Perspecta hires new intell group lead
Perspecta appoints a nearly 25-year government market veteran and former ManTech executive to lead the intelligence group.
EverWatch acquires software, cloud services provider
Enlightenment Capital-backed EverWatch makes another acquisition with this latest deal adding a provider of software and cloud services to national security agencies.
Deals done as 3 defense primes reshape themselves
Two divestitures involving three large defense hardware companies are in the books and one of those firms in that group is an acquirer.
Bidding begins for $1.5B DOD professional services vehicle
The Defense Department unveils the final solicitation for the recompete of a $1.5 billion professional services contract vehicle to support its acquisition and research offices.
Round 3: Air Force makes more awards on $950M multi-domain tech program
The Air Force chooses a third group of companies for a $950 million multi-domain technology development contract.
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Let's merge schedules and GWACs to create something really innovative
Combining the best of the Multiple Award Schedule and government-wide acquisition contracts could create an innovative way to buy and contractors to sell. Lohfeld Consulting Principal Consultant Jacob Bertram suggests now is the time to start the conversation.
PE firm names LaMontagne to lead Smartronix-Trident business
Private equity firm OceanSound Partners appoints nearly two-decade veteran Peter LaMontagne to lead a combined company formed through two successive acquisitions.
Let's start August with some good news
The success of the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft is a needed reminder that we can do hard things.
CBP taps into modernization fund for legacy system
Customs and Border Protection won a $15M award to update a COBOL-based fee collection system and move it to the cloud.
Outlook holds rosy for Booz Allen amid market fits and starts
Booz Allen Hamilton has already laid out the unknown factors to itself and the government market for investors and pretty much everyone to consider. Now with quarter number one in the books, the firm shared with Wall Street how it is navigating today's cloudy landscape.
Guidehouse secures $150M State Department win
Protest fight done, Guidehouse can now proceed on a $150 million State Department contract to help stand up a new identity and credentialing management system.
DynCorp continues battle for $700M intelligence contract
DynCorp International is now into round three of protests over a $700 million Army intelligence contract that went to CACI International nearly 15 months ago.
NIH to reconsider rejected bids for CIO-SP3 on-ramp
Less than a handful of companies whose bids were rejected for the $20 billion CIO-SP3 on-ramp are back in the running.
DOD says new JEDI award coming next month
The Defense Department's CIO Dana Deasy said a re-announcement of the embattled JEDI cloud contract should come by the end of August.
How Northrop fared through second quarter's COVID-19 stress test
Northrop Grumman's second quarter results indicate the defense giant was able to navigate through COVID-19's effects for the most part.
Special Operations Command moves ahead on $600M analytics contract
The window is closing for companies to participate in a $600 million competition to help Special Operations Command build a global analytics platform.
ManTech seeing positive signs in these three watch items
COVID-19 might be pushing some parts of the market in a positive thought short-term direction but the longer term impact remains TBD.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: How the ban on Chinese tech impacts GovCon
Defense policy expert and attorney Samantha Clark explains the far ranging implications of a new rule that bans agencies from awarding contracts to companies using or selling telecommunications equipment from certain China based companies
Accenture secures $328M VA loan modernization contract
Accenture Federal Services claims a $328 million Veterans Affairs contract to modernize applications supporting VA's Loan Guaranty Service.
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