Opinion

Leveraging the power of COTS in defense IT

Yes, DOD has some special requirements but a smart government contractor can still leverage COTS to deliver a power solution. Here's why.

  • By Karl Fuchs

Army extends software contracts under ITES

The Army's enterprise software office extends a multiple award contract.

  • By Mark Rockwell

Parsons names new missile defense, C5ISR lead

Parsons Corp. elevates one of the executives that joined last year when the company acquired OGSystems.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Leidos wants back in on Army intell contract

Leidos pushes back on its exclusion from a competition for a $100 million plus Army intelligence support services contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

STARS II changes drawing congressional scrutiny

Several members of Congress are asking for answers now that two years have been carved off the life of the 8(a) STARS II vehicle.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Agencies are active on contracts, but slow to pull the trigger

Opportunities appear to be flowing out from agencies as normal from PAE's perspective, but they do see the final leg as happening much slower during the pandemic.

  • By Ross Wilkers

New partnership forms around automated cyber risk analysis

Acquired Data Solutions and KDM Analytics formed a partnership to offer an automated cyber risk analysis and measurement product to federal agencies and IT equipment providers.

  • By Washington Technology staff
Opinion

The big surprise inside GSA's STARS II modification

No one blinked when GSA said it was expanding the ceiling of the 8(a) STARS II contract vehicle but they caught many companies by surprise when they snuck in a clause cut the length of the contract by two years.

  • By James Fontana

Trump fires TVA chairman over IT outsourcing

The federally owned power company is rethinking plans to fire its internal IT staff and shift to managed services in light of Trump's intervention and a new executive order on federal contracting.

  • By Adam Mazmanian
Opinion

COVID has changed BD with more changes to come

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven 100 days of challenges, change, and transition; and the remainder of the year will be the blueprint of what is going to be the new normal.

  • By Bill Scheessele

Where ICF sees possible COVID-19 economic relief opportunities

One publicly-traded government services company has told Wall Street the trillions in economic relief spending will inevitably create opportunities for the market, and here's what ICF thinks that might look like.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Parsons sounds more hopeful about settled M&A landscape

Public equity markets are much less volatile since the COVID-19 pandemic became an overhang and Parsons Corp. sees that as helping it at least evaluate acquisitions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Special Operations Command sets industry day for $600M global analytics contract

The U.S. Special Operations Command has set Aug. 25 as the industry day for its $600 million contract to field a global analytics platform.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Social selling tips for fiscal year end, COVID and beyond

Marketing guru Mark Amtower shares his best tips for making the most of the fiscal year end despite the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • By Mark Amtower

VA's T4NG on-ramp faces more protest hurdles

The Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG on-ramp has run into more protest troubles, but this time the venue is U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leidos reports COVID challenges but expects better 2021

Leidos has pulled back its revenue projections for this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an impact but expects a stronger recovery this year and into 2021.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Perspecta hires new intell group lead

Perspecta appoints a nearly 25-year government market veteran and former ManTech executive to lead the intelligence group.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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