Peraton, DynCorp see some relief from recompete pressure

Peraton and DnyCorp both faced major recompete pressures in recent months and the results offer a lesson on how to respond and find that sigh of relief.

Private equity firm acquires counter-drone tech maker

Private equity firm Acorn Growth Companies buys Black Sage Technologies, a developer of tools to counter and defend against unmanned aerial drones.

NIH finalizes on-ramp awards for CIO-SP3 8(a)

The National Institutes of Health unveils the final list of on-ramp winners for the CIO-SP3 Small Business contract's 8(a) group

Four take seats on $300M Air Force training support contract

Four companies win spots on a $300 million contract to perform IT and engineering support work for an Air Force trainer development squadron.

A-TEK names new health lead on heels of acquisition

A-TEK hires a former Salient CRGT executive to oversee the health line of business and integrate a recent acquisition.

Halfaker team lands $244M VA customer platform contract

A team led by Halfaker and Associates takes a $244 million contract to help the VA roll out a new customer experience management platform.

SOSi purchases comms, IT services outfit

SOS International makes acquisition number four in that same number of years in buying communications and IT support company Vykin Corp.

Army places $296M General Dynamics tactical equipment order

The Army orders ground-based tactical systems from General Dynamics' IT hardware business under a $296.1 million production contract.

DISA makes small business awards on $7.5B 'SETI' contract

The Defense Information Services Agency awards the small business piece of its $7.5 billion "SETI" contract complex systems engineering services.

Navy makes awards on $176M electronic system support contract

The Navy awards four contracts worth up to $176.4 million combined for services to support special projects and electronic systems.

Alion adds Northrop vet Selbe

Alion Science and Technology adds Northrop Grumman executive government market veteran Katie Selbe as a senior vice president.

Northrop board elects Warden chair

Northrop Grumman's board of directors chooses CEO Kathy Warden to be chairman.

Vectrus purchases electronic security tech outfit

Vectrus acquires electronic security technology provider Advantor Systems to continue pushing for growth in converged infrastructure work.

ManTech names IBM vet to growth leadership role

ManTech International names former IBM executive John Boyle as a senior vice president and chief growth officer for one of its groups.

System High's board adds Robert Work

System High's board of directors elects former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work as a new member.

Airbus reorgs US defense biz, names new president

Airbus reorganizes its U.S. defense and space business in concurrence with the appointment of a new division president.

Leidos wins $66M Air Force sensor research contract

Leidos wins a $66.7 million contract for rapid technology development and demonstration work on sensor systems for the Air Force.

Yulista takes $226M Army 'C5ISR' support contract

Yulista Support Services receives a $226.9 million contract to help the Army maintain "C5ISR" flight activity platforms.

Gryphon makes deal to grow cyber footprint

Gryphon Technologies makes an acquisition to add new cybersecurity services for the Navy and Coast Guard.

Woman-owned firm purchases health IT contractor

Woman-owned business A-TEK acquires a federal health care IT contractor whose customers include HHS and the VA.