BT Federal and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) have received a three-year authority to operate from the General Services Administration following completion of business support system tests under GSA's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

Three of the nine companies holding positions on the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B contract vehicle  for telecommunication services could obtain “authority to operate” certifications by the end of the third quarter, FCW reported Friday.

Wray Varley, former vice president of the government segment at telecommunications equipment maker Infinera, has joined BT Federal as president and CEO, FierceTelecom reported Thursday. The report said Varley succeeds Tony Wellen, who has served as BT Federal’s interim CEO over the past six months and returned to his full-time post …

This week, Capital One signed an agreement to acquire KippsDeSanto & Co., a leading investment banking firm focused on serving growth-oriented aerospace/defense, government services and technology companies.  “Joining Capital One was a natural next step in the growth plan for us at KippsDeSanto,” said Kevin DeSanto, co-founder and managing director …

The Internal Revenue Service has selected CBE Group, Conserve, Performant and Pioneer to help the agency carry out an outstanding federal tax debt collection program authorized in December and scheduled to start in Spring 2017. The agency said Monday awardees will focus on overdue inactive tax receivables under certain accounts the IRS no longer …

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, president of Unisys' federal business as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for advancing IT modernization, cloud and other capabilities for federal agencies while also driving revenue for Unisys. 

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Bruce Caswell, president and CEO of Maximus, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the company to continuous growth and supporting federal agencies missions in public health and human services sectors to improve human life. 

SAIC to Buy Unisys Federal Business for $1.2B; Nazzic Keene Quoted Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has agreed to buy Unisys’ federal business unit for $1.2 billion in cash, SAIC announced on Thursday.  “This exciting opportunity advances our strategy by building on our modernization capabilities, increasing customer access, accelerating growth …

Reston, Va.-based contractor Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has agreed to buy Unisys' (NYSE: UIS) federal arm for approximately $1.2B cash in a push to expand digital transformation technology and support offerings for the U.S. government. Nazzic Keene, CEO of SAIC and three-time Wash100 inductee, said the company aims to become a leading digitial transformation services provider to federal agencies through the acquisition.

Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager for Dell EMC’s federal business and a 2019 Wash100 winner, wrote in a Nextgov article published Tuesday that adopting a multicloud approach could help federal agencies achieve flexibility in infrastructure and reduce technical debt.