Unmanned systems head to sea and opportunities follow

The Navy is investing more in unmanned systems and industry is looking for opportunities and ways to overcome some vexing technical challenges.

APTIM adds former CSC exec Weakley

Professional services outfit APTIM appoints former CSC executive Alan Weakley as government lead.

Lockheed hires new comms chief

Lockheed Martin hires former NASA press secretary and Honeywell executive Dean Acosta to lead communications.

How Leidos gets M&A ideas 'from the line'

Leidos let its four group presidents do the talking to Wall Street on what they see as possible acquisition opportunities now that the Lockheed Martin services integration is behind them.

Design leads to solutions at Accenture studio

Accenture Federal Services wants its expanded design studio in Washington to be a place for not just solving problems but for thinking about them differently.

IC venture arm backs automation, cloud security tech firms

Intell community investment arm In-Q-Tel details another pair of investments in commercial technology outfits that focus on automation and cloud security.

What comes after Parsons' IPO?

With its initial public offering in the rear view mirror, what's next for Parsons as it moves forward?

Cubic names Northrop vet Amen to BD leadership post

Cubic Corp. names 25-year defense market veteran Martin Amen to lead business development for a product line the company acquired earlier this year.

Huntington Ingalls adds LaCroix

Huntington Ingalls Industries names former Navy civilian executive James LaCroix to help lead new technology advancement.

CACI books $415M Army intell systems contract

CACI International takes a $415 million contract to provide intelligence data gathering systems to the Army.

Engility keeps DIA document management work

Now part of SAIC, Engility keeps an incumbent contract to help the Defense Intelligence Agency manage documents and media.

Cloud, AI firm names new public sector sales lead

Cloud and AI services company MTX Group hires former Oracle executive Mike Baraiolo to head public sector sales.

Symantec adds former IBM exec Borene

Symantec adds former IBM public sector executive Andrew Borene to the cyber firm's national security group.

What Parsons' IPO says about its transformation

Parsons touts has a long history of adapting to customer demands and its recent initial public offering puts a spotlight on where the multi-billion company sees the market headed now.

In-Q-Tel backs data unification software firm

Intelligence community venture arm In-Q-Tel adds a new tech industry partner in Tamr, a provider of enterprise data unification software.

Navy awards big-ticket cyber space support contracts

The Navy makes awards for a set of major contracts north of $500 million each to support operations in cyber space.

CACI adds Army vet, former DTRA exec Shields

CACI International adds retired Army Lt. Gen. and former DTRA executive Michael Shields to the senior leadership team.

Parsons' return to the public markets years in the making

CEO Chuck Harrington was one of the workers that acquired all of Parsons Corp. through an employee stock ownership plan. He's now led the company back into the public markets, a move he told us has always been in the cards.

Navy hands down $93M command, control research contract

The Navy awards a $93 million contract for services to help research, develop and innovate new command-and-control platforms.

Envistacom eyes waveform growth in Fast Fit acquisition

Envistacom purchases Fast Fit Technologies to add new virtualized waveforms and data analytics offerings.