Inside Octo's deal to go deeper into open source

Octo Consulting acquires an open source development firm to align with changes they see in how defense agencies buy software as all markets appear to be shifting in that direction. Just look at IBM-Red Hat.

SPA makes deal to grow research offerings

Systems Planning and Analysis acquires Veracity to add more research and decision support services for agencies.

With IPO behind them, Parsons revs up acquisition engine again

Parsons Corp. makes their first acquisition since the company returned to the public markets and this deal puts them in the defense hardware space.

Tick tock: How Raytheon-UTC megadeal came to be

Raytheon initiated the conversations that eventually led to its megamerger with United Technologies' aerospace and defense businesses. Newly-released filings detail the initial response and eventual coming together.

Navy takes one big and one small step toward unmanned future

The Navy's moves to put one unmanned vessel contract out for bid and make an award of a smaller pact for subsystem work gives a clearer glimpses into the future of unmanned vessels in the Navy.

Leidos secures $900M Air Force ISR order

Leidos can now officially proceed on an almost $900 million Air Force task order for ISR support services.

By Light adds SRA vet to leadership team

By Light Professional IT Services grows its leadership team with the hire of former SRA International executive Tom Nixon.

Cognosante brings aboard former GD exec

Cognosante adds two-decade market veteran and former General Dynamics executive Chad Thyes to the leadership team.

Navy eyes more NGEN contract extensions for Perspecta

The Navy is giving a pair of extensions on its NGEN network hardware and services contract to Perspecta as awards on both recompetes of that key program loom.

BAE's US group shuffles leadership team

BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary makes a pair of promotions and one external hire to its senior leadership team.

Navy taps six for $2.45B C4ISR system services contract

The Navy awards six seats on a $2.45 billion contract to install C4ISR systems on Navy surface platforms around the world.

Former Polaris Alpha chief joins private equity firm

Polaris Alpha's former chief executive heads to a private equity firm and the board of directors at one of its portfolio companies.

SOS International adds GDIT vet Gray

SOS International adds 15-year government market veteran Heather Gray to its leadership team.

A-TEK board of directors adds Ballard

Government services company A-TEK adds long-time market veteran Jim Ballard to the board of directors.

Single-award JEDI contest far from a shutout for cloud vendors

Whether Amazon or Microsoft prevails, analysts see the $10 billion single-award JEDI contract as driving more cloud spending and plenty of associated services opportunities.

CACI books $645M military IT support order

CACI International confirms a $645 million task order for end user support and other IT services to the U.S. military in overseas locations.

NCI appoints new CFO

NCI Information Systems hires 25-year federal market veteran Chuck Hicks as its new CFO.

DLT gets spot on $820M DOD commercial software pact

DLT Solutions is the first announced awardee of a potential $820.4 million blanket purchase agreement to supply commercial software to multiple defense and intelligence agencies.

Palantir gets $144M DOD commercial tech product supply contract

Silicon Valley software outfit Palantir receives a $143.8 million sole source contract to supply commercial IT products and services across the defense and intelligence communities.

ManTech names Barker to HR leadership role

ManTech International hires former Northrop Grumman executive Julie Anna Barker to lead human resources functions in one of the business groups.