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.

CAE's defense group lead to depart, interim exec named

CAE’s defense and security group president will step down to take up a new job and an interim lead has been named.

SparkCognition's government shop names lead exec

Commercial AI outfit SparkCognition hires a new lead executive from one of its investors to lead the government subsidiary.

Kratos to acquire satellite antenna biz

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is acquiring a satellite antenna maker that was made available to the market by the antitrust regulatory process.

ManTech promotes new COO in reorg

ManTech elevates one of its group presidents to chief operating officer as part of a reorganization.

Accenture's federal shop secures $341M Commerce cloud contract

Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary books a $341 million contract to help the Commerce Department centralize administrative functions and business systems into a single cloud-hosted environment.

DOD doubles ceiling on multi-billion microelectronic contract

The Defense Department’s lead agency for designing and prototyping microelectronics has more than doubled the ceiling on a technology insertion contract awarded four years ago.

Newly-launched space firm names new CEO

AE Industrial Partners' newly-launched space technology company Redwire appoints a new CEO that formerly held the same post at Polaris Alpha.

Activist investor takes large stake in Perspecta

Rarely do activist investors make their way into the government market, but Jana Partners has done so for a third time with its newly-disclosed stake in Perspecta.

Perspecta, Northrop detail changes to their boards

Perspecta and Northrop Grumman both announce changes to their boards of directors in the form of a new chairman for one and an additional member for the other.

SOS International reorgs, names new defense & intell leader

SOS International combines its defense IT and intelligence solutions units into one and promotes one of its own executives to lead it.

Accenture's federal shop adds former Air Force deputy CIO

Accenture’s U.S. federal arm hires former Air Force Deputy CIO Bill Marion to the leadership team.

Raytheon Technologies promotes new HR lead

Two months into its post-merger story, Raytheon Technologies appoints a new chief human resources officer from within the ranks.