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.

DLH's newest acquisition increases presence with defense agencies

Sixteen months after one acquisition, health IT company DLH's latest deal adds more research and systems development work for Defense Department agencies.

Geospark Analytics details CEO transition

Geospark Analytics is undertaking a leadership transition at the very top as the geospatial and data analytics startup gets ready for the next phase of its strategy.

Huntington Ingalls brings digital bent to new unmanned center

Ground now broken, Huntington Ingalls Industries' unmanned center of excellence is all about positioning the company for the same kind of leadership in that domain as in larger manned ships. HII's unmanned systems business leader shares how the center will work and what is to come.

Serco's US arm appoints new finance chief

Serco Inc., the British contractor's U.S. subsidiary, is bringing on a new chief financial officer as its current CFO approaches retirement.

Round 2: Air Force makes new awards for Skyborg unmanned effort

The Air Force makes a second round of awards for Skyborg -- its program to develop future unmanned aerial vehicles that can use artificial intelligence in working with their manned counterparts.

Northrop books $690M defense intell data award

Northrop Grumman secures a $690 million contract to work with the Defense Intelligence Agency on building a new data environment for housing information.