CSRA's Prior takes executive of the year honor

The Northern Virginia Technology Council held its latest TechCelebration gala to honor the companies and executives in the region's technology community.

Chenega inks deal for ADG

Chenega agrees to purchase ADG Creative for new digital strategy and communications work in the federal market.

Alliant 2 opens market to new challengers

Once it clears the protest, Alliant 2 should open opportunities for several companies that have been repositioning themselves for growing opportunities in the federal space, according to a new report from Govini.

SAIC adds Astra Capital's Johnson to board

Science Applications International Corp. adds private equity veteran and Astra Capital leader Mark Johnson to the contractor's board of directors.

Lockheed takes $77M Navy cyber IT support contract

Lockheed Martin takes a five-year, $77.7 million contract for cybersecurity support services to Navy IT systems used by the branch's cyber workforce.

Emergent wins $98M DHA Oracle licensing contract

Emergent wins a potential five-year, $98.8 million contract to help DHA migrate its Oracle licenses into a single setup.

MetroStar names SRA, SAIC vet Nixon as chief growth officer

Government IT contractor MetroStar Systems appoints former SRA and SAIC executive Tom Nixon as chief growth officer.

Xator adds Merlin's services arm

Technology services company Xator acquires the professional services group of cyber and health IT contractor Merlin International.

Lockheed adds former DHS secretary Johnson, telecom exec Taiclet to board

Lockheed Martin's board of directors will welcome former DHS secretary Jeh Johnson and telecom executive James Taiclet.

SAIC growth prospects looking up without M&A

Science Applications International Corp. is still actively looking for M&A deals but can be picky after two strong quarters without them.

Federal antitrust officials seek more Northrop-Orbital deal info

The Federal Trade Commission has made a second request to Northrop Grumman and Orbital ATK for more information on their pending combination.

Northrop to keep $750M Army ISR fleet logistics contract

Northrop Grumman is confirmed as the winner of a $750 million Army ISR aircraft logistics services contract.

FLIR Systems hires new government, defense lead

Sensor technology maker FLIR Systems names former Raytheon executive David Ray to lead the government and defense business unit.

Vion adds energy vet Blue as CFO

Vion Corp. hires former energy sector executive Neill Blue as its new chief financial officer.

Accenture's new federal lead sees disruption as growth engine

Accenture's new federal leader John Goodman explains how disruption is both a way of doing business and a market trend the contractor must answer to.

System One buys GAP Solutions to add federal footprint

Professional staffing company System One buys government services contractor GAP Solutions to gain a federal market presence.

Michael Baker names new federal lead, makes series of promotions

Michael Baker International promotes a long-time company veteran to federal lead and makes a set of other appointments as it pursues government market growth.

CGI adds Owens, Greer to federal leadership ranks

CGI Federal makes a pair of strategic hires in former USPTO CIO John Owens and former Accenture Federal Services executive Kevin Greer.

Raytheon joins Pivotal partner network in agile, modernization push

Raytheon becomes part of tech firm Pivotal's global partner network as the defense contractor further pushes into more agile development and modernization work.

How Huntington Ingalls integrated a $1B services business with its shipbuilding roots

The leader of Huntington Ingalls Industries' $1 billion services business shares how they pulled together Camber and other services work to create the new unit to broaden the shipbuilder's offerings.