Avantus Federal acquires cyber services firm

Avantus Federal completes its first acquisition under the new name and branding that it unveiled to the market in November 2020.

Will these latest CIO-SP4 amendments be welcomed?

To practically no one's surprise, controversy and protests have emerged regarding the $50 billion CIO-SP4 IT services contract with not much time left to submit a proposal. Hard to tell if the latest amendments will affect the situation, but here's a read-through of what they are.

Booz Allen hires new defense AI lead

Booz Allen Hamilton brings in a nearly two-decade Lockheed Martin veteran to lead the defense-focused analytics and artificial intelligence business.

Octo acquires defense & intelligence IT integrator

Nearly six months after one large deal, Octo has moved onto the next one in this phase of its strategy to be the go-to technology modernization provider for federal agencies.

One agency had a perfect score in PSC's annual report card

The Professional Services Council's annual report on procurement forecasts at 69 agencies found one perfect score and the need for improvement from just about everyone else.

Booz Allen backs AI, machine learning software startup

Booz Allen Hamilton puts its technology scouting function to work by investing in an emerging startup company focused on making software for artificial intelligence and machine learning functions.

Pre-award protests bring some trouble to CIO-SP4

The highly-anticipated solicitation for the potential $50 billion governmentwide CIO-SP4 IT services contract hits a snag with six pre-award protests and one common thread between them.

Round 6: More awards for Air Force battle management system effort

The Air Force has made a sixth block of awards for its $950 million contract to build a new system for managing and distributing information in the battlefield.

Drone maker Volansi appoints Roper CEO

Commercial drone maker Volansi appoints former AIr Force acquisition chief Will Roper as CEO nearly four months after he joined the board of directors.

GovernmentCIO hits $700M mark with Salient CRGT acquisition

GovernmentCIO received private equity backing less than a year ago and in acquiring Salient CRGT, it has already found the next deal to move it further up the middle tier's food chain. Here is how they plan to make the most of the combination.

AT&T's reset takes public sector with it

AT&T is refocusing itself on technology and connectivity now that the No. 23 company on the Washington Technology Top 100 is mostly exiting the media and pay TV markets. We asked two executives from AT&T's public sector arm how that reset affects their business and the core growth engines there.

Air Force kicks off bidding for $4.8B intelligence support vehicle

The Air Force unveils the final solicitation for a $4.8 billion contract vehicle to acquire research and development services from small businesses to support the branch's air and space intelligence center.

DISA moves ahead on ethernet gateway awards

The Defense Information Systems Agency awards another portion of its nationwide initiative to upgrade network connections and this award continues a strong run for the winner.

Huntington Ingalls pushes forward on services strategy with Alion acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries is acquiring Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion in the shipbuilder's latest foray to ramp up its solutions and services business. Here is also how company leaders answered this question from Wall Street about the deal and broader strategy behind it: what do you see yourself as?

JEDI is no more, but military's enterprise cloud push goes on

The Defense Department has canceled its controversial and heavily-litigated JEDI cloud infrastructure contract in favor of a new contract with a multi-vendor approach, which will be divided initially between the same two vendors that contested the former.

BlueHalo finds its first acquisition

BlueHalo has identified its first acquisition under that name and brand as a defense technology integrator backed by Arlington Capital Partners.

Leidos' latest exec realignment includes new space leader

Leidos is undertaking a series of changes and realignments in its senior leadership team including one appointment from within to lead the national security space market strategy.

Valiant Integrated Services acquires logistics firm

Three years on from one major acquisition, Valiant Integrated Services completes another to add more third-party logistics and other work for federal agencies.

How the 'Verizon 2.0' vision continues to shape its public sector arm

At No. 20 on the 2021 Washington Technology Top 100, Verizon is in the third year of its "2.0" vision and a customer-centric structure across the telecom giant including in the public sector shop responsible for bringing 5G and other technologies to agencies.

CSA closes acquisition & gets added backing

Digital transformation consulting firm Client Solution Architects hits the $100 million-annual revenue mark with an acquisition and gets added backing from one of the federal market's most active investors.