Opinion

A new administration brings new opportunities and new challenges

As the Biden Administration prepares to take office on Jan. 20, government contractors should be watching closely for changes that will impact their BD and capture efforts as new opportunities emerge, writes market watcher Stan Soloway.

  • By Stan Soloway

DISA unveils $11B IT 'Enclave' services solicitation

The Defense Information Systems Agency puts its much-anticipated $11.2 billion 'Enclave Services' contract for broad IT services out for industry to bid.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Leidos wins $1.7B FAA systems integration rebid

Leidos wins the $1.7 billion recompete of a contract for broad systems integration support services to the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

2020 trends beyond the pandemic that shaped the market

2020 will be remembered for the COVID 19 pandemic and the impact it had on our lives and how we conduct business but it is worth looking at several other trends that also shaped the market in 2020

  • By Walter Barnes III

House lawmakers push for veto-proof majority on defense bill

Lawmakers are counting on strong support to pass the 2021 defense authorization bill under threat of presidential veto, but concede that anything is possible.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Bluestone pulls in seasoned leader to be platform company's executive chairman

Dennis Kelly's last day at Centauri was Friday after helping lead the sale of that company to. On Monday he began work as executive chairman of a Bluestone Investment Partners platform company in the market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

iBiz captures FAA contract for transoceanic air traffic control development

IBiz will support research and development efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration develop the next generation of transoceanic air traffic control.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Under the hood: What Peraton is getting in Northrop IT deal

It's a big deal for sure, but what will Peraton gain when it folds in Northrop Grumman's IT business? The work is broader than defense and intelligence with a good dose of health IT and other civilian work sprinkled in.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Veritas-backed Peraton to combine with Northrop's IT business

The government market had one more megadeal left for this year as Veritas Capital is combining its portfolio company Peraton with the Northrop Grumman federal IT business.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Navy readies $1.4B unmanned systems support opportunity

The Navy is getting closer to being ready to take bids for a $1.4 billion contract to support unmanned maritime systems for a variety of missions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Microsoft to launch top secret cloud

Microsoft Azure is waiting on government accreditation for its new top secret regions.

  • By Adam Mazmanian
Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Microsoft's federal focus and the importance of mission resiliency

As president of Microsoft's U.S. regulated industries, Toni Townes-Whitley looks across the legacy of the software giant as well as its future. She shares that vision with Editor Nick Wakeman as they talk major contract wins, social justice, emerging technology and mission resiliency.

Mercury to pay $310M for mission management tech company

Mercury Systems will pay $310 million in cash for company that focuses on platform and mission management content technologies for use in defense applications.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SAIC's record bookings set stage for future growth

For the second quarter in a row, Science Applications International Corp. set a new high on the book-to-bill ratio front through the wins of several large contracts that set the stage for stronger growth in the future.

ICF eyes the future of work as Wasson adds this chairman's role

ICF CEO John Wasson is about to add the board chairman title to his duties and employee engagement and development during the pandemic will remain a top priority. Here is how ICF is thinking about what the future work cadence could be post-pandemic.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Once-disappointed bidder gets onto $1.5B Justice litigation support contract

A once-disappointed bidder over being excluded from a $1.5 billion Justice Department litigation support contract has won its way back onto that vehicle after a brief protest.

  • By Ross Wilkers

NDAA includes cyber czar, CISA subpoenas

Lawmakers are poised to vote on a defense policy bill that would advance dozens of recommendations made by a cyberspace commission.

  • By Justin Katz

One week, three deals done as year-end flurry continues

It was not so long ago that we shared a list of five acquisitions that closed in a week to show that M&A activity is ending 2020 at a quick pace. By Light, NuWave and Swish Data Corp. are the acquirers in the spotlight as we close another week of strong M&A activity.

  • By Ross Wilkers

DISA's updated strategic plan puts focus on cyber, enterprise services

The Defense Information Systems Agency has refreshed its three-year strategy to better emphasize cyber defense and role of enterprise services.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

ManTech wins CBP business intell recompete

ManTech International has kept a $273 million contract to help Customs and Border Protection with business intelligence support services.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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