Inside ICF's latest acquisition

ICF sees its latest acquisition of Enterprise Science and Computing as fitting hand-in-glove with the long-term strategy for growth around IT modernization and public health.

Commerce starts the bidding for $1.5B small business IT contract

The Commerce Department is now ready to take bids from small businesses in pursuit of a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion enterprise IT services contract vehicle.

Inside Lockheed's work with Verizon to start creating '5G.MIL'

Lockheed Martin started working on what it calls "5G.MIL" well before CEO Jim Taiclet first spoke of that acronym and has lined up an initial partner in Verizon, the U.S.' largest wireless carrier, to help tune that vision into a reality for the Defense Department.

BAE's US subsidiary acquires training, simulation software company

More than one year on from its big-ticket acquisition, BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary has identified a maker of simulation and training software to be the defense company's next purchase.

Tyto Athene's newest acquisition centers on digital modernization

Tyto Athene's latest acquisition seeks to further build out offerings in areas such as digital modernization and emerging analytics.

BlueHalo acquires counter-unmanned aircraft tech maker

BlueHalo acquires a developer of products for government agencies to use in countering unmanned aircraft, which marks the buyer's latest move as a middle-tier national security technology integrator.

Contractors, agencies share in the innovation culture challenge

Employee engagement and maintaining team culture has been agenda item number one for government contractors and agencies since the pandemic started, with encouraging innovation being a key cog in said culture. That challenge plays out almost equally on both sides of the public sector ecosystem.

Supply chain pressures push Huntington Ingalls

Huntington Ingalls is keeping to its schedule by pushing for early orders to offset supply chain issues as it continues to build its technical solutions business and integrate the Alion acquisition.

Judge rules against Blue Origin in lunar lander lawsuit

A federal judge rules Blue Origin's lawsuit cannot go forward regarding NASA’s selection of SpaceX for a $2.9 billion contract to build the next-generation lunar lander.

ManTech, ICF detail what they found in their latest acquisitions

ManTech and ICF prioritize their capital for making acquisitions and have again put some of that to use for buying other businesses. What they found was one of several subjects of interest to investors as both companies detailed their latest quarterly financial results.

CACI to acquire laser communication tech maker for $275M

Within a week of revealing just glimpses in two acquisitions, CACI International has already moved onto another purchase as part of its overall mission technology strategy.

Leidos' revenue projections highlight uncertainties around the budget, supply chain and vaccinations

Leidos' updated revenue projection for this year is a fraction of a percent below the previous forecast, and yet the underlying drivers behind that new outlook are a whole lot more than fractional.

A shortlist of key executive hires this week (so far)

Several companies in the government market have announced their latest executive hires within the past two days and here is a summary of the key moves to take note of.

Jacobs' push for more 'productization' moves ahead via BlackLynx acquisition

Jacobs latest deal for BlackLynx builds on its product base and adds more cyber capabilities to its evolving portfolio offerings.

Terran Orbital is the latest 'Space SPAC' & has backers

We readily admit to losing count of all the so-called “Space SPACs” that either have or are hitting the market with Terran Orbital being the latest to choose that route to the public markets, but the small satellite maker's direct listing is also in part about its backers.

L3Harris tightening its supply chain microscope amid broader disruption

Add L3Harris Technologies to the running tally of government contracting companies that see disruptions both in the broader supply chains and those they have tighter control over. Here is what L3Harris is doing about it in the meantime.

Booz Allen puts new date on facility reopening as its 'Future of Work' takes shape

Booz Allen Hamilton's workforce agenda has two main parts to it: reopening company facilities, which will drive its "Future of Work" vision, but there also is the challenge of the vaccine mandate.

CACI gives just a glimpse of its two latest acquisitions

CACI International is happy to talk up its identity as a serial acquirer in the government market but it would only share so much about its two latest transactions.

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How CACI, Northrop see today's supply chain & labor megatrends

Supply chain disruption and labor constraints go hand-in-hand in today’s environment, according to several large publicly traded government contractors.

General Dynamics sees chip supply issue continuing into next year

Sizing up the global computer chip shortage's impacts on the government technology landscape can get tough, however General Dynamics is one company that continues to see it first-hand.