Warren Buffett's bid for Tech Data partly explains the GovCon market he almost (sort of) entered

Warren Buffett largely went against his own investment approach in a bid to acquire Tech Data, now the new owners of DLT Solutions. That attempt also mirrors what is going on in the GovCon market that DLT plays in.

Gunnison appoints GDIT vet as next CEO

Government services outfit Gunnison Consulting Group appoints a 15-year market veteran and former General Dynamics executive as the next CEO.

ASRC Federal keeps $354M NASA recompete

ASRC Federal wins an expanded $354 million recompete of a NASA contract to help plan and manage programs.

Inside the Arctic Circle, a partnership drives for greater space data via the cloud

Quintillion and ATLAS Space Operations are working together on creating a ground station and eyeing cloud infrastructure as a way to deliver space-based data.

Maximus sees stability in roller-coaster Census work

Maximus knows the revenue infusion of working on the Census is short-lived. But they see the benefits in past performance, customer experience and cash as helping for the long-term.

Jacobs further steps away from 'E&C' label as KeyW integration moves ahead

By rebrand and recasting itself, Jacobs begins to tell investors a different story about the company with the acquisition of KeyW Corp. a critical piece of that new narrative.

Leidos adds former DHS CIO Zangardi

Leidos announces its executive-level hire of John Zangardi, the former Homeland Security Department chief information officer.

AWS files sealed JEDI protest, but puts Trump at center of its case

Amazon Web Services' protest of the Defense Department's award of the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract made it to court Friday. While mostly sealed, some early cards in AWS' hand are evident, including claims of undue influence from President Trump.

Census action far from over post-2020 collection

The Census will be taken next year but that is merely the data collection part, as ImmixGroup analysts put it during their annual Government IT Sales Summit.

Cubic to acquire rest of software firm Pixia

Three months after the initial investment, Cubic Corp. decides it will acquire the remainder of commercial software company Pixia.

Lockheed receives DOD cyber range contract extension

Lockheed Martin gets a two-year extension on its contract to support the Defense Department's main Internet range used for cyber attack simulations.

ManTech unveils VA business leadership team

ManTech International names three executives to a new team within the company that will focus on work and opportunities with the Veterans Affairs Department.

CNSI grows finance executive team

CNSI adds a new member to the health care technology firm's financial leadership team.

Accenture Federal appoints new defense lead

Accenture Federal Services promotes one of its own to lead the defense and intelligence market portfolio.

Deloitte's government arm adds new biomedical chief

Deloitte's government and public services business hires a former NIH executive to lead work with agencies in the area of biomedical data.

Govplace hires new COO

Govplace appoints a new chief operating officer to help steer the reseller and systems integrator's growth pursuits.

Cubic grows board of directors

Cubic Corp.'s board of directors adds two new members to become a 10-person panel.

Maximus says pipeline of acquisition options high, but so are prices

Maximus continues to view acquisitions as its number one priority for capital deployment even as it sorts through a market replete with high expectations of sellers.

With protest fight over, Govplace proceeds on $109M USCIS commercial cloud contract

With a protest fight now over, Govplace can move ahead on a $109 million blanket purchase agreement to help USCIS host data in multiple commercial cloud environments.

Jacobs records $216M DOD cyber training support win

Jacobs Engineering Group books a $216 million contract to help roll out new training initiatives for a Defense Department cybersecurity academy.