Focus on multi-domain operations could change Army acquisition

The Army has a new focus on interoperability with allies and could mean changes to its buying practices.

Peraton names former NGA chief to advisory board

Peraton names former NGA Director Robert Cardillo to the company’s advisory board.

Leidos touts hiring success as backlog grows

Government services companies like Leidos have to grow headcount as they win more contracts and add those into backlog. Leidos is seeing some signs of success after the first quarter of this year.

GSA releases reworked OASIS solicitation

The General Services Administration has released its re-worked solicitation for the on-ramp for its OASIS professional services contract.

DISA seeks support for massive cloud efforts

In a new sources sought notice, DISA has begun development of the contracts it will need to support cloud efforts like the $8.2 billion 'DEOS' vehicle.

Unisys books $76M Air Force end user IT OTA

Unisys confirms a $76 million "OTA" agreement for end user IT services and risk reduction experiments to help in that effort.

Raytheon wins $663M Army, Marines wireless comms contract

Raytheon wins a head-to-head competition for a $663 million contract to help the Army and Marine Corps build a new system for beyond-line-of-sight communications.

SE Solutions adds Accenture vet Cole

Small firm SE Solutions hires former Accenture Federal Services executive Brad Cole to the leadership team.

Parsons sets size & specs for public offering

Parsons Corp.'s process to become a publicly-traded company goes full-steam ahead as they lay out the size and specs of their public offering.

General Dynamics' IT services arm makes new divestiture

General Dynamics' IT services arm divests another business unit as part of a post-CSRA portfolio reshaping.

Final DOD cloud email solicitation hits the streets

The Defense Department has released the final solicitation for its $8.2 billion email and collaboration contract but you have to be a Schedule 70 holder to see it.

Lockheed hires former acting NASA chief

Lockheed Martin hires former acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot to the space business' leadership team.

Energy moves ahead on $2B contract despite protest

A federal judge is allowing the Energy Department to move ahead with task orders on a $2 billion contract despite a protest by the incumbent contractor.

DOD considers vendor incentives to bolster supply chain security

The chief of counterintelligence at the Defense Security Service is floating the idea of giving vendors more incentives to report vulnerabilities in the supply chain.

Opinion

Is your capture manager as skillful as an orchestra conductor?

Coordinating a capture team requires the skills of an orchestra conductor. Both have to coordinate a group of people with different skills in different areas and all of them are critical to the success of the whole.

Navy taps 7 for $98M engineering, air traffic control contract

The Navy names seven companies to a $98.5 million contract for engineering services to support air traffic control and landing systems.

Small firm Firebird AST hires new chief growth officer

Small firm Firebird AST names former Belcan and BAE executive Michael Koroluk as chief growth officer.

Korn Ferry adds former Cybercom no. 2

Korn Ferry adds to its cybersecurity practice William Mayville Jr., formerly the second-ranked officer at Cyber Command.

Protests resolved but other troubles remain for CIO-SP3 contract

Several protests involving the small business on-ramp for the NIH CIO-SP3 contract have been resolved but the fight to get on that vehicle is still on.

Raytheon services biz continues shift beyond traditional defense

Raytheon's government services business continues to bet on itself and partnerships as it pursues more space, cyber and command-and-control opportunities.