Companies

Lockheed acquires stake in one of its component suppliers

The defense giant deepened its relationship with a company that uses 3D printing to make certain products for flight applications.

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BAE moves to make its tech partnership net reach further

Company No. 24 on our 2023 Top 100 rankings has put a more formal structure around the teaming function of its strategy.

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The newly minted 'RTX' lays out its post-reorg blueprint

With a new structure in place, the global aerospace-and-defense company highlighted its priorities that include the U.S. military's complicated network vision known as "JADC2."

Contracts

SAIC's $1.3B Treasury cloud win is now official

With all protests denied, the program to take Treasury into a multi-cloud environment can now move ahead.

Contracts

VA expects Oracle Cerner to deliver on health record contract despite layoffs

Lawmakers and Veterans Affairs Department officials expect the work to continue as planned, but internal communications indicate that Oracle Cerner laid off the clinical team that worked to implement new electronic health record systems.

Contracts

CACI touts $1.2B Navy software development award

The company will take an open architecture approach to this work focused on shipboard tech and the spectrum.

Companies

Lockheed fears L3Harris will block access to Aerojet’s rockets

Lockheed Martin has begun making investments in other rocket makers amid its concern over what L3Harris Technologies' agreement to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne means.

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Insider Exclusive: Stu Shea breaks down Peraton's plan

The CEO of Company No. 9 on our 2023 Top 100 talks strategy, opportunities and challenges ahead in today's market.

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Top 100 Q&A: Stu Shea and the future of Peraton

This edited transcript contains part of our interview with Peraton's CEO at our Top 100 Big Breakdown event, where he described how the company has changed and what will determine its future.

Companies

Raytheon CEO 'would like certainty' out of L3Harris-Aerojet agreement

Greg Hayes also believes Aerojet Rocketdyne's work as a maker of solid rocket motors should improve if regulators greenlight its sale to L3Harris Technologies.

Contracts

Price evaluation mistakes nixed Accenture's Air Force win

The Air Force left off some labor categories when it evaluated Accenture's bid to provide internet-of-thing solutions.

Contracts

Serco drops protest over $208M Navy logistics contract

A protest by the incumbent led the Navy to a reconsideration and switch of the award, which is rare.

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How Maximus put its marker down as a systems integrator

Company No. 18 on our 2023 Top 100 points to several big wins as proof of how it is becoming more than just a business process outsourcing services provider.

Contracts

CACI wins $125M Navy crisis response system contract

Development and production work will support a Navy team responsible for system interoperability and connectivity.

Contracts

Peraton wins $1B Interior cloud brokerage contract

The scope of work involves acquiring and managing storage, application and other services across multiple hosting providers.

Companies

SAIC names new intelligence business leader

Science Applications International Corp. looks within its own executive ranks for this appointment.

Top 100

General Dynamics IT ties growth outlook to investments and partnerships

Company No. 5 on our 2023 Top 100 has prioritized innovation laboratories, collaborations with commercial tech companies and a new consulting organization for collecting lessons learned in its strategy.

Podcasts

WT 360: The tech and investment threads of Noblis 'Vision 2030'

Company No. 76 on our 2023 Top 100 rankings is both a newcomer and among a handful of nonprofit organizations on the Top 100. The latter status means the company takes a longer-term view of its strategy and investments, which Noblis' chief executive Mile Corrigan goes over in this episode.

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Black executives hold few positions at Top 100 companies

Only 5% of executives at 2023 Washington Technology Top 100 companies are Black.

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M&A is a critical tool for growth for Top 100 companies

Top 100 firms were involved in 37 deals over the last 18 months as they made acquisitions, divested business units and merged with other companies.