Opinion
RTX's CEO transition follows three years of change and turbulence
Both the company and Greg Hayes' tenure started amid the coronavirus pandemic and essentially a pause in air travel. Chris Calio will move up to CEO in the spring amid rising demand for defense products.
Companies
Leidos' board adds former DISA director
Nancy Norton led the Defense Department's main IT agency for three years until her retirement in 2021.
Companies
Bain Capital closes $5.3B deal, takes over Guidehouse
The transaction value includes debt as the company gains a more global owner and senior executives stay in place.
Companies
Alteryx unveils new public sector division
The data science and analytics software company also brings in a familiar government market name to oversee the partnerships key for growth.
Companies
Agile Defense brings in new growth chief
The digital transformation company makes this key hire on the heels of a needle-moving win to shape its outlook.
Opinion
First CHIPS Act award signals start of U.S. semiconductor push
The Commerce Department chose a major defense hardware maker as recipient number one of CHIPS For America grant money, which certainly will go across multiple industries that are of importance to public sector.
Podcasts
WT 360: An initial glimpse at 2024's GovCon budget and policy landscape
David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, highlights key signposts for government contractors to watch with 2024 just around the corner. Those include upcoming federal funding deadlines and the emerging CMMC cyber standard poised to change the entire GovCon ecosystem.
Companies
SAIC unveils new business unit structure
Science Applications International Corp. will take on a different alignment in this iteration of the strategy, which its new CEO told investors is mostly about the organic growth engine.
Companies
Peraton hires former DXC CFO as new finance chief
The retiring John Kavanaugh has worked in the CFO role since Perspecta joined the fold of Peraton in 2021.
Companies
Concept Plus brings in new lead growth exec
The Blue Delta-backed company makes a key leadership hire for this phase of its strategy.
Companies
L3Harris to review its business after pact with major shareholder
The multinational hedge fund involved in this agreement will also be represented on the board of directors of L3Harris Technologies.
Contracts
NIH launches $1B public outreach support recompete
IT requirements are also included in this National Institutes of Health vehicle dubbed PICS, which is available to all Health and Human Services agencies.
Companies
Growth leadership roles highlight the week in exec movement
Plus an artificial intelligence startup brings in a new leader for its public sector strategy and a publicly traded drone manufacturer grows its board of directors.
Contracts
Army chooses 12 for $975M training services recompete
Communications, operations and logistics are other key lines of work for the new contract.
Companies
Yulista acquires open source services provider
Much of DSoft Technology's contract work is with the Air Force.
Contracts
TechFlow secures $2.1B TSA logistics recompete
The company first won this work supporting Transportation Security Agency systems at airports and other locations in 2018.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs sheds more light on $14B transformation recompete
The department's main health care agency announces its decision on which companies will be eligible and reveals more on how teams can be structured.
Companies
AI chip startup gets new backing from RTX's venture arm, other investors
EnCharge AI will use this newfound capital to grow out its team of employees and scale up product development.
Companies
Astrion, Crimson Phoenix lift their curtains
Brightstar Capital Partners and Godspeed Capital are the private equity investors behind these new names in the market.
Podcasts