Contracts

CGI Federal touts $159M digital immigration info booking

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency wants a fully electronic setup to manage and process immigration claims.

Contracts

General Dynamics wins $712M DHS IT recompete

The Homeland Security Department sticks with the incumbent for this program focused on DHS' ongoing headquarters consolidation at the Washington, D.C. St. Elizabeth's campus.

Opinion

What do the Top 100 company slogans say about the market?

An analysis of the words companies use to describe themselves show how they can evoke an emotional response while telling a story of corporate capabilities.

Companies

NASA gives first glimpse at Florida launch facility recompete

The contract will continue logistics and other maintenance work at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Contracts

IRS awards $2B electronic payment system contract

The tax collection agency wants to make it easier to make payments via debit and credit cards, plus make the websites more accessible and user-friendly.

Contracts

VA backs off $400M document conversion award

The Veterans Affairs Department will reopen discussions with General Dynamics IT and GovernmentCIO, get revised proposals and make a new award.

Companies

WT 360: All about Amentum's tech strategy and 2 key legs of it

Jill Bruning -- president of Amentum's engineering, science and technology group -- provides an overview of the government services company's approach to tech and how it made hypersonics and counter-unmanned aerial systems key priorities on that front.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT, GovCIO switch roles in $400M protest battle

The companies have each won, lost and filed protests over the electronic file conversion contract at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Companies

HII, Axient appoint new growth chiefs

One of these moves represents a new hire, while the second is a promotion after a series of acquisitions and integrations.

Companies

Scout Space acquires domain awareness, security software startup

One of Scout Space's primary investors is the corporate venture arm of Noblis, which invests in early-stage tech startups in part to bring their offerings into the government landscape.

Companies

Newcomer joins incumbent for $330M credit report data contract

The two companies will help the Defense Department with background investigations by collecting credit reporting data on people seeking clearances.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs may add large businesses to recompete of $1B transformation vehicle

The VA's Veterans Health Administration is sounding interested in having large businesses also become a part of the contract.

Opinion

Court ruling likely to curtail 8(a) fourth quarter spend

Federal spending on 8(a) contracts typically surges during the fourth quarter, but new court-imposed requirements to qualify those small businesses will likely procurements and scare off agency buyers.

Companies

New bill would require all federal contractors to develop vulnerability disclosure policies

The Federal Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act aims to establish standardized vulnerability disclosure policies across all federal contractors. 

Contracts

TMF adds guidance for IDEA Act proposals

Agencies have until Sept. 22 to send in submissions for funding.

Contracts

Threat actor targeted DOD contracting website

Malware leveraging flaws in edge routers has been spying on military contracting websites, according to research from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs.

Contracts

SBA offers 8(a) guidance to agencies after court ruling

The Small Business Administration informs federal agencies on how they can use the 8(a) program now that a federal judge has ruled parts of it unconstitutional.

Companies

DC Capital Partners drove this pair of acquisitions

Two of the private equity firm's portfolio companies make new expansion moves across emergency and disaster management, plus cloud computing security.

Companies

Parsons buys defensive cyber provider for $175M

Sealing Technologies focuses on the protection and defense of computer networks, which Parsons sees as complementary to the offensive aspect of cyber.