Contracts

General Dynamics IT wins $171M Air Force cyber recompete

The service branch is looking to further shore up vulnerabilities in its industrial control systems.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs chooses 8 for $23B staffing vehicle

The need for more people across VA facilities is vast, particularly in the health care field.

Contracts

Protest decision details why pricing matters in OASIS+

Bidders for this massive professional services vehicle have to provide finer details on their rates, a move one protestor is opposing in court and is detailed in this denial by the Government Accountability Office.

Companies

Crimson Phoenix buys fellow intelligence tech integrator

The Godspeed Capital-backed company also hires a new chief financial officer with experience at other similar private equity-held contractors.

Contracts

Army reveals first solicitation for $4B in R&D services recompetes

Small businesses now have a final solicitation they can read through and respond to, with the full-and-open portion still waiting in the wings.

Companies

Lynx acquires defense platform software specialist

The OceanSound Partners-backed company adds a business whose products are in use on aircraft and command-and-control systems.

Companies

Air Force starts the bidding for $300M virtualization contract

The service branch's research laboratory will choose a single company to research and develop software for remote access functions.

Companies

Enlightenment Capital unveils new space company

Auria came together through a series of acquisitions over the past two years to create a software development specialist for several aspects of space.

Companies

General Dynamics promotes two-decade vet to finance chief

Current CFO Jason Aiken has worked for one year in both that position and as head of the technologies segment.

Companies

Finance and tech mark the week in exec moves

RTX and General Dynamics were far from alone in detailing senior leadership appointments for the government market to take note of.

Companies

RTX promotes insider to lead defense hardware segment

The company has another senior leadership change in the works amid the transition to a new CEO.

Companies

Management Science and Innovation makes AI-focused acquisition

MSI is also looking to further build out its cloud migration and consulting service offerings.

Companies

Acentra Health buys employee assistance program provider

The Carlyle Group-backed company is growing its offerings for mental health initiatives in workplaces that prioritize employee engagement.

Companies

ASRC Federal hires SAIC vet as finance chief

Joe Winthrop joins ASRC Federal in the wake of its acquisition of a supply chain and logistics business from Science Applications International Corp.

Companies

NetCentrics hires former ASRC Federal exec as finance chief

The government IT services provider is now in year three of being held by Cerberus Capital Management.

Companies

Cloud software startup brings in GSA vet Sonny Hashmi

He most recently led the General Services Administration's acquisition team and now will oversee Unqork's public sector expansion push.

Companies

A post-holiday catchup on health award activity

The National Institutes of Health and U.S. Agency for International Development finalized a trio of awards on large, multiple-award contracts just before and during the holiday week.

Companies

Dexis Consulting, Shield AI fetch new capital

These transactions represent a cross-section of private equity and venture investment activity happening all across public sector.

Opinion

If, Then: 2024 serves up many questions and potentials

Off we go then with 2024 and all of the pathways, possibilities and scenarios to consider across the entire public sector ecosystem.

Companies

Why 'old-fashioned' AI remains very much in the conversation

Generative artificial intelligence is in the midst of a feverish hype cycle, but AI tools of the more traditional variety are still very relevant as Deloitte's technology team sees it.