Northrop pipes aboard former chief of Navy operations

Retired Adm. Gary Roughead had a 38-year Navy career including command of both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets.

CACI hires former Lockheed exec as COO for US operations

At Lockheed Martin, John Mengucci served as president of two of the company's Information Systems and Global Solutions units.

Where are the silver linings in the 2013 federal IT budget?

The proposed budget adheres to legislated constraints but also offers contractors opportunities if they know where to look and how to go after them.

NCI tasked with expanding AF intell analysis system

NCI and partner Raytheon will upgrade the Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System’s analysis and reporting capabilities.

GDIT, SAIC vie for $128M in Navy tasks

Top tier integrators will provide systems engineering, software and C4I support.

NCI promotes IT veteran to lead AF and tech services group

Greg Hanson has more than 30 years of leadership experience including stints at the U.S. Senate and the Air Force.

CSC tasked with $38M in Navy engineering support

Contractor assistance will enable the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division to improve the Joint Electronic Warfare Effects Laboratory and Electronic Warfare Arena products.

Guident wins $30M Justice BPA for software assistance

The development services will support the DOJ’s Management Systems staff and other units within the Antitrust Division.

Core Justice programs get 1.2 percent boost in 2013 budget

Overall, The president’s 2013 budget request calls for $27.1 billion in discretionary funding, a decrease of 0.4 percent below the 2012 level of $27.02 billion.

Serco shuffles leadership with eye on company growth

Newly named executive vice president and chief of staff Bo Durickovic will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Ed Casey.

CGI to transition NRC financial services to cloud

Contract calls for transferring NRC's accounting systems from current hosting provider to CGI's Momentum Community Cloud infrastructure.

L-3 completes $210M purchase of optics provider

Acquired firm specializes in submarine photonics systems, visual-landing aids, electro-optical and sensor-cueing systems.

SAIC provides professional, technical services to DOD components

Services include nuclear-related technical assessments for the assistant secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs.

CSC crosses the pond for new president and CEO

Mike Lawrie has been CEO of UK-based Misys plc, a financial-services solutions provider, for the past six years.

Congress inches closer to pilot legislation for mid-size companies

Lawmakers and small contractors hope the pilot will lead to new regulations and create a competitive environment.

Divestitures gain ground in federal market

After years of acquisitions and growth, companies try to adapt to new federal regulations and a much more challenging budget environment.

QinetiQ appoints Mission and Information Solutions executive VP

John Sutton, former senior vice president, will oversee revenue and profit generation, customer satisfaction and employee health and welfare.

5 contractors go after $532M in Patent Office task orders

Work will include applications development, modernization operations and maintenance services.

Data Computer Corp. wins 2 DOD cloud-services awards

The task orders are worth $4.3 million for cloud computing design and development as well as operations and maintenance-support services.

ManTech’s new purchase among 13 primes on $958M AF award

Acquisition of Evolvent gives ManTech a spot to support the Air Force Medical Service.