New tech needed for nuclear re-entry vehicles

The Air Force is considering a number of advanced technologies for re-entry vehicles and is developing new contracts to foster those tools.

Air Force developing 5-year software testing contract

The Air Force has begun development of a contract to support the test infrastructure used to evaluate software built in its labs.

What drew Noblis to acquire McKean Defense

Noblis leadership sees the nonprofit organization's acquisition of McKean Defense as both growing into a new customer set and further expanding the aperture of technology-related work.

Deloitte exec Greg Pellegrino dies at 55

Greg Pellegrino, an architect of Deloitte's public sector business, has died of a heart attack at age 55.

CACI keeps $500M Air Force contract

CACI International has retained a $500 million Air Force contract to support the logistics and depot infrastructure relied upon by the Air Force to maintain various aircraft and weapons systems.

Verizon wins $495M defense research network contract

Verizon wins back a large contract it held nine years ago and will help run a high-speed computing network shared by the Defense Department's scientific and research community.

Protests trigger quick reaction from IRS

Protests by two competitors led the Internal Revenue Service to pull an award to Accenture and overhaul a $73.3 million contract.

Commerce eyes new office for supply chain resiliency

The Commerce Department wants to establish a new office that will work across the federal government and partner with the private sector to "get ahead of supply chain resiliency issues," Secretary Gina Raimondo said Thursday.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Why a whole lotta data is only part of the equation

How does industry work with a government customer that must save every single piece of data it collects? Andrew Churchill of Qlik Federal tells our Ross Wilkers how new practices and an emphasis on the workforce can help.

NEC unveils federal subsidiary, leadership team

NEC's subsidiary for the U.S. market has unveiled a new business and executive leadership team that will focus on the federal government.

Maximus, PAE share integration updates

Maximus and PAE are among the government market's most serial acquirers and within the past five months have announced four deals with three of them closed so far. Analysts asked them about those integrations and the broader landscape they are taking place in.

Opinion

How human capital fuels mission success

Human capital capabilities will drive the mission success for you and your customers and the elements of understanding, transparency and vulnerability are the key building blocks to a stronger workforce.

Peraton's almost never-ending fight to keep State Department work

Peraton is now engaged in its seventh protest involving a $110 million State Department contract that the agency has awarded to competitors multiple times.

IBM puts 50B transistors on a single chip

IBM has developed a new chip that is smaller but can pack in 50 billion transistors on a chip the size of a fingernail, proving once again that Moore's Law continues.

Perspecta shareholders approve Peraton deal

Perspecta shareholders approve the deal with Peraton, clearing the way for Peraton to acquire Perspecta in a $7.1 billion transaction.

Where Veritas wants to cast its new $1.8B net

Acquiring two public companies in quick succession is on Veritas Capital's immediate agenda as the firm also now has a $1.8 billion fund to work with for opportunities of smaller sizes.

How these 3 companies are getting an early read on emerging budget picture

A more thorough budget request is currently in production at the Biden White House but some early clues have emerged and these three companies are broadly identifying areas of promise to them.

General Motors hires new defense lead

General Motors hires a new president for its defense business that is ramping up production of a new light vehicle for the Army to carry troops on.

STARS III moves forward with competitive range notices, discussions coming

Small businesses are starting to find out they are in the competitive range of the $50 billion STARS III vehicle, but their proposals need some work.

Acclaim Technical Services hires new chief growth officer

Acclaim Technical Services brings in a new chief growth officer who most recently held the same role at ManTech.