Battle over $50B Alliant 2 IT contract goes to court

Two companies that missed out on GSA's $50 billion Alliant 2 IT contract have taken their objections to Federal Claims Court.

Federal antitrust officials clear DXC-Vencore-Keypoint deal

Federal antitrust officials clear the complex spinoff and subsequent three-way merger of DXC's U.S. government business into Vencore and KeyPoint.

Huntington Ingalls-BWXT JV wins $1B Los Alamos site cleanup contract

A joint venture led by Huntington Ingalls Industries and BWX Technologies wins a potential $1.39 billion contract to help clean up the Los Alamos National Laboratory and its surrounding areas.

Mercury inks $180M deal for Themis in continued C4I push

Mercury Systems plans to acquire Themis Computer for $180 million in cash as part of continued expansion efforts in the C4I arena.

Northrop joins Air Force's 'Gray Wolf' networked missile program

Northrop Grumman becomes the second company to receive a five-year, $110 million contract for the Air Force's "Gray Wolf" prototype networked cruise missile program.

DXC books $81M CMS data warehouse support order

DXC Technology takes in a one-year, $81.6 million task order to help run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ data warehouse.

Unisys books $10M National Archives Google cloud project

Unisys will help the National Archives implement a Google cloud email and collaboration system under a potential five-year, $10 million contract.

What tax reform means for federal IT contractors

The much-anticipated tax reform is becoming a reality and government IT contractors are due for a huge cut. So what will they do with all that extra cash?

New space player's journey starts in D.C.

How Maxar Technologies plans to use its Washington, D.C. region footprint as an engine for growth into a larger global space player.

Lockheed wins $110M 'Gray Wolf' networked missile contract

Lockheed Martin wins a five-year, $110 million Air Force contract to build a "Gray Wolf" missile prototype that can connect with other weapons via a network.

Janus Global acquired by private equity firm DC Capital

Global logistics contractor Janus Global Operations has been acquired by private equity firm DC Capital Partners as another addition to the investment group’s public sector market portfolio.

Army chooses 7 firms for $186M medical simulator device contract

The Army picks seven companies for a five-year, $186 million contract to supply medical care simulation devices.

Accenture wins $297M Border Patrol agent hiring support contract

Accenture's federal arm wins a five-year, $297 million contract to help CBP recruit and hire more officers and agents including those for Border Patrol.

Vion promotes Kushner to federal sales VP

Vion Corp. promotes one of its former senior directors in David Kushner to vice president of federal sales.

Unisys' Puvvada elected PSC board chair, DOD vet McDermott named group's defense lead

Unisys' federal lead PV Puvvada becomes the Professional Services Council's board chair as former Defense Department official Ryan McDermott also joins the trade group.

Army picks Envision for $45M software support contract

Small business Envision Innovative Solutions wins a five-year, $45 million Army contract for provide software and system support services.

Endeavor Robotics' advisory board adds Rosenbach, McFarland

Unmanned ground vehicle maker Endeavor Robotics adds former Defense Department officials Eric Rosenbach and Katrina McFarland to the board of advisers.

Booz Allen books $67M Navy GPS directorate contract

Booz Allen takes in a potential five-year, $67.5 million Navy contract for systems engineering services to the branch's GPS directorate.

CSRA wins $49M Navy training device contract

CSRA wins a five-year, $49.3 million contract to develop and support training devices for the Navy.

Contractors face mixed signals as 2017 comes to a close

The Modernizing Government Technology Act has become law but the market is still under a continuing resolution. Those are just two examples of the mixed signals contractors face as this year turns into next.