Comcast agrees on deal to gain prime seat on EIS telecom vehicle

Comcast has agreed to terms on an acquisition that would put the global media giant in place as a carrier on the government-wide EIS telecommunications contract vehicle for network modernization.

Arlington Capital acquires MCR

Arlington Capital Partners acquires MCR, whose senior management team also is making their own investments in the business.

Two Six acquires intell community software developer

Two Six Technologies makes its first acquisition since the company’s formation earlier this year by The Carlyle Group.

One morning: Four deals declared done

Our email inbox got flooded on Thursday morning with announcements of four completed acquisitions, so here's a summary of what transpired.

Small biz takes $2.5B SEC professional services contract

Small business C2 Alaska LLC wins a $2.5 billion contract for broad professional services to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Data Society makes acquisition to grow training portfolio

Training software firm Data Society makes an acquisition to further expand its academies that act as a provider of education and re-skilling for professional staffers

Castellum's latest acquisition takes company further to new stock listing

Defense technology company Castellum is rapidly closing acquisitions including its latest deal focused on cyber and network engineering as the firm pushes to have its stock traded on an exchange.

Navy previews $2.5B shipboard network recompete

The Navy gives industry a first glimpse at how the service branch plans to recompete its estimated $2.5 billion contract vehicle for products and services to support shipboard networks.

Trade groups unite in push to get COVID-19 cost relief provision extended

Several trade associations representing companies in the government market ask congressional appropriators to extend a provision of the first coronavirus economic relief law covering the costs of contractor employees locked out of federal facilities.

Bezos, Blue Origin move their lunar lander fight to the court

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is taking its protest over the NASA lunar lander contract to the courtroom, where the company will continue arguing that the agency made several mistakes in choosing Elon Musk's SpaceX for the program.

How CACI thinks through the tech & talent legs of its strategy

Technology and talent are key components of CACI International's overall strategy but not as directly correlated compared to in years past amid renewed discussion about recruiting in the government market. In speaking with investors, CACI's chief executive explained why and how their thinking about that correlation has changed.

General Dynamics, Sierra Nevada take seats on $774M Army key load contract

General Dynamics and Sierra Nevada win seats on a $774.2 million contract with the Army to provide cryptographic key load devices for securing network systems.

What the trucking industry taught Lockheed's CEO about networks

In his last job prior to becoming Lockheed Martin CEO, Jim Taiclet began working with partners in telecommunications and other sectors on creating a network effect for the U.S. trucking industry to take it in an autonomous direction. Taiclet told investors that could be a model for doing the same in national defense.

Leonardo DRS acquires gimbal tech maker

Leonardo DRS acquires a maker of gimbal technology to better enable the movement of sensors and cameras installed on platforms.

Noblis' evolution told by this foray into solutions

Like many others in industry, Noblis is shifting more toward a solution-based model of delivery for customers that signifies how the federal ecosystem has changed along with the nonprofit organization's own approach.

PSC: Make COVID cost relief provision permanent for contractors

The Professional Services Council says making permanent the COVID-19 relief provision for contractors to recoup some labor costs will come in handy the next time another emergency happens.

PAE sees growth through acquisitions as it navigates the drawdown in Afghanistan

PAE saw strong growth in the last quarter thanks to strategic acquisitions but now it must navigate the impact of the troop drawdowns in Afghanistan.

Geospark co-founder returns to CEO post

Geospatial technology company Geospark Analytics appoints one of its co-founders to be CEO again and chart the next phase of growth.

Lockheed finance chief exits, acting successor named

Lockheed Martin's chief financial officer for the past two years has retired and the company appoints its treasurer to take on those duties as the search begins for a new CFO.

L3Harris declares its post-merger divestiture push as nearly done

L3Harris Technologies sounds just about done with its post-merger divestitures, which should translate to greater focus on the integration and revenue synergy efforts.