BAE nurtures Riptide acquisition for larger opportunities

With year one in the books, BAE Systems Inc. is looking to take the next steps in making its acquisition of underwater vehicle maker Riptide a success story.

  • By Ross Wilkers

DOE eyes 'rip and replace' strategy for power systems

Department of Energy officials say they plan to use a recent executive order to tear out foreign-made parts and components if they believe they pose a national security or economic risk.

  • By Derek B. Johnson

Do OTAs need more regulation?

As the use of Other Transaction Authority contracts has grown, is it time to consider whether more oversight is needed?

  • By Nick Wakeman

NT Concepts hires new growth chief

NT Concepts appoints nearly two-decade market veteran Brandon Ginsburg to help lead business development and other growth functions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

How COVID-19 could prompt a public service renaissance

As we move into the COVID-19 recovery phase and beyond, we must prepare for future pandemics and apply lessons learned from the coronavirus and earlier crises, writes a senior Salesforce executive.

  • By Roderick Bremby

AeroVironment promotes new COO from within

AeroVironment promotes one of its senior vice presidents and a nearly 10-year company veteran to be its new chief operating officer.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Library of Congress' $150M cloud contract faces challenges

Two potential bidders for a $150 million Library of Congress cloud services contract have raised objections against last-minute changes to the solicitation.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Serco's US board adds former Pentagon CFO

The board of directors for Serco's U.S. subsidiary adds a new member in Tina Jonas, former Defense Department Chief Financial Officer.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

How new initiatives might make federal sales easier

Selling to the federal government is hard but several new initiatives hold the promise of making these easier with simple, faster and less prescriptive guidelines.

  • By Jarrod McAdoo

Redhorse adds former DHS CIO Zangardi

Government IT outfit Redhorse Corp. brings aboard a new company president in John Zangardi, the former Homeland Security CIO.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Govini board elects Work as chair

Govini's board of directors elects former Defense Department No. 2 leader Robert Work as chairman.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Booz Allen wins $87M DISA contract for classified mobile

The Defense Department’s IT support agency awarded Booz Allen Hamilton the new contract for classified mobile enterprise services for more than 4,000 users.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Battelle proves unequal treatment in CDC competition

Battelle won its argument of unequal treatment and has won a second shot at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contract to support pandemic research.

  • By Nick Wakeman

AE Industrial forms new space tech player

AE Industrial Partners has made a second space market acquisition three months after it closed another deal and has combined the two to form a new space technology company.

  • By Ross Wilkers

The hidden risks of CARES Act reimbursements

With the government launching multiple programs to support businesses during the pandemic, companies need to understand all of the options and choose carefully.

  • By Amy Benson

Air Force makes awards on $950M multi-domain system contract

The Air Force makes nearly two dozen awards for a $950 million multi-domain system development, demonstration contract.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Patent and Trademark Office names field for $2B software development competition

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has revealed those who will have the opportunity to vie for a seat on a $2 billion software development and integration contract.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Diana Gowen, long-time telecom exec, has died

Diana Gowen, called an industry titan by many in the GovCon market, has died and leaves a legacy of intelligence, integrity and kindness.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Bipartisan plan would boost NSF for tech research

Competition with China is at the center of a bipartisan $110 billion plan to boost technology research and development through a dramatic reorganization of the National Science Foundation.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

Army chooses 7 small firms for $249M test support contract

The Army awards its new iteration of a $249 million engineering and test support contract as a small business-only contract to seven firms.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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