Contracts

13 JWCC task orders have been awarded, with more in the works

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said that the DOD’s enterprise cloud contract has made $200 million in task order awards, with more on the way.

Contracts

Army turns to OTA to revamp its ERP systems

IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.

Companies

Why BAE is paying $5.5B to acquire Ball's aerospace unit

This is BAE's largest purchase since its formation in 1999 and the company says it will create a wider footing across the rapidly growing space sector.

Companies

Where Amentum leans in on hypersonics, unmanned tech

The global government services company focuses on front-end and operations work to inform how the systems are made and used, including work with manufacturers.

Contracts

DISA previews commissary tech support contract

There are roughly 240 commissary locations at military bases around the world that sell grocery and household goods.

Companies

Mercury Systems' new CEO debuts its short-term agenda

The defense electronics supplier's new fiscal year is all about transition and that especially includes execution on key development programs.

Contracts

Marines eye nature to help address climate change challenges

The Marine Corps is in search of a contractor to help analyze risks at its facilities and find ways to mitigate potential risks from natural disasters.

Contracts

Kearney's conflict-of-interest allegation falls flat

In the Government Accountability Office's eyes, Kearney did not show enough specifics to overturn the Army's choice of Guidehouse for an audit support services contract.

Contracts

The White House is developing a 10-year modernization plan to replace legacy IT

The National Cybersecurity Strategy tasks the Office of Management and Budget with creating a plan to eliminate all vulnerable legacy systems from federal agencies within a decade.

Companies

Converged Security Solutions acquires IT modernization specialist

CSS' Evolver business is looking to expand what it does in the cyber and application development realms.

Companies

Jacobs gets second chance at $1B Special Operations Command contract

The command will now open discussions with all bidders, including the incumbent Jacobs that challenged its elimination.

Companies

ManTech loses effort to change evaluation criteria for FBI contract

The company's challenge to the price evaluation plan for a blanket purchase agreement competition gets rejected.

Contracts

CNF Technologies wins $135M Marine Corps computer support contract

This small business is tasked with carrying out research, development, test and evaluation work.

Companies

AOC Connect gains place on EIS contract through acquisition

The Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle is the federal government's go-to vehicle for network modernization.

Contracts

NIST seeks industry support for chip funding applicant checks

A new solicitation details how the Commerce Department wants to ensure that those applying for semiconductor production funds are financially healthy.

Contracts

DHA to reconsider decisions surrounding $2.5B IT contract

The Defense Health Agency has changed its mind on discussions with bidders it rejected, which means more companies may get awards on the global IT services vehicle.

Companies

Study: Mental health stigmas persist throughout security clearance process

A new report from Leidos finds that mental health perceptions hurt pipelines of talent into the intelligence community.

Contracts

NOAA upgrades weather forecasting supercomputers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be able to make more accurate weather forecasts with upgrades to computer systems deployed in Virginia and Arizona. 

Companies

Leidos' new CEO puts initial focus on fine-tuning, new North Star

Tom Bell described to us how the federal market's largest systems integrator is developing a "proprietary hypothesis of the future" that will shape its decisions about investments and the business model.

Contracts

Air Force awards $100M cyber, ISR advisory contract

Companies will compete for task orders and work with the Air Force to maintain business systems applications.