Court fight upends $4B DHS software buy
A push to buy a modernized DHS financial management system is being held up by another court battle, one that threatens to again upend a project that already suffers from a long history of failure.
Army keeps incumbents for $800M info systems engineering contract
The Army sticks with who it knows for an $800 million contract to carry out broad engineering services for the branch’s Information Systems Engineering Command.
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REPORTER ROUNDTABLE: CMMC, CARES Act and the risk of a shutdown
In this Project 38 podcast a panel of leading journalists discuss some of the pressing topics of concern to both the federal government and contractors -- including the latest on the Pentagon's CMMC cyber standards, one piece of the CARES Act getting extended and the risk of a shutdown.
New small biz GWAC dubbed Polaris
A draft request for proposals for a new small business contract vehicle is expected from the General Services Administration in the coming months.
Navy updates solicitation number for personnel contract
The Navy has updated the solicitation number on a small business contract for an enterprise personnel system contract expected for release this month.
COPT's board adds former NGA director
COPT, which rents real estate to agencies and contractors, sees a former intelligence community leader join the company's board of trustees.
DynCorp ran afoul of entity code requirement
In another example of how procurement officials can go strictly by the book, DynCorp International sees another protest denied because of mismatched entity codes.
Threat of a shutdown looms post election day
Five weeks separate the November elections and the expiration date on the current continuing resolution keeping the federal government open, but a path to avoiding a shutdown in December is not entirely clear.
Unknowns, caution surround GovCon in wake of anti-bias training ban
President Trump’s executive order banning certain types of racial diversity and inclusion training has put many in the government contracting world in a bind, unsure of what to say or do.
ECS' latest acquisition seeks greater geospatial presence
The parent company of ECS closes an acquisition to give that business more of a foothold in geospatial intelligence programs.
VA makes next CCN care network regional award
The Veterans Affairs Department awards the next major contract for its eight-year, multibillion dollar Community Care Network effort to stand up a new care service provider setup.
NDIA appoints Punaro board chair
The National Defense Industrial Association, one of three main trade groups representing government contractors, has appointed a familiar face to chair its board of directors.
Stopgap funding bill extends GovCon reimbursements for pandemic
The new fiscal year begins with a stopgap funding bill and the extension of a key mechanism government contractors see as helping them keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic, but both are set to expire in December.
DLH's newest acquisition increases presence with defense agencies
Sixteen months after one acquisition, health IT company DLH's latest deal adds more research and systems development work for Defense Department agencies.
Why mission matters: MartinFederal to help DOD identify remains of unknown war dead
MartinFederal has won a contract to index Korean War reference documents in an effort that supports the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's efforts to identify the remains of American war-dead.
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