Perspecta keeps pressure on DEOS protest with new filing

Perspecta is pushing forward with its protest of the $7.6 billion DEOS cloud email service award to General Dynamics with a new filing.

SAIC clears $2.9B Army recompete hurdle

Science Applications International Corp. wins the largest recompete for its current fiscal year: a $2.9 billion Army software support contract.

Axiologic names president as it moves out of small biz realm

Axiologic has hired former ManTech executive Andy Baratta as its first president as the company moves beyond the small business sector.

L3Harris results mix pessimism and optimism

The core of L3Harris Technologies' business appears protected from the coronavirus pandemic's effects as federal contracting activity appears to move full-steam ahead. Other markets are much more problematic.

NASA pushes SEWP out another five years

NASA's SEWP governmentwide acquisition contract has been extended for another five years.

Leidos sees temporary COVID hit and a quick recovery

Leidos expects the COVID-19 pandemic to hit revenue by 2 percent this year, but also sees positive signs for the market as the country moves to reopen.

Xator closes deal for InCadence

Xator has closed its acquisition of InCadence in a move that adds new contract vehicles and further builds the buyer's portfolio in C4ISR, national security and intelligence.

MetTel joins Verizon in objecting to DISA's LPTA plans

The Defense Information Systems Agency continues to lean on a LPTA approach for its Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task orders, which continues to draw objections from bidders.

Tetra Tech turns AI into small business COVID relief tool

Tetra Tech has built a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that small businesses can use to navigate the myriad coronavirus relief programs.

A tale of two protests: one loser and one winner

Perspecta and MetroStar made similar arguments in their protest of the Justice Department's $1.6 billion ITSS-5 contract but the results were vastly different.

Perspecta's second acquisition centers on electronic warfare, cyber convergence

Just shy of two years since its launch, Perspecta makes the company's second acquisition and this deal centers on how electronic warfare and cybersecurity are closely linked.

BAE's US arm closes first deal with Raytheon

In buying an airborne radio unit, BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary closes the first of two deals it arranged with what is now Raytheon Technologies.

Special Operations taps dozens for $950M professional services vehicle

Special Operations Command chooses dozens of companies for a $950 million professional services contract supporting domestic and international requirements.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Looking both ahead and back at the enduring innovation agenda

A glance at what the pre-coronavirus world looked like for federal agencies quickly brings technology modernization back to the forefront, and that is where we pick up part two of this two-part interview with ICF CEO John Wasson.

Jacobs promotes exec to head federal & environmental unit

Jacobs elevates one of its vice presidents to senior VP for its federal and environmental solutions business.

Opinion

How to review your proposal to move beyond 'Acceptable'

You want your proposals to be rated higher than "Acceptable" and here are 10 keys to reviewing your proposal and getting it to "Outstanding."

Crescenzo named president of Intelligent Waves

Just a few months after leaving the company he led since 2013, Tony Crescenzo has been hired as president of another mid-size player in the market.

NASA's Moon lander awards show a changed market

NASA has chosen three companies to lead the effort to build the next vehicle for landing on the Moon, and none of them existed the last time a person was up there.

As companies adjust to COVID, what changes are permanent remains a question

Several publicly-traded government contractors are reporting positive results as they adjust to life under quarantine, but what changes are permanent remains an open question.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How a pandemic creates short-term shifts and long-term questions

The COVID-19 pandemic is raising several wide-ranging questions and implications for both government agencies and the industry that supports them, which we examine in this first of a two-part interview with ICF CEO John Wasson.