Agencies lean on contracts without competition to meet COVID response needs

More than half of all contracts agencies awarded to address the COVID-19 pandemic were not through a competition, but GAO warns that competition can still net benefits even in a crisis.

General Dynamics sees COVID disruptions on two sides of the pond

General Dynamics' IT business takes a hit as the COVID-19 impacts are felt in the U.S. and Europe, but the company reports agencies are putting out a strong volume of opportunities.

SAP NS2 rebrands cloud offerings

With two new approvals, SAP National Security Services rebrands its cloud offerings to SAP NS2 Cloud Intelligent Enterprise.

NuWave adds another DHS vet to leadership team

Now in the portfolio of AE Industrial Partners, NuWave Solutions adds another former Homeland Security Department executive to the leadership team alongside CEO Reggie Brothers.

Pentagon issues contract guidance on China tech ban

The Defense Department outlines how it will implement the upcoming government ban on doing business with companies that use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment.

Perspecta hires new exec to steer trusted workforce push

Perspecta brings aboard a nearly two-decade government market veteran to help push the company's strategy of being a leader in the trusted workforce concept.

Oceus changes ownership hands, Antle named exec chair

Oceus Networks goes from being owned by one private equity firm to another as three-decade market veteran Brad Antle is appointed executive chairman.

More protests hit $400M FDA contract

The incumbent plus three more companies are protesting their elimination from a $400 million contract to support the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory efforts.

Verizon's federal shop brings aboard AWS vet

Verizon hires as its new federal head the former general manager Amazon Web Services' work with the Defense Department.

Cloudy market outlook makes forecasting a challenge for Raytheon Technologies

With half its business in a depressed commercial aerospace market and defense spending expected to plateau for the next several years, Raytheon Technologies finds itself still not ready to give a corporate-wide financial outlook.

DHS wants anti-drone tech to thwart smugglers

The tests by the Border Patrol are designed to gather information about the use of drones by drug smugglers and other criminal organizations at the border and to determine what agents need by way of response.

GAO rejects claim of ambiguous solicitation terms

A company argued that a solicitation contained vague and ambiguous terms. But the Government Accountability Office says the document was clear when read as a whole.

NASA picks five for $6B agile spacecraft acquisition vehicle

NASA chooses five companies for the next $6 billion iteration of its contract vehicle for faster acquisitions of spacecraft.

EverWatch arm takes $100M Navy research contract

A subsidiary of EverWatch wins a $100 million research-and-development contract focused on supporting the Navy's C4ISR efforts.

Air Force sticks with precedent for $1B cyber competition

The Air Force's next iteration of a nearly $1 billion cyber research-and-development contract will seek the same pool of companies as the current version.

Accenture wins $89M Air Force cloud job

Accenture's federal arm bests a couple dozen other bids for an $89.6 million cloud infrastructure project with the Air Force.

Four win seats on $400M Air Force unmanned prototype & AI program

Four companies win the right to compete for up to $400 million in orders to build prototype drones for an Air Force artificial intelligence effort.

NOAA faces protests against $2.1B contract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vehicle for modernizing its IT operations has been hit with a group protests of bidders who failed to win spots on the contract.

Senate passes 2021 NDAA with veto-proof majority

The Senate passed its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the bill now heads to conference.

Eight win seats on $14B Air Force maintenance contract

Eight companies best more than a dozen other bids for a $14 billion aircraft maintenance services contract with the Air Force.