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.

Northrop's BluVector spinoff brings DNA approach to cyber defense

Once part of Northrop Grumman, BluVector's platform uses machine learning and a software genome to attack and adapt to cyber threats.

Accenture's federal arm names Goodman next CEO

Accenture's federal business promotes COO John Goodman to the chief executive role in a move that will see current CEO David Moskovitz transition to a new corporate position.

Lockheed books $215M Postal Service sorting tech contract

Lockheed Martin receives a potential $215 million contract to provide automated processing systems to the Postal Service.

MEI takes $90M Army R&D contract

Small business Millennium Engineering and Integration Co. wins a five-year, $90.8 million Army research-and-development contract.

How Booz Allen's growth is tied to hiring success

Booz Allen Hamilton's contract backlog and revenue are both on growth trajectories. It just needs the staffers to make it all count.

A year after Trump's election, plenty of uncertainty remains

The Professional Services Council's annual Vision forecast shows that the market is still adjusting to the Trump administration and the uncertainty that has come with it.

Tanium, WWT land $750M cyber contract from DOD Silicon Valley hub

Tanium and World Wide Technology finalize a potential five-year, $750 million cyber services contract with the Defense Department's Silicon Valley organization.

Analyst: Large vendors dominate HHS IT landscape

Large contractors dominate the procurement landscape at the Health and Human Services Department, according to a Govini analysis presented at the recent WT HHS Industry Day.

Accenture federal arm adds former Army CIO, Booz Allen exec Susan Lawrence

Accenture Federal Services hires Susan Lawrence, a former Army CIO who was a Booz Allen Hamilton executive for the past three years.

Leidos adds former acting VA CIO Thomas to strategic, government relations team

Leidos hires former acting Veterans Affairs CIO Rob Thomas to the contractor's strategic and government relations team.

Navy awards $1B wireless contract, one giant incumbent missing

Three of the "Big Four" wireless carriers will continue their services for defense and other federal agencies under a new potential five-year, $993 million Navy contract. But which telecom giant missed out?

NNSA kicks off $23B Los Alamos management contract competition

The National Nuclear Security Administration is now accepting bids for a potential $23 billion contract to find the next Los Alamos National Laboratory manager.

VT Group adds Townes as CFO

VT Group hires government services market veteran Alicia Townes as chief financial officer in the wake of John Hassoun's CEO appointment.