Amazon Web Services going to court in fight against JEDI award to Microsoft

Citing what it calls "political influence," Amazon Web Services will go to the judicial arena in its fight against the Defense Department's award of the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract to Microsoft.

Perspecta puts strategic focus on digital transformation

Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis has told investors that digital transformation is the company's biggest growth opportunity and is its top strategic initiative.

UPDATE: What public CEOs are saying about JEDI

Government IT companies are contemplating the implications of Microsoft's JEDI win over Amazon Web Services and also giving their thoughts to Wall Street.

LMI promotes fellow to technology, strategy chief

LMI elevates one of its senior technical fellows to the role of chief technology and strategy officer, which includes responsibility over partnerships.

Fresh off investor backing, IC IT firm hires new growth chief

On the heels of a new investment, intelligence community IT outfit Intrepid hires a new executive to chart its growth strategies both organic and through acquisitions.

Unisys adds $144M NOAA cloud migration job

Unisys' federal arm books a $144 million contract to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on moving to the cloud.

Salient CRGT books $482M DOD info net contract

Salient CRGT reports its win of a $482 million contract to support the Defense Department’s information networks.

Contract vehicles take center stage under continuing resolutions

Like other contractors, Parsons Corp. is telling investors that an extended continuing resolution would slow down many new awards. But the company views contract vehicles as another story if you're on the right ones.

Former GSA exec Alan Thomas heads to private sector

Former GSA executive Alan Thomas joins the advisory board of a leading government market investment firm and leadership team at one of its portfolio companies.

ASRC Federal appoints new COO

ASRC Federal hires the former chief financial officer of what was Vencore as chief operating officer.

Funding worries dampen market optimism

Two leading industry trade groups are worried that the lack of fully-appropriated budgets are dampening optimism for this fiscal year.

CACI wins $1.8B contract to modernize CBP's back-office systems

CACI International has won a $1.8 billion contract to modernize the back-office IT systems of Customs and Border Protection.

ECS reports $116M health IT migration award

ECS books a $116 million contract to help a Navy organization migrate its legacy IT infrastructure supporting military health care into a single system.

Intell community IT firm gets new investor backing

Intrepid Solutions and Services, a IT services provider for intelligence agencies, gets new financial backing from one veteran mid-tier investment group and another focused exclusively on small businesses.

Air Force makes awards on $95M cloud services pact

The Air Force makes awards on a $95 million blanket purchase agreement for cloud services to support one of the branch's main cyber factories.

Oracle files court brief outlining its JEDI appeal

Oracle is continuing to fight against the JEDI cloud contract and it apparently doesn't matter that Microsoft, and not AWS, won the $10 billion procurement.

LinQuest makes first deal under new owners

LinQuest Corp. was itself acquired last year by two private equity firms and has now used that backing to make an acquisition of its own.

In new AI platform, Booz Allen sees alternative to the 'Black Box'

Booz Allen Hamilton has pulled the cover off its new artificial intelligence platform and wants clients to know exactly what they are getting after all is revealed.

LMI buys analytics software provider

LMI acquires a predictive analytics software company based out of a growing tech hub the nonprofit consultancy aims to have a bigger presence in.

PAE finds buyer to take it public

PAE is about to change owners for the second time in three years but this time the buyer gives the government services provider a path to the public markets.