Palantir gets $144M DOD commercial tech product supply contract

Silicon Valley software outfit Palantir receives a $143.8 million sole source contract to supply commercial IT products and services across the defense and intelligence communities.

ManTech names Barker to HR leadership role

ManTech International hires former Northrop Grumman executive Julie Anna Barker to lead human resources functions in one of the business groups.

NCI fights for $80M Army soldier system contract

NCI is protesting the loss of an $80 million contract to AECOM to support an Army soldier system program.

Peraton, DynCorp see some relief from recompete pressure

Peraton and DnyCorp both faced major recompete pressures in recent months and the results offer a lesson on how to respond and find that sigh of relief.

Private equity firm acquires counter-drone tech maker

Private equity firm Acorn Growth Companies buys Black Sage Technologies, a developer of tools to counter and defend against unmanned aerial drones.

Judge denies Oracle's JEDI protest

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has denied Oracle's protest that the JEDI cloud procurement was unfair and riddled with conflicts of interest, giving the Pentagon and Amazon a victory.

NIH finalizes on-ramp awards for CIO-SP3 8(a)

The National Institutes of Health unveils the final list of on-ramp winners for the CIO-SP3 Small Business contract's 8(a) group

New training session for Mastering Stakeholder Engagement open for registration

Registration is now open for the Aug. 2 session of our Mastering Stakeholder Engagement workshop where you can learn the skills and techniques to form a stronger bond with your customers.

Four take seats on $300M Air Force training support contract

Four companies win spots on a $300 million contract to perform IT and engineering support work for an Air Force trainer development squadron.

A-TEK names new health lead on heels of acquisition

A-TEK hires a former Salient CRGT executive to oversee the health line of business and integrate a recent acquisition.

Halfaker team lands $244M VA customer platform contract

A team led by Halfaker and Associates takes a $244 million contract to help the VA roll out a new customer experience management platform.

SOSi purchases comms, IT services outfit

SOS International makes acquisition number four in that same number of years in buying communications and IT support company Vykin Corp.

Army places $296M General Dynamics tactical equipment order

The Army orders ground-based tactical systems from General Dynamics' IT hardware business under a $296.1 million production contract.

DynCorp, ManTech fight against CACI's $723.9M Army intell win

DynCorp and ManTech International are continuing their battle to wrest a $723.9 million Army intelligence support win away from CACI International.

House members push for more EHR interoperability

Members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee want to use the must-pass 2020 defense authorization bill to advance interoperability and joint management of the electronic health records systems at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

Ross Perot's legacy lives on in the federal market

With his death at 89, Ross Perot leaves a long legacy across the federal government landscape.

DISA makes small business awards on $7.5B 'SETI' contract

The Defense Information Services Agency awards the small business piece of its $7.5 billion "SETI" contract complex systems engineering services.

General Dynamics takes $2B State global supply chain contract

With the protests behind it, General Dynamics IT retains a $2 billion supply chain contract to support the State Department.

Navy makes awards on $176M electronic system support contract

The Navy awards four contracts worth up to $176.4 million combined for services to support special projects and electronic systems.

Alion adds Northrop vet Selbe

Alion Science and Technology adds Northrop Grumman executive government market veteran Katie Selbe as a senior vice president.