Valiant Solutions acquired network engineering provider
The Bluestone-backed company is pushing to have a presence in all phases of the cyber lifecycle that include system design and accreditation. Valiant Solutions, a provider of cybersecurity technologies and services, has completed an acquisition to add secure network and cyber engineering work to its portfolio. Abile Group opened for business in 2004 and has since evolved […]
ASGN hires former Idemia executive to lead federal business
ASGN is adopting the new name of Everforth for the next iteration of its strategy, which includes digital modernization and national security tech as priorities. Amid ASGN’s brand unification effort involving its ECS federal segment, the company has hired 25-year market veteran and former Idemia executive Donnie Scott as president for the U.S. government unit. ASGN […]
Veritas Capital’s ninth fund grows to $15.3B
The firm cites continued investor interest in the U.S. government market and other highly regulated industries. Veritas Capital’s ninth private equity flagship fund has grown to $15.3 billion in capital commitments from investors, representing a 6.2% increase from what was first touted in September when that vehicle initially closed. With that addition announced Tuesday, Fund IX’s […]
GAO backs Army’s sole-source extension to KBR’s LOGCAP contract
A challenge by an Amentum-Parsons joint venture fell short after the Government Accountability Office found the Army’s justification for a $3.1 billion extension as reasonable. A joint venture led by Amentum and Parsons could not convince the Government Accountability Office to stop the Army from extending a LOGCAP V contract held by KBR. The Army awarded the LOCGAP […]
MAG Aerospace loses OCI protest in $96M Army contract
The Army found no issues and signed a waiver that killed a key aspect of MAG’s argument. The Government Accountability Office has dismissed allegations that ManTech International had several conflicts of interest and should not have won a $96.5 million Army contract. MAG Aerospace was the incumbent contractor on the Network Modernization & Mission Network Technical Service […]
Clarity Innovations hires Hobbs as chief executive
The Capitol Meridian Partners-backed company is entering the next phase of its strategy following a rapid expansion push that included a merger. Clarity Innovations has hired a new chief executive in Brian Hobbs, a two-decade national security market veteran and a former portfolio leader at Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary. Hobbs joins Clarity to lead the next […]
Marines will use Air Force-tailored drone to help develop its robot wingman
General Atomics joins a CCA effort highlighted as a top priority in the Corps’ new aviation plan. The Marines have tapped one of the companies competing to build the Air Force’s drone wingman to help develop its own Corps-specific Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, a key element of its new aviation plan. Nearly two years after the […]
Booz Allen makes acquisition to expand global commercial business
Booz Allen is also looking to complement its delivery of cyber solutions to federal agencies with this move. Booz Allen Hamilton is expanding its commercial cyber business with the acquisition of Defy Security. The move is also intended to benefit how Booz Allen delivers cyber products and services to its federal clients. This includes Booz Allen’s […]
SAIC’s board stays with Reagan, names him full-time CEO
Jim Reagan will lead the next iteration of Science Applications International Corp.’s effort to reinvigorate organic growth. Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday its board of directors has appointed Jim Reagan to the chief executive role on a full-time basis, almost four months after he was initially named interim CEO. Reagan, who first joined the board […]
What you need to know about GSA’s new CUI security framework
The implications of GSA’s new IT security guidance are significant and is a different approach to protecting controlled unclassified information than DOD’s CMMC standard, writes Summit7’s Jacob Horne. For years, federal contractors have assumed that if other agencies followed the Department of Defense’s lead on cybersecurity assurance, they would eventually adopt the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification […]