Contracts

IRS plans new version of its $700M digital platform contract

The Integrated Enterprise Portal 2.0 procurement will cover some of the most widely used, public-facing IRS applications.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: The tech & talent megatrends poised to shape 2022

Predicting how the future will play out is impossible, but knowing what drivers and ideas will shape it is an important art. This episode of Project 38 featuring our Ross Wilkers and Deloitte's government practice leader Mike Canning runs through what the firm's clients and employees view as the megatrends to watch in technology and talent.

Companies

Cloud-based aviation management company gets new owner

Flatirons Solutions, a company whose software serves both government and commercial aviation customers, has been acquired by Teleo Capital.

Opinion

Project Maven's accountability lessons

A new inspector general report finds some faults with how the Defense Department has managed its Project Maven initiative driven by artificial intelligence, but the lessons apply beyond one program.

Companies

CACI secures $514M Army contract for fiber-based high-speed communications

CACI International confirms its win of a $514 million task order to help the Army modernize outside plant infrastructure and facilities so they can have more fiber optic cables for communications.

Companies

DCS promotes new COO

DCS Corp. promotes one of its executive vice presidents to chief operating officer as the company's current COO retires after 35 years there.

Companies

Counterdrone tech maker appoints new US chief

Australia-headquartered Droneshield elevates from within a new CEO of its U.S. subsidiary to be responsible for expanding that business.

Contracts

Supreme Court hearing turns to the contractor mandate

Chief Justice John Roberts invoked the federal contractor mandate – currently blocked from taking effect due to a lawsuit – at a hearing at which two separate vaccine authority cases were argued on Friday.

Contracts

PAE loses last shot at FBI background system

The third time wasn't a charm for PAE as it loses a bid protest over a contract to run an FBI system used for background investigations.

Companies

CBEYONData elevates exec to growth chief

CBEYONData promotes one of its vice presidents to chief growth officer with responsibility over pursuit and capture at the cloud migration and business intelligence-focused company.

Companies

Automation tech firm hires US public sector leader

Roboyo brings in a new senior vice president for its U.S. public sector business that will chart the automation technology firm's growth strategy across federal, state and local government.

Companies

Castellum expands growth chief's responsibilities

Amid Castellum’s push for acquisitions, the government technology services company has given its chief growth officer added responsibilities and adds a second executive to the team.

Contracts

M&A concerns nix $280M contract award

The Government Accountability Office told the Air Force it needs to analyze the impact of Amentum's acquisition of DynCorp International before awarding a $280 million task order.

Opinion

Why you should care about all the Feds on LinkedIn

The number of federal employees on LinkedIn grew significantly last year and here's why you can't ignore this crucial soft-sell platform.

Companies

CEO hire, other top-level appointments mark busy exec movement week

We saw several executive moves across the market this week. Here is a round up of several.

Companies

GCOM acquires automation firm to enter federal market

GCOM's acquisition of ASR Analytics puts the buyer in the federal market to provide agencies automation and data analytics services.

Companies

Calibre brings in new COO

Calibre Systems' new chief operations officer, Jerry Hogge, joins the company from Mitre and brings three decades of experience including at Leidos.

Contracts

Army Intel Division Plans Wide-Reaching IT Overhaul

The Intelligence and Security Command unit published a solicitation looking for a contractor to modernize its IT infrastructure, focusing on secure network and automation capabilities.

Companies

Batsakis, Speigel move quickly on another acquisition

Backed by the private equity firm Washington Harbour Partners, George Batsakis and Jerad Speigel have quickly found another company to acquire in building a new digital transformation player in the market.

Companies

Leidos joins investors in geoanalytics firm Hawkeye 360

Geoanalytics firm Hawkeye 360 counts many defense companies as investors and has now lined up Leidos, the federal technology market's largest player.