COVID-19 delays needed CMMC rule change

Social distancing requirements have delayed the public hearing needed for a rule change to enforce new cybersecurity standards for contractors.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

Internal focus paramount as firms consider M&A during a pandemic

Publicly-traded companies aren't turning their back on mergers and acquisitions during the pandemic, but some see opportunities and others are taking a thoughtful pause.

  • By Ross Wilkers

GAO rejects Peraton's request for protest cost payments

The Air Force pushed back when Peraton asked for $100,000 in attorney fees after the company won a protest. This dispute offers us some insights into the costs of protests and how agencies can fight against those claims.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Oracle taps new public sector head

Oracle has named the executive that will lead North America public sector sales, filling the spot left vacant when Mark Johnson died in February.

  • By Nick Wakeman

GSA updates its plan to complete OASIS on-ramps

The General Services Administration has told industry when it expects to have on-ramp awards completed for the $50 billion OASIS professional services contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

These deals show some not halting their M&A plans

The COVID-19 situation has redirected many companies' attention more inward and put their plans for acquisitions on pause for now, but this week's round of deals shows they can still happen.

  • By Ross Wilkers

PAE sees COVID economic stimulus 'trickle down' effect on government services

PAE executives view restoring the economy as priority number one for its main U.S. government customer well into 2022 and that the federal services marketplace will get a boost as well.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

How is the private sector pivoting to 'distance work?'

In part 2 of his series on the future of work, IBM's John Kamensky shares early lessons from the dramatic shift from the office to home.

  • By John M. Kamensky

AWS' latest protest over JEDI kicks off blog fight

Amazon Web Services' latest JEDI protest went directly to the Defense Department, but Microsoft took notice and that has started a now-very public messaging battle between both cloud rivals.

  • By Ross Wilkers

GSA declares lesson learned with Beta.Sam.Gov, but you should still be skeptical

The General Services Administration says it has learned important lessons from the transition to the new Beta.Sam.Gov. But we say it took too long to acknowledge any problems and that creates a credibility problem.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Telos tapped for Air Force security contract

Telos takes a $66.4 million contract to supply cybersecurity equipment in support of upgrades to the Air Force's in-theater communications architecture.

  • By Nick Wakeman

How the new Raytheon Technologies is managing COVID-19 work losses

Raytheon Technologies opened for business in mid-April just as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated and essentially shut down commercial aerospace, but the new company wants its workers in that market to simply move over to defense.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Maximus results show some resiliency in face of pandemic's impact

Maximus' business has suffered outside the U.S. But the company also explains how it is adapting and where the growth is moving forward.

  • By Nick Wakeman

VA sees some progress toward T4NG on-ramp awards

Two out of four protests that have slowed down the Veterans Affairs T4NG on-ramp awards have been withdrawn and decisions on the final two should be coming soon.

  • By Nick Wakeman

GSA claims it has learned its Beta.Sam lesson

GSA's beta.SAM contracting system modernization is moving ahead, incorporating lessons learned from the earlier troubled transition of FedBizOpps.

  • By Mark Rockwell

How Parsons sees today's market dynamic changing the future

Parsons Corp. is watching its government customers change how they operate during the pandemic and how that is leading to a rethinking by agencies on how the work gets done.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Perspecta keeps pressure on DEOS protest with new filing

Perspecta is pushing forward with its protest of the $7.6 billion DEOS cloud email service award to General Dynamics with a new filing.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC clears $2.9B Army recompete hurdle

Science Applications International Corp. wins the largest recompete for its current fiscal year: a $2.9 billion Army software support contract.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Axiologic names president as it moves out of small biz realm

Axiologic has hired former ManTech executive Andy Baratta as its first president as the company moves beyond the small business sector.

  • By Nick Wakeman

L3Harris results mix pessimism and optimism

The core of L3Harris Technologies' business appears protected from the coronavirus pandemic's effects as federal contracting activity appears to move full-steam ahead. Other markets are much more problematic.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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