DISA starts second try at $1B satellite services solicitation

The Defense Information Systems Agency unveils the rework of a nearly $1 billion commercial satellite services procurement that it had to cancel quickly in the wake of a protest decision.

GovernmentCIO hits $700M mark with Salient CRGT acquisition

GovernmentCIO received private equity backing less than a year ago and in acquiring Salient CRGT, it has already found the next deal to move it further up the middle tier's food chain. Here is how they plan to make the most of the combination.

KBR's board adds Stewart & Sabeter

KBR's board of directors elects new members in Vincent Stewart and Carlos Sabater, respectively the retired Marine Corp lieutenant general and former Deloitte senior partner.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside Leidos' culture of change

On the cusp of his retirement, Leidos Chief Financial Officer James Reagan speaks with Editor Nick Wakeman about how the No. 1 company on the 20201 Top 100 embraces change as a critical part of its cultural and success.

AT&T's reset takes public sector with it

AT&T is refocusing itself on technology and connectivity now that the No. 23 company on the Washington Technology Top 100 is mostly exiting the media and pay TV markets. We asked two executives from AT&T's public sector arm how that reset affects their business and the core growth engines there.

Air Force kicks off bidding for $4.8B intelligence support vehicle

The Air Force unveils the final solicitation for a $4.8 billion contract vehicle to acquire research and development services from small businesses to support the branch's air and space intelligence center.

DISA moves ahead on ethernet gateway awards

The Defense Information Systems Agency awards another portion of its nationwide initiative to upgrade network connections and this award continues a strong run for the winner.

Huntington Ingalls pushes forward on services strategy with Alion acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries is acquiring Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion in the shipbuilder's latest foray to ramp up its solutions and services business. Here is also how company leaders answered this question from Wall Street about the deal and broader strategy behind it: what do you see yourself as?

JEDI is no more, but military's enterprise cloud push goes on

The Defense Department has canceled its controversial and heavily-litigated JEDI cloud infrastructure contract in favor of a new contract with a multi-vendor approach, which will be divided initially between the same two vendors that contested the former.

SAIC's deal for Unisys Federal pays dividends for growth

Leaping to No. 5 on the 2021 Top 100, Science Applications International Corp. leaned on Unisys Federal to achieve growth growth and two other recent deals set the stage for more opportunities ahead.

SOSi hires new general counsel, contracts lead

SOS International hires both a new general counsel and vice president of contracts.

BlueHalo finds its first acquisition

BlueHalo has identified its first acquisition under that name and brand as a defense technology integrator backed by Arlington Capital Partners.

Opinion

Here's what you need to know when the customer asks you to write the work statement

When your customer issues a statement of objectives instead of a performance work statement, it falls to you to write that PWS. Here's what you need to know to make the most of that opportunity.

Air Force asks for reconsideration of $4B protest that went against them

The Air Force has asked the Government Accountability Office to rethink a decision to sustain a protest filed by ManTech International involving a highly classified, $4 billion contract.

Oracle, Mythics win second shot at ICE cloud infrastructure competition

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will start over on acquiring cloud infrastructure services after protests complained the agency was wrong to specify it wanted the Amazon and Microsoft offerings.

Leidos' latest exec realignment includes new space leader

Leidos is undertaking a series of changes and realignments in its senior leadership team including one appointment from within to lead the national security space market strategy.

Valiant Integrated Services acquires logistics firm

Three years on from one major acquisition, Valiant Integrated Services completes another to add more third-party logistics and other work for federal agencies.

How the 'Verizon 2.0' vision continues to shape its public sector arm

At No. 20 on the 2021 Washington Technology Top 100, Verizon is in the third year of its "2.0" vision and a customer-centric structure across the telecom giant including in the public sector shop responsible for bringing 5G and other technologies to agencies.

Deadline extended for Industry Innovator Awards

We've extended the deadline until July 16 for our annual Industry Innovator Awards program, so get your nominations ready and celebrate the innovation you have delivered to your customers.

SAIC creates chief climate scientist post

Science Applications International Corp. has created a new position of chief climate scientist and hired a nearly four-decade government veteran to lead the company's work in that area.