Coalfire completes sale to new private equity owner

Coalfire goes from being owned by multiple private equity investors to now having a single PE backer as the cyber advisory firm looks for growth in the Defense Department's CMMC cybersecurity standards.

What small businesses are saying about COVID-19 impacts

Small business contractors are reporting cash flow and other financial issues in a new survey to explore the impacts of COVID-19 amid steps by their largest customer and industry partners to try and mitigate negative effects.

GSA adjusts contractor on-boarding in light of COVID-19

The General Services Administration has issued new guidance on how it is changing the process for on-boarding and off-boarding contractors during the coronavirus pandemic.

Leidos clears protest hurdle to secure $4B Energy recompete

Leidos can now officially celebrate clearing the second of two largest recompete hurdles: a $4 billion Energy Department contract to restore a former nuclear production site.

ManTech nearly wins $93M protest, but DHS pulls the plug

ManTech International apparently was within days of winning a second shot at a $92.7 million Homeland Security Department task order, but the agency suddenly pulled the plug to re-evaluate proposals.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How the public sector has gone all in on the COVID-19 response

What does a “whole of government” approach mean in terms of how agencies and their industry partners respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out in this episode with Jerry McGinn, executive director of George Mason University’s Center for Government Contracting.

Opinion

The future of work is here: How 'distance work' is transforming the workplace

The response to the COVID-19 has massively accelerated the future of work. IBM's John Kamensky explores what that means to the business of government in the start of this multi-part commentary series.

SAIC wins $653M FAA training contract

Science Applications International Corp. has captured a $653 million contract to support training at the Federal Aviation Administration.

ORI hires Pick to lead public sector growth

ORI has named Robert Pick as its new vice president for its public sector practice.

Marines want tech, not tanks

The Marine Corps is willing to swap out tanks and cannons for a better, more agile, cloud based network available in the most remote environments.

New contract, new leadership changes at NITAAC

Top management of NIH's IT Acquisition and Assessment Center IT is changing, as is the next iteration of its tech-focused governmentwide acquisition vehicle.

Women in tech face the challenge of not being taken seriously

The biggest challenge women say they face in the tech workplace is not being taken seriously because of their gender, a new survey reports.

MicroTech appoints new COO

MicroTech hires a nearly 28-year Army acquisition veteran to be the company's next chief operating officer.

Podcasts

The Real Talk on TIC 3.0

In this podcast from our partner GMarkU, we explore TIC 3.0, which was released in December, and what it means for the government market.

How Lockheed sees COVID-19 affecting its partners

Lockheed Martin had a plan to help its supply chain partners get through the COVID-19 pandemic and now is describing what the crisis is doing to some of those companies.

Opinion

Keys to stay-at-home sales and business development

Just because you are stuck at home, doesn't mean sales and BD come to a halt. Here are five things you should be doing right now.

COVID-19 drives the need for great leadership

The coronavirus pandemic has made effective leaders paramount for any organization. We see examples at work and even at our kids' schools.

Raytheon Technologies finds buyer for final required sale

With the merger behind it, Raytheon Technologies can now check off the final divestiture the company had to make from its to-do list.

Parsons' board adds former NGA director

Parsons Corp.'s board of directors elects a new member that once led the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

JEDI corrective action now a waiting game

DOD's corrective action means Amazon Web Services at least gets a second chance at the JEDI contract won by Microsoft even if the company cannot make all the arguments it wants yet. But AWS has to wait and see how the corrective action pans out before pressing forward.