Protests drive HHS to redo cloud contract

The Health and Human Services Department will rework a cloud solicitation following complaints that the terms would restrict competition.

MetTel to modernize National Archives networks

MetTel has captured a $65 million EIS task order to replace the National Archives' legacy hub-and-spoke network architecture with a software-defined wide area network.

Valiant appoints new CEO

Valiant Integrated Services' leader since its inception is retiring and the company has promoted his successor to chief executive.

Air Force seeks small firms for $490M counter-unmanned aircraft program

The Air Force has kicked off the bidding for a $490 million contract that seeks a small business to help develop technologies that can fend off small unmanned aircraft.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How small businesses can be M&A players too

John Allen of Bluestone Investment Partners tells WT Editor Nick Wakeman how small businesses can find a way to become players in today's hyperactive merger-and-acquisition landscape.

DOD forms new innovation group to speed adoption of new tech

A new Defense Department group is tasked with looking for areas in research and engineering that, if improved, would make the DOD better at adapting new technology.

Should GovCon firms join the fight against voting restrictions?

Several companies with strong ties to the federal market have joined the Black Economic Alliance's fight against state efforts to put more restrictions on voting.

ComSovereign's newest deal eyes signal processing tech

ComSovereign's latest acquisition to further build its wireless technology holdings amid the 5G revolution leads the company to a business focused on signal processing.

Sev1Tech appoints new Army business lead

Sev1Tech expands its leadership team with the appointment of an executive to focus on the company's work with the Army.

CACI books $376M Agriculture modernization win

CACI International confirms its win of a $376 million system modernization task order with the Agriculture Department.

Faced with complaints, Army pulls HR app solicitation

After facing complaints from bidders including the incumbent, the Army has decided to rework the solicitation for a $161 million human resources application development contract.

The Army's $22B Microsoft deal might point to a new era of acquisitions

The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System has been in the works for years, but the potentially multibillion deal could mark a paradigm shift in how the Defense Department buys and leverages technology.

Cognosante appoints new CFO

Cognosante hires a new chief financial officer that was most recently the CFO at 1901 Group.

Peraton adds intell community veteran to advisory board

Peraton adds longtime intelligence community leader Bill Evanina to the company's board of advisers.

Biden's budget as the ultimate conversation starter

The first Biden administration budget may look nothing like what is ultimately passed, but the document provides a great starting point for having meaningful discussions with your customers.

How this DARPA research effort will try to stop the next pandemic

FLIR Systems is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop fabrics with embedded capabilities to battle exposure to chemical and biological threats, including future pandemic viruses.

Biden names leaders for top cyber jobs

National Security Agency veterans will serve as first national cyber director and lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Raytheon details CFO transition

Raytheon Technologies appoints a new chief financial officer around the one-year anniversary of the megamerger to create the company as the market now knows it.

CACI promotes exec to CTO

CACI International promotes one of its own executives to chief technology officer with responsibilities over the tools themselves and the people who work on them.

Army turns to small biz to build STEM connections

A3L Federal Works of Fairmont, West Virginia, has been tapped by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command to help it improve connections with academia, industry and government agencies.