Opinion

Time for system integrators to adopt a new business model

Government contractors have a critical role to play in helping the government modernize but to be effective they most adopt a new way of partnering that draws in more emerging technology companies.

  • By Monica McEwen

IRS plots $2.6B IT services consolidation

The tax agency plans to combine its modernization and sustainment contracts into a single task order on a governmentwide acquisition contract as it pushes ahead with the replacement of legacy systems.

  • By Adam Mazmanian
Podcasts

PROJECT 38: What's new on CMMC & what's next

FCW Senior Editor Lauren Williams, our resident expert on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, stops by Project 38 to talk with Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers about the latest on the rollout of those new standards for contractors.

Opinion

SBA's mentor-protege sees some welcome changes and one not so welcome change

Attorney James Fontana explains some of the positive changes to the mentor-protege program coming out of SBA, plus one that's not so great and makes him question whether any of the changes are worth making.

  • By James Fontana

Air Force seeking ideas in $500M advanced manufacturing tech effort

The Air Force's latest call for white papers from industry seeks ideas on bolstering advanced manufacturing technologies and will award up to $500 million under this effort.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Accenture books potential $453M GI Bill claims modernization contract

Accenture Federal Services secures a $453 million contract to work with the Veterans Affairs Department on modernizing claims processing systems.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Peraton awarded $360M ICBM software check contract

The Air Force awards Peraton a $360.4 million contract to help analyze and address safety risks of software used to operate intercontinental ballistic missiles.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Air Force seeks 'ubiquitous connectivity' from telework to bases

Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's CIO, said since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service had increased focus on telework and improving base connectivity.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Early performance issue doomed this DataPath bid

DataPath says it rescued a troubled contract. But the Army saw it differently and now there is a new contractor.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC breaks the $7B revenue mark, but COVID continues to be an overhang

Science Applications International Corp.'s acquisition of Unisys Federal meant strong growth in its just-ended fiscal year but the company sees COVID-19 impacts as a continued drag on organic expansion.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Time for cyber teams, not stovepipes: Telos' CEO tells Wall Street

Telos Corp. is starting to tell its story to Wall Street just as cybersecurity is once again at or near the top of the agenda for federal agencies after two recent and significant compromises.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Industry groups call for TMF reforms following funding boost

Industry groups want changes to how the government operates the modernization fund now that it has grown to $1 billion.

  • By Justin Katz

CACI falls short in effort to win relocation work

The Government Accountability Office said CACI International didn't have the standing to protest an award that went to Telos to support a large relocation project for U.S. troops in South Korea.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Space infrastructure firm finds partner to take it public

Redwire, the space infrastructure company backed by AE Industrial Partners, is merging with a blank check firm to become publicly-traded amid continued hot investor and customer interest in space.

  • By Ross Wilkers

TekSynap wins second shot at $180M NGA contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has been told re-evaluate TekSynap's bid for a $180 million enterprise IT services contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Air Force wants white papers for $975M cyber program

The Air Force has put out a call for white papers from industry to help the service branch further put together a $975 million contract for developing and transitioning future cybersecurity technologies into warfighting capabilities.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Comments due soon for $1.4B defense health workforce contract

The Defense Health Agency will take comments until March 29 on the draft solicitation for its $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leonardo DRS' parent postpones IPO

Leonardo DRS' parent company is postponing the planned initial public offering of the defense electronics outfit but says it could eventually pick back up where it left off.

  • By Ross Wilkers

ECS founder Kapani buys new GovCon platform

Roy Kapani has acquired Seacorp with a plan to grow the Navy contractor, including through making more acquisitions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

ManTech promotes new human resources chief from within

ManTech promotes one of its own executives to be the company's new chief human resources officer.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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