Opinion

Beware the dangers of groupthink

Proposal color team reviews don't work because reviewers are too susceptible to the dangers of groupthink.

FDA wants to upgrade ethics filing platform

The Food and Drug Administration aims to improve the way documents for ethics rules compliance are filed and tracked.

SAIC touts tech & talent boosts in $1.2B deal for Unisys Federal

Science Applications International Corp. is touting its planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Unisys Federal as bringing more people with sought after technical skills and valuable intellectual property focused on digital transformation.

SAIC to buy Unisys Federal for $1.2B

Science Applications International Corp. is buying the U.S. federal business of Unisys Corp. for $1.2 billion.

FBI rethinks competitive range for $5B IT contract

The FBI is going back to the drawing board and will make new source selection decisions on its $5 billion IT Enterprise Contract Services contract.

Navy awards $982M unmanned surface vehicle contract

The Navy chooses dozens of companies for a $982.1 million contract to work on building and integrating unmanned surface vehicles into the fleet.

Intellidyne's founder returns to CEO role

IntelliDyne's founder and CEO for its first eight years in business will return to that position as the company charts its next phase.

General Dynamics board adds Verizon exec

General Dynamics' board of directors elects former long-time Verizon executive John Stratton as a new member.

Northrop brings aboard former CSRA CFO as finance chief

Northrop Grumman has appointed the former CSRA chief financial officer to the same role.

Leidos wins $7.7B Navy NGEN network services recompete

Leidos has topped incumbent Perspecta and another competitor in General Dynamics IT to land the Navy's $7.7 billion NGEN network services recompete.

Army eyes keeping $82B LOGCAP awards as they are

The Army has told the federal judge officiating the $82 billion LOGCAP V contract protest fight that the plan is to keep the original awards as they are. But a final resolution still awaits.

CIA schedules bidder's day to talk commercial cloud acquisition

The CIA has released the draft solicitation for a massive, multiple-award commercial cloud contract and set a bidder's day for next week.

Is the defense industrial base in failing health?

The U.S. certainly spends more on defense than any other nation, but a new report by the National Defense Industrial Association points to several weak areas that indicate the defense industrial base's health is average at best.

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CACI hires former White House staffer

CACI International has named a former White House staffer as a corporate strategic adviser and senior vice president focused on national defense and homeland security.

AECOM begins next steps for its government business

Fresh of the sale of its management services business, AECOM names a new leader for the $1 billion in work for national governments it is keeping.

Peraton secures $277M CBP aerostat recompete

Peraton books a $227 million recompete of its work supporting aerostat systems that help monitor the U.S.' southern borders.

Podcasts

PODCAST: How Leidos got into the shipbuilding business

Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers talks to Leidos executive Donnelly Bohan about the technology, strategy and success behind the company’s Sea Hunter project to build an autonomous Navy vessel.

Leidos' $1B deal for L3Harris airport tech businesses is a tale of two paths

Leidos' $1 billion deal to acquire airport security detection and automation businesses from L3Harris Technologies says as much about the buyer as it does the seller.

Trowbridge makes first acquisition to grow its platform

With the acquisition of IntelliWare, Trowbridge & Trowbridge has made its first deal since being acquired last year by private equity firm Enlightenment Capital.