Companies
The public company acquirer remains a unicorn in the M&A action
While in the minority, this group of serial buyers requires a different sort of attention and conversation given that they are publicly-traded and have to explain it all.
Companies
Health, operations and talent leadership moves across the market
Three former GovCon CEOs also take up seats at boards of directors, including a founder who sold her company to one of the market's blue bloods.
Contracts
Navy chooses 41 for $249M acquisition lifecycle contract
Awardees will be responsible for carrying out analytical, technical and managerial efforts that aid in sensitive activities.
Contracts
KBR wins $176M Air Force space surveillance support contract
Work will take place at a site in Hawaii that has operated since the 1950s and was originally stood up to monitor Cold War-era missile tests.
Companies
Science, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
Our final roundup of key executive promotions and hires for 2024 involves a bit of foreshadowing for one company in the upper quadrant of our Top 100.
Contracts
Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract
The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.
Contracts
GAO finds flaws in Army’s LOGCAP V task order awards
The government watchdog recommends the Army re-evaluate proposals after protests by KBR and V2X.
Companies
KBR to acquire LinQuest for $737 million
This is KBR's latest in a multi-year series of moves to build out its space business.
Podcasts
WT 360: KBR's Top 100 footprints extend across the globe
Byron Bright, president of U.S. government solutions at KBR, describes how Company No. 17's work for that particular client set extends well beyond America to include its allies and where technology fits into the bigger picture.
Contracts
Multiple protests hit LOGCAP V task orders
A handful of orders are hit with protests and counter-protests as the four primes for the Army's global logistics vehicle compete for work.
Top 100
TOP 100: KBR lays out its innovation and business agenda
The president of company No. 17's U.S. government business highlights space and the AUKUS security partnership as priorities and avenues for continued growth.
Contracts
DHA chooses 11 for $43B medical staffing vehicle
These awards are for the unrestricted portion and the Defense Health Agency is still working on the small business track's source selection.
Contracts
NASA chooses dozen for $478M Space Station support recompete
Awards for this second iteration of the contract dubbed REMIS have both full-and-open and small business categories.
Opinion
KBR joint venture takes back lost NASA contract
KBR lost this program in 2017, but joined forces with another company six years later to win the work back. That reminds us that nothing is forever in the federal market, among other lessons.
Companies
NASA gives first glimpse at Florida launch facility recompete
The contract will continue logistics and other maintenance work at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Contracts
SAIC's protest over $719M NASA competition falls short
The company wanted another shot at keeping this incumbent contract for engineering services that went to the other bidder.
Contracts
KBR wins $1.9B NASA mission support recompete
Pending debriefs, KBR is poised to extend its work under this and predecessor contracts to two decades of support for space exploration programs.
Contracts
NASA chooses joint venture for $719M engineering recompete
Work under this contract supports a constellation of environmental satellites used to help develop weather prediction models.
Companies
KBR lays out 'multiple pathways for growth' in its government segment
The company sees more opportunities and stability in its core business areas.
Contracts