Companies

Battle for $2B DHA IT contract likely going the distance

All signs point to this being a waiting game on a Government Accountability Office ruling.

Companies

Why are too many GovGon websites so lacking in the basics?

For whatever reason, high-level information about a government contractor is often missing or hard to find on their own websites and that's a missed opportunity to tell your story.

Companies

DCS elevates insider as new finance chief

This promotion follows another one that saw a new chief operating officer step into that role.

Companies

Small business touts $217M Space Force award

The military's newest service branch sought research-and-development support for its acquisition shop.

Companies

How ICF is positioning for IT implementation growth

Front-end advisory work has always been a core aspect of ICF's business as the company looks to be more involved in all aspects of federal systems modernization.

Contracts

The Navy has saved $150 million by consolidating IT systems, official says

The Cattle Drive effort, which was announced in 2020, aims to reduce duplicative systems, their data, and save money.

Companies

Marines task GDIT to bring DEOS collaboration tools to the battlefield

General Dynamics IT will work with the Marine Corps on how to use the cloud-like services when in a disconnected or limited bandwidth environment.

Contracts

General Dynamics-Iridium team wins $324M ground systems contract

The Space Development Agency is buying the assets to support at least 100 low-Earth orbit satellites.

Contracts

Secretary of State makes case for tech-centered strategy to counter China

The secretary delivered a speech outlining the administration’s policy toward Beijing as Congress tries to reconcile legislation that would provide at least $50 billion to increase domestic production of semiconductors.

Companies

Cyber firm Horizon3 hires new federal leader

The San Francisco-headquartered company is led by a group of special operations and national security community veterans.

Contracts

Senate committee clears bill that takes on conflicts of interest in federal contracting

A hearing the committee held leading up to the bill’s markup focused on a shortage of procurement officials in the federal workforce, which an industry witness said could be addressed if it weren’t for inflexible ethics rules.

Companies

Trend Micro stands up federal subsidiary

The Japan-headquartered cybersecurity company also shifts one of its vice presidents over to lead the federal business.

Opinion

Modernizing the modernization tool: Changes are coming for FITARA

A new version of FITARA will come this summer, so vendors need to line up their solutions with the new cyber requirements customers will face.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Sagewind Capital's story and strategy as a GovCon investor

Private equity in the government market is a two-way street for companies and investors, the latter of which is the focus of this interview with Sagewind Capital's founding partner Steve Lefkowitz and managing partner Raj Kanodia.

Companies

Acacia Group adds ERP platform to its portfolio

The Baer Group represents another acquisition vehicle to the private equity group's portfolio.

Contracts

NRO finalizes imagery contract worth 'billions of dollars'

The National Reconnaissance Office is looking to support around 500,000 federal government users with this expanded program.

Companies

Forget Silicon Valley, Octo brings high-end innovation to Northern Virginia with new lab

Octo technologists and their customers now have "oLabs" as a place to gather to make and try out new tools.

Contracts

FCC selects 14 for $203M IT services contract

Cloud computing migration is a focal point for the Federal Communications Commission in this effort.

Contracts

Booz Allen loses shot at $1.4B DHA workforce contract

The protest centered on perceived evaluation issues that are often hard to prove if an agency can show its work.

Contracts

BlueHalo scores $1.4B satellite capacity OTA

Space Force went outside traditional contracting processes so it could get to a solution more quickly.