Contracts

NSA again chooses CACI for $2.4B award and protestors return

The National Security Agency has now twice chosen CACI International for the network analysis contract and is now facing a second round of protests.

Companies

Parsons' 2023 outlook highlights defense tech research and infrastructure opportunities

The company expects infrastructure spending to ramp up toward the end of 2023, but not peak for another three years afterward.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs unveils second draft for $60B IT vehicle

In what is a running theme: companies have a mere week to comment on this latest draft solicitation for the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation recompete.

Contracts

DOD eyes June for final CMMC proposed rule release

The new cybersecurity standard for the defense industrial base will likely not be final until 2024. Companies still have options available to get ready before the final proposed rules go out.

Contracts

Accenture drops out of battle for $5.7B Air Force contract

One protest remains active for this enterprise IT contract that looks like it will go all the way to a decision.

Companies

A potential shutdown isn't the only worry for GovCon companies

In an earnings call with investors, Leidos' chief executive highlights the debt ceiling situation and the lack of contracting personnel as critical challenges faced by industry and agencies.

Contracts

Small business participation in federal marketplace continues decline despite $159 billion in awards

The number of small businesses that received federal contracts in fiscal year 2022 was less than half the number that received contracts in 2012, according to a new report. 

Companies

Meet the 2023 FCW Federal 100 industry winners

Private sector executives take up 17 spots for their work supporting agencies and the whole of government.

Contracts

Boecore acquires space scheduling software provider

This transaction represents Boecore's second with the backing of Enlightenment Capital.

Companies

MDA chooses joint venture for $637M engineering contract

The Missile Defense Agency uses its so-called "TEAMS" procurement program to buy support for layered defenses.

Opinion

New round of CIO-SP4 protests gets underway

Companies are sounding the same complaints over their elimination from the multiple-award $50 billion IT competition: the scoring threshold to advance into the next round is arbitrary.

Contracts

OIG finds oversight issues with GSA's performance-based contracts

General Services Administration contracting personnel produced performance reports that were "often incomplete or not available at all," according to a new inspector general's audit. 

Podcasts

WT 360's Info Session: Supply chains at home, climate reporting rules and best-in-class contracts

Courtney Bublé of Government Executive and Chris Riotta of FCW join to go over the Biden administration's "Buy American" push, new contractor regulations for climate reporting and cybersecurity, and the direction of best-in-class contracts.

Companies

Decrying Starlink's 'weaponization,' SpaceX cuts support for Ukrainian military

But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.

Companies

Maximus eyes growth as states restart Medicaid initiatives

Provisions in the current federal budget are opening the door for Maximus to add more clinical and eligibility services support contracts.

Opinion

What a zero-trust blueprint might look like for multi-national coalitions

The U.S., NATO and other allies need to lean into security frameworks such as zero-trust if they hope to hold an advantage over emerging adversaries.

Contracts

Tougher cybersecurity rules may be more than a year away—but don’t wait to get ready

Contractors should prepare for independent checks on their data systems, and maybe more reporting requirements as well.

Opinion

GovTribe's top 20 contracts highlight the industry-wide conversations

GovTribe releases a monthly top 20 opportunities list based on user searches of their website. We take a look at the February 2023 list and its diverse set of requirements.

Contracts

Booz Allen, IBM get second shots at $2.6B IRS contract

The agency has decided to reopen discussions with bidders, which means these two companies that protested can still get positions on the systems modernization vehicle.

Companies

Tick tock: How L3Harris won the race for Aerojet

New financial documents detail how Aerojet Rocketdyne's second sale process essentially began with a boardroom split and ended with one last phone call to ensure it got the best price possible.