IBM awarded $275M DOD semiconductor security contract

IBM receives a $275 million Defense Microelectronics Activity contract to help create a trusted supply chain focused on semiconductor technologies.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

Don't overlook the power of collaboration, curiosity and constraint

Program managers are critical to effective customer engagement because their intimate knowledge of customer challenges. Our June 7 WT Power Training on Mastering Stakeholder Engagement will help you raise those skills to the next level.

  • By Bill Scheessele

Air Force seeks better ground target systems

The Air Force is looking to develop a system that improves the gathering and sharing of information related to ground targets.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Perspecta takes second background check modernization OTA

Persepcta wins a $75 million "OTA" contract to help the Defense Security Service modernize how it does security vetting.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Perspecta board adds Eisenberg

Perspecta's board of directors elects longtime financial executive Glenn Eisenberg as a new member.

  • By Ross Wilkers

GMU GovCon center adds new advisory board members

George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting has added 10 new members of its advisory board.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Viasat confirms $450M armed forces equipment award

Viasat will supply communications equipment to the U.S. armed forces under a $450 million contract awarded by GSA.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Acendre makes deal to expand e-learning platform

In its first deal since being acquired itself, Acendre buys ICS Learning Group to further grow an e-learning portfolio.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

The power of understanding your market channels

To effectively differentiate your company from your competitors, it is critical to understand the most common channels where people get their GovCon content.

  • By Mark Amtower

GovCon's 'safe haven' faces two major tests

The government contracting market is generally considered a safe market but the looming budget challenge and challenges around hiring will test its 'safe haven' reputation.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Congress continues scrutiny of JEDI strategy

House appropriators are worried that the Pentagon's $10 billion single-award JEDI cloud contract will lock the department into the same cloud system for a generation despite ongoing improvements in technology.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

SE Solutions hires trio of Accenture vets

Small business SE Solutions hires a trio of executives formerly of Accenture Federal Services.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Small firm wins $240M Special Operations intell support contract

A service-disabled, veteran-owned small business wins an estimated $240 million intelligence analysis support contract.

  • By Ross Wilkers

NASA taps industry to study future space comms ideas

NASA is starting out small in asking industry to study ideas for future space communications systems ahead of a big push to return to the Moon.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Army wants to bolster management of unclassified, classified networks

The Army is developing a new contract to modernize how it manages unclassified and classified networks in the U.S. and globally.

  • By Nick Wakeman

What these NASA tech awards teach us about innovation

NASA has made $104 million in small business innovation awards. But beyond the dollars and technologies, the list says a lot about where innovation is happening across the country.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Contract troubles? Look at your client engagement skills

One executive has called 10-15 percent of contracts are "problematic" and the most common reason is poor relationship with the program manager. Our June 7 course on "Mastering Stakeholder Engagement" will teach you the skills to make that relationship stronger and more fruitful.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Inside the private equity partnership fueling By Light's acquisition strategy

Sagewind Capital and By Light Professional IT Services have raised their profile with two quick acquisitions that have added contracts and new cyber training capabilities.

  • By Nick Wakeman

BAE adds president title to COO Arsenault

BAE Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer has been named president of the company and appointed to the board.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD expects DEOS award this summer

The Defense Department says it will pick a winner of the $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions procurement this summer, with integration and initial testing planned for the fall.

  • By Lauren C. Williams
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