General Dynamics' and CSRA's recompete challenge

As large acquisitions are integrated together, winning recompetes and new work can be a challenge, analysts say.

General Dynamics buying CSRA in watershed federal IT deal

General Dynamics will pay $6.8 billion in cash to acquire CSRA in a move that consolidates two of government IT's largest players.

DXC pushes back closing of Vencore-Keypoint deal

DXC Technology has moved the timeline back to May for its U.S. public sector business' separation and merger into Vencore and KeyPoint.

What the budget might mean for government contractors

CSRA's chief executive offers his outlook on what the prospects of a two-year budget deal mean for his company and for all government IT contractors.

Peraton adds former DataPath chief Myers to leadership team

Peraton hires former DataPath CEO and two-decade telecommunications veteran David Myers as president of the communications sector.

Sprint recasting federal business, hires Verizon veteran

Sprint is reinvesting in its federal and public sector business and has hired a former Verizon executive to lead the effort.

Polaris Alpha adds Callicutt to board of advisers

Polaris Alpha adds former Strategic Command civilian executive Steve Callicutt to the company's board of advisers.

DOD, REAN Cloud finalize $950M 'OTA' cloud procurement contract

The Defense Department finalizes a potential $950 million other transaction authority contract with REAN Cloud for a new cloud procurement mechanism.

HHS awards $139M IT engineering BPA

The Department of Health and Human Services picks four companies for a five-year, $139 million IT engineering services blanket purchase agreement.

Fulcrum buys PTR to expand R&D, intell work

Fulcrum IT Services acquires The PTR Group to grow research-and-development work and services to intelligence agencies.

Three win $97M Air Force Research Lab IT contract

Three companies win spots on a five-year, $97.3 million Air Force Research Laboratory IT contract.

FDA hands down $300M analytics BPA to Booz Allen, Octo

The Food and Drug Administration awards Booz Allen Hamilton and Octo Consulting Group a seven-year, $300 million blanket purchase agreement for analytics-related services.

Private equity finds plenty to like in the government market

As the government market has improved, more private equity groups have stepped in with greater confidence that their M&A investments will pay off.

With new hire, Forcepoint brings infrastructure solution to government market

Raytheon's Forcepoint joint venture has hired a new leader for its now combined government and critical infrastructure business.

Booz Allen takes on growth and the talent challenge

Booz Allen Hamilton's employee mix is shifting as the company moves deeper into its Vision 2020 strategy.

Air, land and sea show continued growth for unmanned systems

The Defense Department is expected to continue to invest in unmanned systems in air, on land and at sea as missions expand and capabilities grow.

Booz Allen takes $621M CDM task order

Booz Allen Hamilton books a lucrative cybersecurity task order worth up to $621 million through the government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.

PAE buys Macfadden to add more disaster response work

PAE purchases disaster response support provider Macfadden & Associates to further expand work with the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies.

Serco's U.S. arm names Shields to new health services lead role

Serco Group's U.S. subsidiary appoints recently-hired former CMS executive Karen Shields to the new role of vice president of health services.

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software maker Bridgenet

Tetra Tech acquires aviation software provider Bridgenet International in a push to grow technology offerings with federal and commercial customers.