Accenture back in the running for HealthCare.gov recompete

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has decided to take a second look at its recompete of the Healthcare.gov portal support contract, which means Accenture has a second shot at keeping it.

GSA makes awards on OASIS on-ramp Pool 1

The General Services Administration has chosen 89 small businesses for Pool 1 of its OASIS professional services contract and more awards are in the works.

Growth looks certain, but Leidos keeps 'careful eye' on broader trends

Conditions are right for Leidos to keep growing, but the company also sounds semi-cautious about how the economic landscape might shift around it.

Lockheed promotes new HR leader from within

Lockheed Martin elevates the human resources lead for one of its business segments to head HR for the entire company.

Peraton sails forward with unmanned Navy work

Peraton is building capabilities and winning contracts around the Navy's unmanned vessel initiatives and sees expanding opportunities ahead.

Pacstar's evolution continues on the tactical edge

Pacstar has morphed from being a comms reseller to providing the equipment and technology on the battlefield. Next up is bringing ways to harness data and artificial intelligence at the tactical edge.

Is Verizon winning its LPTA battle with DISA?

Verizon has filed a pair of protests involving the use LPTA for a DISA task order to provide communications services to the Air Force. Each protest has pushed the Air Force to take a corrective action, but will it finally abandon LPTA?

GSA extends and expands contractor debriefing pilot

The General Services Administration is offering contractors a longer and more detailed explanation of award decisions.

NGEN aside, Perspecta reports strong results

Yes, Perspecta has lost the NGEN competition but while it ponders a bid protest, the company has reported growth thanks to several new large contract wins.

Score one for AWS; judge grants JEDI injunction

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has granted an injunction stopping work on DOD's JEDI cloud contract while AWS' protest is still pending.

Jacobs hires new cyber unit chief

Jacobs brings aboard an almost two-decade government market veteran to lead its cyber business.

E3/Sentinel's board adds intell community vet Gordon

E/3 Sentinel’s board of directors has appointed former longtime intelligence community executive Sue Gordon as a new member.

Opinion

The simple act of being on LinkedIn is marketing

Marketing occurs with every action, or inaction, in our business lives. When we attend events, meet one-on-one, and when we use social media. Everything you do defines something about you and in turn, your company. And this includes LinkedIn.

What we can learn from PAE's public company debut

PAE's debut as public company brings more insights into its financials. Just as significant are the insights into its customer mix, growth objectives and company structure.

SAIC adds three-decade vet Goldstein

Science Applications International Corp. hires three-decade defense sector veteran and Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Scott Goldstein.

FBI looks for better character recognition capabilities

In a push to improve its forensic accounting work, the FBI is turning to industry to find better character recognition capabilities that includes artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Podcasts

REPORTER's NOTEBOOK: Big news comes in bunches

The month of February started with a bang with several important news stories breaking within days of each other, including big news from Leidos, SAIC and the CIA. Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers give their take on what it all means.

Opinion

CMMC: What we know and why it matters

Publication of the CMMC standard culminates a year-long process notable for collaboration between DOD and industry. It is a good beginning but it is only a beginning.

Applied Insight targets broader cloud services with latest acquisition

Applied Insight makes acquisition number four since its launch two years ago and this latest deal eyes expansion in cloud management offerings.

IBM battles for $787M Army contract

IBM is objecting to how the Army chose Accenture for a $786.7 million enterprise resource planning support contract.