solicitation for $8B satellite support vehicle

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tells the small business community to start working on their bids for an $8 billion professional services contract focused on satellite programs.

ATS acquires cyber tech solutions provider

Acclaim Technical Services closes its third acquisition in two years and the latest transaction sees it buy a provider cyber technology solutions to the national security community.

AT&T wins piece of DISA ethernet gateway upgrade

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded AT&T the next portion of its initiative to acquire ethernet connectivity for linking up with the military’s global information network.

How inflation & supply chain problems hang over federal spending

Contractors face uncertainties driven by inflation, supply chain disruptions, and unresolved budget issues, according to the Professional Services Council's annual Vision Forecast.

By Light subsidiary wins $957M Army cyber training contract

A subsidiary of By Light Professional IT Services wins a $957.7 million contract to help the Army develop and maintain a new cyber training environment.

Lockheed promotes new space segment leader

Lockheed Martin promotes one of its vice presidents with a long career at NASA to head the company's space systems segment at the start of 2022.

General Dynamics IT gets new CIO

General Dynamics’ IT services segment elevates a new global chief information officer from within in the wake of the now-former CIO’s departure.

Mercury acquires specialized semiconductor maker

Mercury Systems' fourth acquisition in the past 12 months sees them buy a company that makes radio frequency components, including a type of semiconductor often put in mobile phones.

Army chooses nearly a dozen for $1.6B IT product contract

Seventeen companies win seats on a $1.6 billion contract to supply commercial hardware and software to the Army.

General Dynamics wins $829M DIA IT support contract

General Dynamics wins $829.2 million task order for IT help desk services to the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Voyager Space purchases majority ownership of on-board electronics maker

Voyager Space is pursuing a strategy to become a vertically-integrated and publicly-traded company focused on exploration and infrastructure, and has made an acquisition to add key technologies into that portfolio.

DOD inviting four to its multiple-provider, multibillion dollar enterprise cloud program

The Defense Department is ready to double the tent of companies involved in the military's new enterprise cloud contract beyond the original group of two lined up earlier this year.

How the judge took apart Blue Origin's lunar lander lawsuit

Blue Origin’s decision to not appeal a federal judge’s ruling against the company in its lawsuit over the NASA next-generation lunar lander contract looks more apparent now that the decision is public. The judge was not too keen on how Blue Origin went about its case.

Life under continuing resolutions might continue for years

An endless cycle of continuing resolutions sounds familiar by now to the government market, and it might reach a new level of endlessness in the current climate. But that does not necessarily equate to a bad business environment for contractors as one of their top voices sees it.

Northrop details space systems leadership transition

Northrop Grumman's board of directors elects a new president for its space systems segment from within the company's ranks.

Enlightenment reveals new fund to find, back emerging companies

Government market investment firm Enlightenment Capital unveils its newest fund focused on identifying and backing technology-oriented companies.

MicroStrategy co-founder joins Blue Delta advisory board

One of MicroStrategy's co-founders becomes the newest member of the advisory board at venture investment firm Blue Delta Capital Partners.

Rocket Lab acquires satellite separation tech maker

One month on from an acquisition, Rocket Lab quickly identifies a second transaction focused on the hardware aspects of deploying satellites from launch vehicles.

Telos' headwinds will sound familiar but so will its path forward

Ongoing and feared supply chain disruptions across the government market have been well-documented by many publicly-traded companies and most recently by Telos Corp.

Booz Allen spins out SnapAttack cyber product shop

Booz Allen Hamilton is spinning out SnapAttack, a commercial cybersecurity product shop it created but Booz Allen will primary channel for federal customers looking to buy the cyber threat hunting software.