Guidehouse shuffles exec roles in financial services

Guidehouse is continuing to make a series of appointments in its leadership ranks one year on from a large acquisition and these latest moves focus on financial services.

General Dynamics CEO to join JPMorgan Chase board

Phebe Novakovic's schedule will get slightly more busy as of Dec. 7, when she joins the board of directors at the U.S.' largest bank.

Raytheon Technologies finds buyer for Forcepoint

Raytheon Technologies had two items of some interest to share with investors in its third quarter earnings release: proceeds being fetched in the sale of Forcepoint and what is being done to manage the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts.

AE Industrial adds new government tech investment

AE Industrial Partners makes another acquisition of a government technology services outfit to continue what has been an active second half of the year for the investment group.

Once on deal pause, PAE presses play for $208M Centra acquisition

PAE became a publicly-traded company in part for more access to capital and credit for making acquisitions. News that PAE is acquiring Centra Technology means a pause on deals because of COVID-19 and its effects on financing markets is over.

DHS previews large cloud acquisition for industry to see

The Homeland Security Department gives industry their first detailed glimpse at how the agency is undertaking a massive cloud services contract that will go to a single winner.

ManTech books $260M Navy ISR aircraft order

ManTech confirms its win of a $260 million task order to help the Navy update mission systems in manned aircraft used for maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions.

Northrop's growth set up for 2021 but things get somewhat murky after that

Northrop Grumman's backlog of contracts sets up the defense giant for continued growth in 2021. Some factors in the company's control and some not will determine what 2022 and future years look like for the company.

Space becomes a new front in the 'Cloud Wars'

Microsoft is taking its flagship Azure offering further into a space sector that their direct competitor Amazon Web Services also has made a priority. It was all inevitable as the so-called Cloud Wars add another front.

With Riptide assist, BAE moves up in underwater vehicle size

More than one year on from its Riptide acquisition, BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary has moved up from providing just small unmanned underwater vehicles to adding a medium class vehicle.

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.