DARPA makes $850M services contract open for bids

DARPA unveils the solicitation for a five-year, $850 million contract to acquire professional and technical services.

SLI Global Solutions names Esposito CEO

IT consulting contractor SLI Global Solutions promotes former government solutions division leader Steven Esposito to CEO.

C2 promotes Rath to CEO

C2 Technologies moves Manik Rath up to CEO nearly three months after he joined the contractor as its COO.

NASA takes second shot at $1.2B award to SGT

NASA has taken a second try at an award of its $1.2 billion Mission Systems Operations Contract to the original winner in Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies.

Altamira promotes Moneymaker to president

Defense IT company Altamira Technologies promotes Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Jonathan Moneymaker to chief operating officer.

Army picks ICF, Parsons for $175M R&D contract

The Army chooses ICF and Parsons Corp.'s government arm for an eight-year, $175 million research-and-development services contract.

FEMA chooses 3 firms for $610M response support contract

The Federal Emergency Management Agency chooses three companies for a potential five-year, $610 million contract for services to support emergency responses.

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.