Contracts

Accenture touts $189M CDC cloud migration award

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is evaluating what IT assets can go into the secured infrastructure.

Companies

Shield Capital adds former Defense Innovation Unit leader

Michael Brown previously led the Pentagon's main interface to work with commercial tech startups for four years.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone?

Small business entrepreneur Walter Barnes III, founder of PM Consulting, shares his journey with Editor Nick Wakeman and offers advice on overcoming the hurdles and challenges he’s faced in the federal market.

Opinion

What a crane operator teaches about the power of communications

It takes training, trust and clear communications for a crane operator to safely lift and place tons of materials. The risk is high and the lessons for government contractors should be clear.

Companies

Cherokee Federal names new operating chief

The two-decade industry veteran's career includes senior roles at PAE, Lockheed Martin and General Electric.

Contracts

Polaris protests raise more questions about mentor-protege joint ventures

This $15 billion government-wide technology contract and a second with a $50 billion ceiling all focus on the same issue.

Contracts

VA adds 6 months to health record deployment pause

The delay is designed to give the Department of Veterans Affairs and Cerner Oracle more time to iron out serious performance issues in the multibillion dollar software upgrade.

Companies

Former Northrop CEO joins tech investor, incubator

Wes Bush will help the firm's other leadership team members to identify emerging national security and health care tech firms.

Companies

Booz Allen closes EverWatch purchase after judge's greenlight

The judge's memo to all parties regarding next steps in this antitrust case is due for release soon.

Companies

Viasat's bigger picture for its business and network

The satellite operator's pending sale of its Link 16 product business is all about focusing on the core network and related offerings ahead of a transformational series of launches.

Companies

SilverEdge acquires software development firm

Private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management stood up the national security tech integrator by combining three other acquisitions.

Companies

Veritas Capital to acquire space component maker

The selling party has gone through a long-term restructuring of its portfolio.

Contracts

Protests start for CIO-SP4 small business downselects

Ten companies have objected to their eliminations from the $50 billion IT contract.

Companies

L3Harris' strategy and branding all about changing the status quo

CEO Chris Kubasik sits down with us to discuss L3Harris' identity as the defense market's "Trusted Disruptor," plus all the recent activity to push further on that identity.

Companies

Jacobs promotes new divergent solutions leader

Jacobs stood up this business unit as part of a three-year strategy that showcased the new way the company talks about itself.

Contracts

Tech wanted: government calls on industry to help with net-zero carbon buildings

Two agencies released a request for information this week asking for ideas to achieve net-zero carbon emissions.

Opinion

Know before you go about solving the customer's problems

Doing your homework on a customer's challenges ahead of time makes the road to success much safer.

Contracts

Unhappy bidders claim CIO-SP4 unfairly favors small firms with big business partners

Small businesses are receiving, and reacting negatively to, unsuccessful bid notices they received from the National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm regarding this $50 billion vehicle.

Companies

Veritas Capital hits $10B for newest investment fund

A data point on what private equity firm has been up to: it acquired two public companies in quick succession during 2021.