Navy chooses 8 for $487M air vehicle prototype modification contract

The Navy awards eight companies spots on a potential five-year, $486.9 million contract for prototype air vehicle modification and other services focused on upgrades.

Army selects 7 for $172M munition disposal contract

The Army chooses seven companies for a potential five-year, $172.7 million contract to help locate and remove munitions from former military sites.

FedBiz IT Solutions turns NASA contract into stellar growth platform

FedBiz IT Solutions hopes its second straight year atop our annual Fast 50 rankings is merely the start of a long winning streak in the government market.

Leidos brings aboard former Air Force CIO Bender

Leidos appoints retired Air Force Lt. Gen. and former Chief Information Officer William Bender to the company's government relations team.

Belcan adds Briggs to government leadership team

Belcan further builds up its government leadership team with the hire of two-decade industry veteran Scott Briggs as a senior vice president.

Unicom government arm hires Levine as federal sales, marketing lead

Unicom's government IT business hires three-decade industry veteran Steve Levine as senior vice president of federal sales and marketing.

BAE's US arm receives $77M Navy communications, electronics contract

BAE Systems' U.S. business will develop communications and electronics platforms for Navy aircraft under a 22-month, $76 million contract.

Rumors come true; UTC makes $30B deal for Rockwell Collins

United Technologies Corp. ends investor and media speculation with the announcement of its $30 billion takeover of fellow aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins.

Raytheon adds two-decade vet DeSimone as cyber, special missions VP

Raytheon hires two-decade federal and commercial market veteran John DeSimone as vice president of cybersecurity and special missions in the defense contractor's intelligence business.

Aerospace Corp. receives $860M systems engineering contract extension

Nonprofit organization Aerospace Corp. takes a one-year, $860.5 million contract extension for continued systems engineering services to the Air Force.

Leidos wins $49M radioactive waste investigation contract

Leidos wins a five-and-a-half year, $49.5 million contract for hazardous toxic radioactive waste investigation services to the Army.

Jacobs adds Treasury, health care footprint through Blue Canopy acquisition

Jacobs Engineering Group acquires cyber and data analytics contractor Blue Canopy to expand into the Treasury, education and health care agencies.

Draper books $37M missile defense tech research contract

Nonprofit Draper receives a five-year, $36.9 million contract to help the Missile Defense Agency research and analyze new guidance technologies.

Delayed contracts, rush to end fiscal year collide in September

Industry is facing a September that promises to be busier than the usual fiscal year's end. But they also must manage through delays in major procurements.

Leidos takes $98M medical research support contract

Leidos wins a potential five-year, $98.4 million contract to help establish and manage panels that advise the government on biomedical research funding applications.

NTT Data books $82M Navy acquisition support contract extension

NTT Data's services arm takes in a two-year, $82 million contract extension to continue its acquisition support for the Navy's submarine fleet.

Lockheed elevates Hill to BD lead

Lockheed Martin promotes three-decade company veteran Stephanie Hill to senior vice president of corporate strategy and business development.

Textron arm, General Atomics join $499M Air Force vehicle research contract

Textron's AAI Corp. subsidiary and General Atomics become the fourth and fifth awardees on a potential eight-year, $499 million Air Force vehicle research contract.

MCR adds Pender as analytics group president

MCR hires three-decade industry veteran Sean Pender to lead the company's new analytics-focused business group.

KeyW rides opportunity 'bubble' post Sotera deal

KeyW Corp. continues to lay down the foundation it believes will drive success from its combination with Sotera Defense Solutions.