FAS won't ditch pricing tools

Even though the General Services Administration's inspector general said two labor pricing tools the agency's acquisition service uses are flawed, alternatives could be worse, a top acquisition official said.

Gryphon adds cloud, enterprise tech capabilities with Omnitec deal

Gryphon Technologies has acquired Omnitec Solutions in a deal that adds enterprise technology, cloud, analytics and other advisory services.

DOD opens on ramp for supercomputing BOAs

The Defense Department has opened an on ramp process to award more basic ordering agreements to companies with promising supercomputer offerings.

SAIC moves to production on missile encryption solution

SAIC has won a production contract for encryption devices that protect access to ballistic missile sites.

2020 has plenty to expect. Here's what we're watching.

2020 has the potential to be an active year and full budgets should create plenty of opportunity. Here's some of what we are watching in 2020.

Perspecta's civilian reboot scores $810M State Department IT win

Perspecta has outlined its plan to get the civilian business going again and that has led to a new $810 million State Department IT services win.

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RESOLVED: Start now to prepare for CMMC in 2020

There is no need to delay. Here is how you can make your CMMC New Year's Resolution become a reality.

Leidos' $728M Air Force cloud bid nixed by subcontractor OCI

Leidos was knocked out of the competition for a $728.2 million Air Force cloud migration contract after the government ruled one of the company's subcontractors had an unmitigated organizational conflict of interest.

DISA turns to LPTA for alert service solution

DISA is using an LPTA evaluation method to award a contract for an alert messaging solution that will be used across the Defense Department.

Air Force makes 20 awards for troubled $13.4B small business contract

The Air Force makes 20 awards under its $13.4 billion SBEAS contract within two days of the final resolutions of pre-award protests.

How Lockheed is processing what Amazon HQ2 means for D.C.

The Washington, D.C. region is still trying to understand the implications of Amazon's future second headquarters. What does the world's largest defense company make of it?

Northrop looks within for new strategy lead exec

Northrop Grumman gives its lead government relations executive additional responsibility for its strategy and business development efforts.

Best-value battle comes down to price

By Light submitted a fine technical proposal, but so did its competitor. To pick a winner, DISA had no choice but look at price.

2020 starts with plenty of 'ifs' hanging over the market

It is near time to turn the page on 2019 and look ahead to 2020, but not before walking through the possible paths that next year presents for the market.

The 'Ifs' to watch in 2020: DOD cloud edition

The Defense Department's pair of large commercial cloud buys are both stuck in some sort of protest-related situation. How those move forward depends on these paths.

SAIC takes large cloud contract away from Leidos

After a protest fight, SAIC can now officially claim a $728.2 million Air Force cloud contract win as a takeaway from its one-time parent Leidos.

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Four keys to a more painless FedRAMP authorization

When pursuing a FedRAMP authorization on your own or with help, there are four things to keep in mind -- sponsorship, buy-in, the process and communication.

EverWatch adds former KeyW exec

EverWatch has added a former KeyW executive as president of its computer network operations practice.

Under Mengucci, CACI keeps focus on new business & investing in growth

New CACI International CEO John Mengucci sees no reason to do more than tweak the strategy of his predecessor as he remains focused on new business, delivery and investing for growth.

PAE signs off on divestiture before it goes public

PAE has signed a deal to sell its unmanned systems business as part of a larger deal that will see the company go to the public markets.