Boeing unit pipes aboard former admiral as COO
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Doug Crowder has been named chief operating officer of Kestrel Enterprises Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company. Crowder will assume responsibility for the more than 300 Kestrel employees.
Who will be the 2010 contractor of the year?
Top executives and leading contractors were honored Wednesday night as part of the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. The winners are kept a secret until the names are called from the podium.
DCAA defends tighter scope on audits
The Defense Contract Audit Agency says that raising the bar for audits will save money for the Pentagon and help it target higher-risk projects.
CACI wraps up its 2 newest acquisitions
CACI International Inc. may have completed its Christmas shopping early this year, having wrapped up its separate acquisitions of TechniGraphics Inc. and Applied Systems Research Inc. on Nov. 1.
VT Group hires VP of strategic development
George Allen has joined VT Group’s Technical Services business unit as vice president of strategic development.
SAIC, University of Md. to support cybersecurity initiatives
Science Applications International Corp. and the University of Maryland are teaming up to support initiatives that promote cybersecurity education, research and technology development.
Intelligence operations carry $80B price tag
The government has released the topline budget for intelligence operations for the first time.
C4ISR services help push CACI to record first quarter
CACI International Inc. reported a historic first quarter for fiscal 2011, with a record number of contract wins and net income of $28.7 million, an increase of 20.1 percent over the $23.9 million recorded in the same period last year.
Aerospace, IT spur rise in General Dynamics' quarterly earnings
General Dynamics Corp. reported third-quarter 2010 earnings of $649 million, compared to $575 million for the same quarter in 2009. Revenues in the quarter were $8 billion. Operating earnings grew to $966 million for a 10.5 percent increase over third-quarter 2009, the company reported yesterday in an earnings statement.
Northrop Grumman sales help push up third-quarter earnings
Northrop Grumman Corp. had a strong third quarter overall as it increased sales, revenue and net income, compared to the same quarter in 2009, the company reported today. The company’s sales rose 4 percent, from $8.35 billion in the third quarter of 2009 to $8.7 billion this year.
Get the most out of your contract debriefing
A debriefing provides a better understanding of how the government evaluated your proposal and what you could have done differently to improve your proposal score, writes Bob Lohfeld.
Unisys hit by declines in services, technology sales
Unisys' technology and services business arms each had double-digit percentage sales declines in the third quarter.
What you can learn from GTSI's contracting ban
Industry insiders see a variety of lessons from GTSI's recent contracting troubles. What steps should both large and small companies take to make sure they steer clear of trouble?
Northrop Grumman hires VP of legislative affairs
Northrop Grumman Corp. has appointed Lesley Kalan vice president of legislative affairs, effective Oct. 25. She will report to Sid Ashworth, corporate vice president of government relations.
Big bucks mark year-end contract awards
Fiscal 2010 came to a close with several billion-dollar contract awards. Who came out on top?
Bersoff hands off CEO title at ATSC
ATS Corp. will have a new CEO to start 2011, but Bersoff will remain as chairman.
How SBA action led GTSI leader to fall on his sword
Scott Friedlander says he was on a personal mission to save the company, but resigned as the best way to make sure GTSI survived an SBA suspension.
GeoEye moves down the road into Fairfax County
GeoEye Inc., a provider of satellite and aerial geospatial information and services, is moving its Loudoun County, Va., corporate headquarters to Herndon in Fairfax County, Va.
Cliff Kendall, industry pioneer and CDSI founder, on his secrets of success
Clifford Kendall received a Hall of Fame Award for founding CDSI and helping to create the government IT contracting industry.
DOD cuts will slow overall fed IT spending growth
Federal spending on IT will increase slightly in the next five years. Who can expect to see their budgets grow and who faces cuts, according to new TechAmerica Foundation Vision survey forecasts.
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