Contracts
NASA chief calls out the 'plague' of cost-plus contracts
The space agency is hoping to increasingly use competitions among top vendors and fixed-price contracts as a new way of conducting business--and cutting steep costs for major projects.
Contracts
IRS seeks to shift from manual mail processes
The tax collection agency wants to adopt more digital methods for sorting 100 million pieces of mail each year.
Companies
QinetiQ's US subsidiary brings in new 'C5ISR' business leader
The business is undertaking a push to double in size by 2026.
Companies
ManTech sees 'incremental improvement' in the market
In-person meetings with key customers are back on the agenda as well as spending increases in defense and intelligence.
Contracts
Microsoft, DoD sign research and development pact
The company may have the chance to negotiate exclusive intellectual property rights—with an exception for the government—to innovations emerging from the collaboration.
Companies
Parsons sees rising infrastructure spending on the horizon
Two federal customers in particular have already increased outlays with more on the way thanks to the infrastructure bill passed last year.
Contracts
Agency cancels contract with little explanation, and that's OK
Zolon PCS protested to find out why the Labor Department made that decision.
Companies
Booz Allen hires former FBI cyber section chief
The two-decade FBI veteran will focus on protecting critical infrastructure and federal government assets.
Companies
Redwire picks insider as new chief technology officer
This appointment also means a reassignment of responsibilities for the space infrastructure company's growth strategy.
Companies
CollabraLink hires new defense & intelligence leader
The 15-year industry veteran most recently led ICF's cyber services and solutions portfolio.
Contracts
Avantus Federal purchases special operations support firm
The NewSpring Holdings-backed company sees that market as key to its next growth phase.
Companies
Leidos can identify inflation as a factor, but quantifying is harder
Companies like Leidos do have some aperture in their contracts to deal with inflation, but only so much.
Companies
Two Six Technologies adds info manipulation tools in acquisition
Thresher Ventures develops software to detect media manipulation activities by foreign governments.
Contracts
Another protest holds up $50B NIH contract
At least one bidder pursuing the CIO-SP4 contract for health and biomedical IT solutions is still confused about how past experience will be considered.
Companies
Siemens' federal arm appoints interim chief executive
The now-former CEO takes up a new gig after four years at Siemens Government Technologies.
Contracts
16 capture spots on $1B Army network contract
Winners will vie for task orders to support the Army's portion of the Defense Department's global electronic information setup.
Companies
L3Harris explains investment strategy to get new tech to market faster
Startups play a key role in L3Harris' plan to quickly bring new solutions to defense customers.
Podcasts
Considering AI as the means to the end solution
Part of finding business success in the vast world of artificial intelligence is using it as a means to the end, as SparkCognition’s government leader Logan Jones explains to our Ross Wilkers in this episode of Project 38.
Contracts
General Dynamics IT fighting for lost FBI contract
A rival bested General Dynamics IT for an FBI help desk contract and the company is challenging how the evaluation was conducted.
Contracts