GSA adds large business newcomers to Alliant 2

GSA has added several large businesses, including CenturyLink, that are newcomers to the $50 billion Alliant program.

GSA makes 61 awards on $50B Alliant 2 vehicle

GSA makes dozens of awards on its much-anticipated potential $50 billion Alliant 2 IT and professional services contract vehicle.

Hitachi Vantara Federal closes Brocade classified contract transfer deal

The newly-rebranded Hitachi Vantara Federal Corp. closes its deal to take in Brocade's portfolio of classified contracts and other sensitive assets.

Four win spots on Navy's $326M tech insertion contract

Four companies will bid for technology insertion services task orders under a potential five-year, $326 million Navy contract.

Army picks 7 for $150M mission training complex support contract

The Army chooses seven companies out of 18 bidders for a five-year, $150 million mission training complex support services contract.

Deltek closes $70M Onvia acquisition

Public sector market intelligence firm Deltek closes its $70 million acquisition of now-former rival Onvia to bolster the flagship GovWin IQ platform.

Sizing up the defense IT market for fiscal 2018

If the promises of more defense spending come true, that bodes well for opportunities in military IT. Here's where immixGroup analysts see the growth.

New competitors will push traditional defense players

Defense opportunities are expected to increase, which means that the large primes should brace themselves for a new pool of competitors.

DARPA taps BAE to create space tech testbed

BAE Systems' U.S. arm gets tasked by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create a space technology testbed under a potential $12.8 million contract.

Seller's perspective: Factors to weigh and consider

Much of the focus is on buyers but just as crucial is the seller's perspective and the factors to weigh when making a deal.

HIG extends government footprint with WBB acquisition

Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquires defense consulting contractor WBB in the investment group's second major government market deal this year including NCI Inc.

SOSi hires KeyW, Sotera vet Cook as BD lead

SOS International hires former KeyW and Sotera Defense Solutions executive Michele Cook to lead business development functions.

LookingGlass adds government vets Taxay, Haas

Threat intelligence company LookingGlass Cyber Solutions appoints government veterans Michael Taxay and Jeremy Haas to its executive team.

Ultra Electronics delays Sparton acquisition timeline

The process for Ultra Electronics' acquisition of Sparton Corp. is being prolonged as the Justice Department's review over the deal is delayed.

CSRA wins $158M VA digital record order

CSRA takes in a three-year, $158 million Veterans Affairs task order to turn 7 million health records into a digital format.

Northrop gets transparent about classified revenues, somewhat

Northrop Grumman is one of several examples of public companies with growing classified work that it just can't talk about. But here is what they can tell us.

ASRC Federal hires former acting military health CIO Chip Terry

ASRC Federal hires former acting Military Health System CIO and retired Air Force Col. Richard "Chip" Terry to lead federal health and defense programs.

Duane Andrews appointed board chairman at Accelera

Defense sector veteran Duane Andrews will chair the board of directors at cloud and digital services outfit Accelera Solutions.

CSRA presses pause on M&A, sees organic growth returning

CSRA will take a timeout from the market's active merger-and-acquisition picture as the company marks a "major milestone" in its growth strategy.

Boeing closes buy of autonomous tech outfit Aurora

Boeing completes its acquisition of autonomous aerospace technology and unmanned platform maker Aurora Flight Sciences.