Following private-equity firm the Carlyle Group's purchase of Novetta, a longtime defense contracting executive has taken on the task of fully integrating and growing the company's federal work.
Defense IT and Services
July 21, 2016
July 19, 2016
With more than 70 employees in its wargame and exercise unit, Booz Allen Hamilton is expanding the type of simulations it handles as well as the purpose of these exercises.
July 18, 2016
As the Pentagon calls for contractors to implement insider threat programs, industry experts say companies should look beyond the minimum standards and consider the benefits such a program could provide in protecting intellectual property.
July 15, 2016
A number of government officials weighed in last week on the considerations of and risks posed by the use of lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracts.
July 14, 2016
Government spending hit bottom last year, and improving budgets will make growth among contractors achievable, one chief executive told Inside Defense this month.
July 7, 2016
The Congressional Budget Office is working to analyze why the Defense Department's operations and maintenance budget continues to grow, despite a concurrent decrease in the size of the U.S. military force structure.
June 27, 2016
Cybersecurity company Tresys Technology, which was purchased by a private-equity firm in 2013, is aggressively pursuing growth, but not through acquisitions, the company's chief executive tells Inside Defense.
June 27, 2016
Cybersecurity company Tresys Technology, which was purchased by a private-equity firm in 2013, is aggressively pursuing growth, but not through acquisitions, the company's chief executive tells Inside Defense.
June 22, 2016
Faced with reconciling its defense policy bill with that of the House, the Senate Armed Services Committee is summoning government and industry officials to provide expertise on the issues.
June 22, 2016
Faced with reconciling its defense policy bill with that of the House, the Senate Armed Services Committee is summoning government and industry officials to provide expertise on the issues.
June 14, 2016
The chief executives of four services contractors said Tuesday the market isn't getting easier, but their private-equity ownership has proved helpful.
June 6, 2016
Focused on innovation, Booz Allen Hamilton has pursued a closer relationship with technology companies and a more agile approach, the company's chief executive told Inside Defense this month.
May 26, 2016
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a provision it says would incentivize non-traditional contractors to perform independent research for the Pentagon.
May 20, 2016
The controversial lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracting approach is set to receive more scrutiny if policy bills moving through Congress are approved.
May 17, 2016
The head of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Tuesday downplayed reported delays in the foreign military sales process -- but said the agency is working toward improved speed and transparency.
May 5, 2016
Two large services contractors have filed protests over the Defense Information Systems Agency's ENCORE III solicitation, which has generated controversy by using the lowest-price, technically acceptable contracting approach.
May 4, 2016
Leidos is laying the groundwork for its merger with Lockheed Martin's information systems and global solutions unit, readying for additional business units and a more sizeable corporate office.
May 3, 2016
Following multiple acquisitions, stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations has rebranded itself as Janus Global Operations and is seeking growth.
April 27, 2016
NEW YORK -- L-3 Communications, one of the nation's largest defense contractors, is quietly remaking itself by jettisoning its less-profitable services work and pursuing additional international and commercial sales.
February 17, 2016
The Pentagon has launched a new review of all services contracts to ensure they are still required, according to Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord.