Pricing at the heart of GDIT's $6.5B grid contract protest

General Dynamics IT argued hat Leidos' pricing was too low to win a $6.5 billion DISA global grid network contract, but GAO had other thoughts.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Legal issues arise in contracting during a pandemic

The coronavirus response has elevated several legal issues for government contractors. In this episode, contracts attorney James Fontana highlights where legal issues can arise and how contractors should be proactive in protecting their business and employees.

Lockheed ramps up COVID-19 response aid efforts

Lockheed Martin is increasing the support and resources it is providing to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic on top of what was already committed one week ago.

Opinion

CARES Act and the impact on contracting costs

The newly minted CARES Act has plenty that will impact government contractors and one area to pay attention to is how allowable costs will be handled.

What the 2009 financial crisis can teach us about COVID-19

The recovery from the 2009 financial crisis offers lessons for how we should respond to the COVID-19 crisis. IBM's John Kamensky explains what we learned and how it applies.

DHS contractors face new COVID-19 screening procedures

DHS is putting new restrictions in place for contractors as federal agencies and industry grapple with how best to collaborate on projects under quarantines and social distancing guidelines designed to limit in-person gatherings.

Booz Allen creates $100M COVID-19 employee fund

Booz Allen Hamilton has set aside at least $100 million for a COVID-19 resilience program to supports its 27,000 employees and the communities where they live and work.

FBI reworking $5B IT contract

After a series of bid protests, the FBI has gone a step further from simply rethinking the competitive range and instead is redoing the entire $5 billion IT Enterprise Contract Services solicitation.

Mega-deals emerge in 2020 M&A activity

2020 is just three-months old, but it might be remembered as the year of the mega-deal.

Geospark Analytics adds former Engility exec

Three years since its launch, Geospark Analytics adds former Engility Corp. executive Amanda Brownfield to help lead the next phase of growth.

COVID-19 forces GSA to delay e-commerce portal plans 

With COVID-19 support response prioritized, the General Services Administration puts a hold on its e-commerce portal proof of concept contract.

Newcomers drawn to fed market as telework expands

Companies that haven't considered federal markets are coming around to it, thanks to increased telework mandates, according to experts.

Private equity, non-traditional buyers drive key M&A trends

Activity among private equity buyers and so-called "non-traditional" consolidators is significant when looking at M&A deals happening in the federal market.

Protest denial means Leidos secures $6.5B DISA recompete

The Government Accountability Office nixes General Dynamics IT's protest of a $6.5 billion DISA information grid support contract retained by Leidos.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Protecting small business during the COVID-19 pandemic

The challenges and risks faced by small business government contractors are severe. They face possible work stoppages, slower payments, layoffs, and the threat of bankruptcy. Bruce Lyman of the financing firm Parabilis explains to Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers what can be done to support these companies.

2019 M&A activity nets 119 closed deals

Washington Technology's annual M&A Roundup looks at the top transactions and top dealmakers of 2019. That fast-paced market saw 119 closed acquisitions and a notable number of companies who pulled the trigger more than once.

Coronavirus spending heating up as March comes to a close

Stress and disruption are certainties in today's market but as the COVID-19 spending bill kicks in so is a rapid increase in related spending.

Who made 2019's biggest deals?

We round up all of the closed deals in the federal market in 2019, including exclusive analysis and reporting on what those deals say about the federal market.

Hard brakes being pressed on M&A with COVID-19 overhang

The economic slowdown being caused by both the coronavirus pandemic and efforts against it are causing companies to focus on themselves for the most part in the short-term and however long the situation lasts. For what was a hot M&A landscape, that means a significant pullback in deals getting done.

GSA takes tough stance on EIS transition

GSA Stands firm on a key deadline for its next-generation telecommunications contract, telling agencies that haven't met transition criteria that they could be disconnected from older telecom contracts.