Optum wins $55B in VA care network contracts

Optum wins three contracts worth up to $55.1 billion combined to help the VA run its network of care service providers.

Army awards part 2 of $7B HR support contract

The Army makes large business awards against its $7 billion human resources support contract.

AECOM promotes Hahn to federal growth role

AECOM promotes Ron Hahn to a new role overseeing growth of its federal business.

Mitre promotes Wang to CFO

Mitre Corp. promotes nearly 10-year organization veteran Wilson Wang to chief financial officer.

Shutdown kicks off 2019

House Democrats want to re-open DHS and other agencies but not fund a border wall. President Trump and the GOP will likely reject that. Welcome to 2019, where partisanship will reach new heights.

How will GovCon M&A play out in 2019?

The year 2018 saw one megadeal either announced or closed after another to reshape the government market. Will that trend continue in 2019?

Opinion

Transparency in debriefs would improve competition, help small businesses

Policy and regulatory changes can improve debriefs, increase transparency and create more robust competition by letting contractors learn from their mistakes.

Preferred Systems Solutions hires new CEO

Preferred Systems Solutions hires former Parsons executive Randy Morgan as CEO.

UPDATE: Deadline extended for Fed 100 nominations

The deadline for the annual Federal 100 program has been extended to Jan. 4. Don't wait to get your submissions in.

Shutdown threat gets real

No one is budging in the battle over the budget and it seems that by midnight tonight a partial government shutdown will happen. If you haven't planned for it, you better get ready.

Commercial tech disruption just beginning in GovCon market

The signs are clear that the government market is headed toward more commercial technologies, but the disruption is only just beginning.

Booz Allen hires new M&A, investment lead

Booz Allen Hamilton names John Noh to oversee the firm's M&A and investment strategy.

Opinion

The Big R: Relationships remain the key to GovCon success

Whether it is your customer or a prospect, competitor or partner, you can't overstate the importance of relationships for success in the government market. Here are some simple steps to make sure you are building and maintaining your relationships.

Space market opportunities look ready for takeoff

As the government pays more attention to the space domain across-the-board, it is creating more opportunities for government contractors. If they are positioned correctly.

DHS plans family of contracts for 'EAGLE NextGen'

DHS will forego its own contract to replace EAGLE II and will instead tap a family of contracts from GSA and NIH for "EAGLE NextGen."

GDIT gets ONENet extension

General Dynamics IT, through the CSRA acquisition, gets a $159.6 million extension for the Navy ONENet contract as the service prepares for NGEN-R.

NIH takes next step in completing CIO-SP3 SB on-ramp

NIH confirms new winners and has named intended awardees for the 8(a) portion of the CIO-SP3 on-ramp.

Pivotal receives $100M production OTA from Air Force

Pivotal Software receives a $100 million “Other Transaction Agreement” to continue helping the Air Force develop new combat software.

Small biz captures $2.6M Fish & Wildlife human capital contract

DTS, a small business in Arlington, Virginia, has won a $2.6 million contract with the Fish & Wildlife Services to provide program management and change management services.

Podcasts

Project 38: A reporter's notebook

Washington Technology Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers joins Editor Nick Wakeman in a review of the major trends and issues driving today's market, including major acquisitions, procurement treads and what JEDI says about contracting today.