SEC awards small biz on-ramp for $2.5B IT contract

The Securities and Exchange Commission moves on awarding the small business on-ramp for $2.5 billion enterprise IT services contract after getting past an initial hiccup in the solicitation.

Round 2: Air Force grows roster for multi-domain tech effort

The Air Force names more companies eligible for up to $950 million in work to help build out an open data architecture environment for multi-domain operations.

Guidehouse promotes new growth chief from within

Guidehouse elevates one of its segment leaders to the newly-created position of chief growth officer.

AST appoints new president

Allegheny Science & Technology appoints a nearly three-decade industry veteran to be its next president and shape the growth strategy.

MorganFranklin finds new home for public sector shop

One year after being acquired itself, MorganFranklin decides to focus exclusively on commercial clients and finds a buyer for the public sector arm.

AWS unveils new space business

Two years after its initial foray into space, Amazon Web Services formally unveils a new business segment dedicated to that market that will work with government agencies and other industry players.

2 transactions show at least some private equity deals are getting done

The Carlyle Group has re-acquired a firm it owned over a decade ago and a second private equity backed firm has made a divestiture to improve its market focus.

M&A considerations beyond COVID-19

The coronavirus has slowed down the closing of mergers and acquisitions in the government market but other considerations are also coming to mind for buyers and sellers.

L3Harris can claim this $900M Air Force training tech win

While bids were due before its creation, L3Harris Technologies can claim this win of a $900 million Air Force training technology contract that helps explain how both sides of the merger saw each other.

Parsons board adds former Raytheon exec, retired Transcom chief

Parsons Corp.'s board of directors grows to 10 members with the additions of a former Raytheon executive and retired Transportation Command chief.

Special Operations Command chooses 6 for unmanned contract

Six companies win spots on a $975 million unmanned aircraft systems and ISR contract with Special Operations Command.

Maxar takes full position of 3D joint venture

Maxar Technologies is acquiring the remainder of a joint venture held with Saab and sees this deal as meeting customer demand for a lot of data about the Earth as soon as it can be taken in.

How COVID has reshaped talent acquisition

Despite the restrictions of the pandemic, companies still are hiring and onboarding new employees. Here's a snapshot of what two companies are doing.

AE Industrial Partners-backed space tech firm makes first deal

Backed by AE Industrial Partners, Redwire has made its first acquisition since the space technology company formally launched in June.

GSA further sketches out the STARS III picture

A final call for bids is in the works, but the General Services Administration is giving 8(a) small businesses a broad look at the next STARS contract for IT services.

With M&A sluggish, what will drive & shape the market's landscape?

Credit analysts at Moody's Investors Service view the last decade's mergers and acquisitions as helping build a more resilient group of companies, but they are looking at other factors as ones to shape the market amid the pandemic's pressure on deal activity.

AE Industrial Partners enters new government IT investment

AE Industrial Partners details its second deal in less than a month by acquiring majority ownership of a nearly two-decade old government technology services company.

Cobham US subsidiary unveils board

A U.S.-based subsidiary of Cobham details the roster of its board of directors five months after the British defense company was acquired by a private equity firm.

Lockheed's ventures arm backs quantum computing and training tech firms

Lockheed Martin Ventures has made a pair of investments that highlight the company's interest in quantum computing and cutting edge training technology.

Air Force keeps incumbent, adds 7 for new $1B biz transformation contract

The Air Force keeps one incumbent and adds seven others to the next iteration of an almost $1 billion business transformation support contract.