Parsons sees a rebound on the way despite permanent changes due to COVID

Like others in the market, Parsons Corp. is blending realism about what the coronavirus pandemic has meant to its business and the market at-large with some optimism that the underlying fundamentals are stable.

GAO: DOD has to get a handle on future services spending

As the Defense Department looks to buy more services, it's going to need to come up with action plans to better account for spending in future years, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.

GSA tries again at awards for $5.5B IT product vehicle

The General Services Administration makes a second attempt at awards for a $5.5 billion IT product vehicle primarily for the Air Force but available to all agencies.

Redwire's latest space tech deal eyes solar arrays

Redwire has been busy on the acquisition front with AE Industrial Partners' backing since last year and the latest deal finds a company specializing in solar arrays.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Four mega-trends shaping today's market

Today’s market stands on the brink of great change and as SAIC's chief technology officer Charles Onstott explains to WT Editor Nick Wakeman, there are four mega-trends shaping those changes that companies need to embrace.

Former Unisys Federal leader picks emerging small business as his next chapter

Former Unisys Federal President PV Puvvada is now the CEO of NetImpact, a small business pushing its way into the middle tier with digital transformation offerings.

Lost contract leads Leidos to make its latest acquisition

Last year, Leidos lost a Navy competition for an unmanned vessel but the lessons learned helped direct the company to its latest acquisition, a $380 million deal for a naval architecture firm.

Opinion

How to build your secure data chain

There is a great need for securing your data chain, but it isn't easy. Here is a guide on what you need to consider.

Tick tock: How Perspecta decided on its sale to Veritas

Veritas Capital eventually became the winner of the race to buy Perspecta, whose board of directors had to consider not just the offers before it but how another investor wanted to see things happen.

Biden speech pledges international cooperation on cyber

Biden addressed the global security forum for the first time as president last week when he called for the United States to cooperate with European allies on establishing cyberspace norms.

CMMC reciprocity in sight for 2021

The Defense Department is still figuring out how to give contractors reciprocity with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and similar certifications, but the end is close, officials say.

Regulators seek more info out of Lockheed & Aerojet

Antitrust regulators will take more time to look through and are asking for more information about Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Lumen voices objection over EIS security award to Verizon

Lumen Technologies is pushing back on a $157.6 million network security services award that went to Verizon.

Preferred Systems Solutions' leadership team nearly all-female with COO hire

Preferred Systems Solutions' new chief operating officer becomes the fifth woman to hold a senior position on the company's six-person leadership team.

Sabre Systems founder returns to CEO role

Sabre Systems makes a pair of leadership appointments that include the return of its founder to chief executive.

Novetta promotes 2 new senior VPs

Novetta moves two executives up to the ranks of senior vice president as part of a broader effort to expand the technology portfolio and unify it.

GSA preps guidance for using CMMC in civilian contracts

The General Services Administration wants to get ahead with the training and education materials that contracting officers will need as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements become standard.

Opinion

Biden era brings more supply chain scrutiny

President Biden's buy American initiative will push contractors to improve and document there supply chains in ways they haven't before.

DARPA extends call for new tech in Mosaic Warfare project

DARPA has extended the call for new technologies as part of its Mosaic Warfare project to create weapon packages that can extend U.S. dominance over adversaries.

How ManTech is facing the talent challenge with internal muscle

ManTech just put the books on a 2020 that saw growth on its top line and in the backlog for future revenue, but sees the biggest challenge ahead for themselves and industry as one of talent supply more than budget.