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