Boeing closes buy of small sat company Millennium Space Systems

Boeing closes its buy of small satellite maker Millennium Space Systems as part of a larger push for more agile technologies.

New PE player enters federal market through Sentinel acquisition

Philadelphia region-based PE outfit NewSpring Holdings enters the federal market through its deal for Sentinel, the contractor led by former IBM executive Andy Maner, who tells us what's ahead.

L3 again goes to sea with another unmanned deal

L3 Technologies makes another acquisition to further build its unmanned maritime business and continue the defense company's ongoing "sixth prime" transformation effort.

Lockheed names Mullins BD lead, shifts Hill

Lockheed Martin promotes Robert Mullins to lead business development for the entire corporation and moves current BD head Stephanie Hill to a new role.

FEMA turns to General Dynamics IT for post-Florence call center support

The Federal Emergency Management Agency asks General Dynamics’ IT services business to hire call center agents on short notice post-Hurricane Florence.

Court starts clearing out protests against Alliant 2 Small Business

The battle over GSA's $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract continues to be held up with protests but recent court decisions have come out in GSA’s favor.

How a new NASA satellite contract explains the renewed space push

NASA's $750 million contract for small and medium-sized satellites helps illustrate the government's renewed focus on bolstering the U.S. space architecture, particularly as the buzz surrounding a new Space Force service branch.

System One makes second federal IT M&A deal in TPGS

System One makes its second federal IT market acquisition in less than a year, this time for TPGS to gain more of a defense and intelligence footprint.

L3 shifts Stackley, realigns maritime biz

L3 Technologies moves Sean Stackley the former Navy acquisition chief hired in January, to a new role that includes leadership over all maritime offerings.

More GDIT exec changes

General Dynamics’ IT services division sees three more executives depart amid the ongoing integration of GDIT with CSRA.

ICF hires Pampalone to head infrastructure resilience practice

ICF hires former Jacobs principal and program executive Mike Pampalone to lead the infrastructure resilience practice.

Unmanned maritime vehicle market heats up with budget growth, investment dollars

Lockheed Martin's investment in Ocean Aero is just the latest sign that the market for unmanned maritime vehicles is heating up.

How ICF brings its commercial chops to the federal market

ICF's Ellen Glover explains how ICF is leveraging its commercial expertise as part of its strategy to pursue more IT modernization and digital transformation opportunities.

PE firm AE Industrial makes deal for Gryphon with eye toward roll-up

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners will buy defense technology services company Gryphon Technologies and plans to combine it with another portfolio business to follow the roll-up playbook used by others.

Lockheed venture arm spreads its wings overseas

Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm makes its first international investment through the backing of an Australia-based fund.

Harris names Dana Mehnert communications president

Harris Corp. appoints Dana Mehnert, currently chief global development business officer, as president of the defense technology company’s communications business.

VT Systems hires Raytheon vet Tom Vecchiolla as CEO

VT Systems hires longtime Raytheon executive Tom Vecchiolla as president and CEO in a move to take effect Dec. 1.

FDA awards $300M in drug info system contracts

The Food and Drug Administration picks four companies for up to $300 million in contracts to help develop an information system for tracking drugs post-market.

ICF keeps $214.2M prime role on USAID health program

Under a $214.2 million contract, ICF keeps its long-standing role on a key U.S. Agency for International Development health program to help other countries in capacity building.

Defense giants make new bets on emerging space tech

Boeing and Raytheon continue the run of defense giants making investments in commercial space companies with an eye toward what the future market will look like.