Acquisitions and '5G.mil' on the mind of Lockheed's CEO

Lockheed Martin bought a hypersonics business as its new CEO started his fifth month on the job and it sounds like more deals also might come as the company puts a focus on making the "5G.mil" concept a reality.

Enlightenment Capital's advisory board adds former LGS CEO

Government market investment firm Enlightenment Capital's advisory board adds a new member in LGS Innovations' former CEO.

What investors may want to know in this next GovCon earnings sprint

Round three of quarterly GovCon financial reports during the coronavirus pandemic is here and three big items could be on the agenda for the public companies reporting in the coming weeks.

Private equity firm backs federal health IT outfit

A New York City-based private equity firm enters the federal health IT market through an investment in GovernmentCIO.

How LMI's new CEO learned about their culture (from a distance)

The entire interview process for new LMI CEO Doug Wagoner was virtual and that is also how he is learning about the company's culture. Preserving that culture in a COVID world is top of mind for Wagoner and here is a glimpse at the company's efforts.

LMI's new CEO charges ahead with board's blueprint for growth

LMI's board of directors put in place a five-year strategy with the idea that whomever became the next CEO would carry that blueprint out as is. Doug Wagoner explains to us both the strategy itself and why he is not looking to put his own stamp on what the board came up with.

Former Lockheed CTO joins unmanned vehicle software firm

Ray Johnson, the former Lockheed Martin chief technology officer, joins the board of directors at a startup focused on developing software for unmanned vehicles.

Guidehouse promotes partner to public health lead

Guidehouse promotes one of its partners to lead growth and innovation strategies in the public health care market.

VA expands $722M medical center telecom contract

The Veterans Affairs Department doubles the number of wired telecommunication providers to medical centers under a $722 million contract vehicle.

Perspecta tapped to help DHA take patient data to the cloud

Perspecta has been tapped for a one-year contract to configure its digital health platform for helping the Defense Health Agency modernize and migrate patient data to a cloud computing environment.

Lockheed acquisition centers on hypersonics growth

Lockheed Martin is acquiring another company's hypersonics portfolio to position for growth in that key defense technology priority.

DHS prepping $2B cloud draft solicitation

The Homeland Security Department gets closer to having a more detailed preview of a $2 billion cloud operations contract ready for industry to see.

Cyber intelligence firm looks to former In-Q-Tel chief as new CEO

Cyber intelligence company LookingGlass reshapes its executive leadership team and that includes the appointment of In-Q-Tel's first ever leader to become CEO.

Xenith adds IT services portfolio through acquisition

Xenith makes an acquisition to gain more IT service offerings for federal agencies and combine that with what the company already does in business process consulting.

Army keeps incumbents for $800M info systems engineering contract

The Army sticks with who it knows for an $800 million contract to carry out broad engineering services for the branch’s Information Systems Engineering Command.

COPT's board adds former NGA director

COPT, which rents real estate to agencies and contractors, sees a former intelligence community leader join the company's board of trustees.

ECS' latest acquisition seeks greater geospatial presence

The parent company of ECS closes an acquisition to give that business more of a foothold in geospatial intelligence programs.

VA makes next CCN care network regional award

The Veterans Affairs Department awards the next major contract for its eight-year, multibillion dollar Community Care Network effort to stand up a new care service provider setup.

NDIA appoints Punaro board chair

The National Defense Industrial Association, one of three main trade groups representing government contractors, has appointed a familiar face to chair its board of directors.

Stopgap funding bill extends GovCon reimbursements for pandemic

The new fiscal year begins with a stopgap funding bill and the extension of a key mechanism government contractors see as helping them keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic, but both are set to expire in December.