Northrop sees focus as its friend in a crowded space landscape

SpaceX's win (under protest) of the NASA moon lander highlighted how the overall space market has changed in both commercial and government segments, so Wall Street is wondering what Northrop Grumman and other defense companies make of it.

Judge rules Amazon's JEDI lawsuit to go forward

A federal judge decides that the court will hear Amazon's long-running argument that the Trump administration swung the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract's award to Microsoft.

New private equity name unveiled

The defense and government services market has a newly-launched private equity name that will focus on the lower middle market.

Verizon promotes federal leader

Verizon promotes its federal leader to a new role overseeing all of the company's public sector work.

General Dynamics eyes greater share of the cloud pie

General Dynamics is already the lead for one significant cloud migration effort in government and wants to be at the nexus of other moves.

Cubic stockholders vote 'yes' on sale to Veritas & activist investor

A majority of Cubic's stockholders vote to approve the company's sale to Veritas Capital and an activist hedge fund partner.

Raytheon offers upbeat forecast

One year ago, Raytheon Technologies unveiled itself to the market just as the coronavirus pandemic was in its early stages, and the company's outlook today is very different than it was then.

Pair of federal sector veterans take up new industry roles

One veteran of government service and a second experienced contracting market executive take new roles in industry to help steer their new employers toward more growth.

Inside the Octo-Sevatec integration

Octo is roughly three months past the acquisition of Sevatec that created a larger middle-tier technology modernization provider and the timing happens to coincide with more funding attention on that very subject.

Raytheon chairman Kennedy to retire

One of the main architects behind the creation of Raytheon Technologies will retire from the company after 38 years there.

Spire Global lines up new investor ahead of public listing

As Spire Global prepares to go public, the space-based data company gets some added financial backing to further accelerate product development ahead of the listing.

Four take spots on $3.6B NIH research contract

Four companies win seats on a $3.6 billion contract to help the National Institutes of Health with biomedical research projects.

Unison's latest acquisition eyes added software functions

Contract and program management software provider Unison makes an acquisition to add another angle to its overall offering for industry and government.

How CACI sees slower, but eventual return to whatever normal looks like

CACI International is not alone in having to deal with the realities of working for agencies in a world of COVID-19 and that is why it is tempering some expectations with the reality of an uneven return to 'normal.'

DHS officially starts bids for $10B commodity IT contract

The Homeland Security Department has revealed the much-anticipated final solicitation for its $10 billion IT hardware and software contract vehicle reserved for small businesses.

Tyler Technologies closes NIC acquisition

Tyler Technologies completes the company's largest-ever acquisition that sees NIC enter its fold.

Promotions, new hires and a launch mark hectic week in personnel

This week has been busy when it comes to executive hires announced by companies in the government market. Here is a round-up of the key ones to know.

Lockheed's blueprint for change in the system and itself

Lockheed Martin's knowledge of how defense acquisition works is self-evident but its chief executive believes many of those processes need to be modified for customers to get the technologies they want when they want them. So too should Lockheed change, he told Wall Street.

Raytheon's board adds former astronaut

Raytheon Technologies' board of directors adds to its ranks a former long-time astronaut and current health care investment leader.

PAE's board elects two new members

PAE’s board of directors adds two new members: a retired Navy vice admiral along with a managing director at the private equity firm that once owned the company before its deal to go public.