September remains the hottest month of the government's fiscal year

New data sheds further light on how September has become a "spending spree" season for defense agencies to get contract obligations out the door.

Booz Allen's defense & intell lead to retire

Booz Allen Hamilton is rearranging its executive team as its defense and intelligence business lead plans to retire next year.

Army unveils $82B LOGCAP V solicitation

The Army has released the much-anticipated request for proposals for its $82 billion "LOGCAP V" global logistics services contract.

Louis Berger awarded $860M Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands power contract

The Louis Berger Group will help supply temporary power to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Maria under an $860 million contract modification.

ManTech's bounce back showing signs of acceleration

ManTech International sees its return to revenue growth as accelerating after a strong third quarter of awards.

BeyondTrust adds Christman as federal head

Cyber company BeyondTrust hires former Quest Software and Dell executive Paul Christman as vice president of federal sales.

Ultra clears US foreign investment review over Sparton deal

Ultra Electronics clears a regulatory hurdle for its acquisition of Sparton Corp. as they move toward a Justice Department review over the deal.

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.