DynCorp loses protest over mismatched 'CAGE' codes

DynCorp International submitted its examples of its own work as part of its bid for a $180 million contract but the Army rejected that proposal because the CAGE codes didn't match.

Opinion

Why you need to cultivate your customers now

COVID-19 has slowed government contracting but that also means that you need to be cultivating those customer relationships now.

E3/Sentinel creates new COO position

E3/Sentinel has created a chief operating officer position and hired a nearly two-decade market veteran for the role.

LMI names its next full-time chief exec

Four months into its search, LMI identifies and hires a three-decade federal market veteran to be its next full-time president and CEO.

PSC seeks extension of paid leave reimbursement

A second major trade association representing government contractors has lent its voice to the call for additional help in managing costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amentum adds retired Army major general

Amentum adds a nearly four-decade Army veteran and former Fluor executive as head of project services.

New NDAA pushes more cyber amendments, national director

Much of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission's agenda is being pushed into this year's defense authorization process, including its crown jewel idea of a national cyber director.

Beyond the Census: How T-Rex Solutions views that work as a platform

The pandemic has not and cannot stop the 2020 Census because it is required by the Constitution. Given that, T-Rex Solutions believes the size and scale of its work there can be an example for other agencies to follow in IT modernization.

Could this GAO decision signal broader use of LPTA?

The Government Accountability Office defended one agency's use of LPTA criteria in awarding an EIS task order, which could clear the way for more similar contracts to buy commercial services.

Human capital lessons from COVID-19 and social justice movements

At our next WT Power Breakfast virtual event, we'll take a deep dive into two events that are reshaping the market -- the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements spawned by the killing of George Floyd.

AIA joins call for more COVID-19 recovery funds

The Aerospace Industries Association and dozens of GovCon executives have asked Capitol Hill leaders for funding in a new round of economic stimulus legislation to cover reimbursements and other COVID-19 costs.

General Dynamics, ManTech challenge State award to Northrop

General Dynamics and ManTech are pushing back on a $254.9 million State Department cyber contract won by Northrop Grumman.

GAO reveals NGEN decisions

A look at how the Government Accountability Office denied all protests against Leidos' $7.7 billion NGEN award offer some insights into what Perspecta is arguing at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Stress test on the defense industrial base

In this episode of Project 38, John Luddy of the Aerospace Industries Association explains how COVID-19 has put the defense industrial base through a stress test unlike any other event and how the sector has weathered the pandemic so far.

Agency spending forecasts offer mixed bag

The Professional Services Council's annual scorecard on agency business forecasts offer a chance for industry to vent, but also provide some guidance to government.

QinetiQ restructures US business, names new lead exec

QinetiQ doubled the size of its U.S. footprint last year through an acquisition and has named a new executive to lead that business in conjunction with a reorganization.

DLH appoints new growth chief, operating unit exec

Health IT firm DLH hires both a new chief growth officer and president to lead its public health and life sciences operating unit.

MITRE stands up new R&D org

MITRE places all of its research-and-development functions into a single organization and promotes one of its senior executives to lead it.

Navy, Marines look for more virtual training

With recruits are under restricted movement orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19 , the Navy and Marine Corps are using a distributed learning environment where lessons to recruits are pushed to wireless devices.

Will COVID-19 trigger 'act of God' contract provisions?

Now is the time for subcontractors to review the obscure contract provision better known as the "force majeure" clause.