FY19 ends with notable DOD contract awards

The final Defense Department daily contracts digest for fiscal year 2019 has the usual assortment of last-minute equipment buys but hidden in the pile are some new awards worth noting.

VT Group makes second M&A deal of 2019

VT Group makes its second acquisition of the year, this time of Delta Resources to grow more of a Navy footprint.

B3 Group takes $686M VA IT upgrade order

B3 Group beats out one other bid for a $686 million task order to support incremental IT upgrades at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Tetra Tech appoints new president

Tetra Tech promotes one of its executive VPs to president of the company amid its ongoing thrust for more federal technology business.

Parsons records $590M cyber win

Parsons Corp. takes a $590 million task order to help the U.S. military develop new technologies to support cyberspace capabilities.

NTT Data secures $114M CDC IT infrastructure contract

NTT Data wins an almost $114 million IT infrastructure contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make another large award secured since the Dell Services acquisition three years ago.

ECS keeps $484M Army unclassified network contract

ECS Federal takes a $484.7 million contract to continue helping the Army manage a secure unclassified information sharing network.

Pyramid Systems adds former ManTech exec

Pyramid Systems adds former ManTech International executive Chris Bishop to the leadership team.

Unissant hires Maximus vet to lead business development

Unissant hires former Maximus executive Terence Di Benigno to oversee business development functions.

Army awards three OTA contracts for secure IT prototypes

The Army makes three "OTA" contract awards for prototype work on both the commercial delivery and management of secure IT services.

VSE appoints new federal leader

VSE Corp. appoints two-decade industry veteran Robert Moore to lead its federal services group.

Cybercom taps Applied Insight to help lead cloud migration

Cyber Command has selected Applied Insight to help lead the move of operations and activities into a cloud environment.

By Light to acquire training system provider

By Light Professional IT Services makes another deal to continue its strategy of growing in the middle tier, this time picking up a military training system provider.

Rapidly evolving health market creates opportunities for Stottlemyer and CNSI

The Health care market is in a period of transition, which is just the right environment for CNSI and its leadership team under Todd Stottlemyer.

How Eastern Foundry pushes community as a tool for growing start-ups

Eastern Foundry offers office space and shared services, but a key to its growth and success is how it fosters a community among its members that include many start-ups.

Blue Delta exceeds goal in raising new $150M fund

Government market investment firm Blue Delta Capital Partners closes its latest fund at $150 million, more than the $125 million target and completed within four months.

Alion books $969M ISR support order

Alion Science and Technology confirms its receipt of a $969 million task order for logistics support and other services to support U.S. combatant commands in the area of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

AeroVironment CFO to step down, search underway

AeroVironment's chief financial officer announces plans to leave the company and a search for the next CFO is underway.

Coming divestitures likely to spawn new government services players

Fluor and AECOM are both moving toward divestitures of their large government services businesses, which could draw interest from buyers looking to create new platforms in the market.

Centauri's first acquisition targets directed energy work

Centauri's first acquisition since its creation earlier in the year focuses on directed energy and laser technology.