White House touts new cyber strategy

The White House's new cyber strategy promises a higher profile for offensive operations against nation-states and criminal groups as the digital matures as a domain for warfare.

Questions leave little doubt about importance of protests

Questions during a sneak peek into an upcoming WT Insider Report on debriefings and bid protests indicate the breadth and importance they have for government contractors.

Five picked for work on WMD risks

Five companies are chosen for a task order contract to support work on the risks of weapons of mass destruction.

How a new NASA satellite contract explains the renewed space push

NASA's $750 million contract for small and medium-sized satellites helps illustrate the government's renewed focus on bolstering the U.S. space architecture, particularly as the buzz surrounding a new Space Force service branch.

System One makes second federal IT M&A deal in TPGS

System One makes its second federal IT market acquisition in less than a year, this time for TPGS to gain more of a defense and intelligence footprint.

AECOM unit squares off against GDIT over $2B State supply chain contract

AECOM's URS subsidiary is pushing back against General Dynamics IT's win of a $2 billion contract to secure and manage the State Department's supply chain.

Pricing made the difference for CACI in battle for TSA contract

The battle for the Transportation Security Administration’s IT infrastructure contract apparently became a battle over price and how much of a premium the government was willing to pay for more innovation.

CACI clears protest of major TSA IT win

CACI International can now celebrate a major TSA IT infrastructure award it first won in June but which has since been bogged down in a bid protest.

L3 shifts Stackley, realigns maritime biz

L3 Technologies moves Sean Stackley the former Navy acquisition chief hired in January, to a new role that includes leadership over all maritime offerings.

More GDIT exec changes

General Dynamics’ IT services division sees three more executives depart amid the ongoing integration of GDIT with CSRA.

ICF hires Pampalone to head infrastructure resilience practice

ICF hires former Jacobs principal and program executive Mike Pampalone to lead the infrastructure resilience practice.

Hurricane Florence and the power of social media

I watched Hurricane Florence from 300 miles away and came across some very active social media feeds as the massive storm came ashore.

Unmanned maritime vehicle market heats up with budget growth, investment dollars

Lockheed Martin's investment in Ocean Aero is just the latest sign that the market for unmanned maritime vehicles is heating up.

Opinion

When it comes to BD, put your purpose ahead of your goal

BD professionals easily confuse their purpose with their goals, but knowing the difference on focusing on your purpose -- helping your customer -- will often bring you more success.

Perspecta, McKing takes spots on CDC geospatial contract

Perspecta and McKing Consulting Corp. have each received awards under a five-year, $48 million geospatial science and analysis contract from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

Navy RFP kicks off NGEN-R competition

The Navy has released the final solicitation for the hardware portion of its Next Generation Enterprise Network Recompete, officially kicking getting the competition for a multi-billion dollar program underway.

No protest worries for $500M DIA award

DIA has avoided any protest worries involving a new $500 million R&D contract by giving awards to all nine bidders.

How ICF brings its commercial chops to the federal market

ICF's Ellen Glover explains how ICF is leveraging its commercial expertise as part of its strategy to pursue more IT modernization and digital transformation opportunities.

Air Force issues draft RFP for IT services

The Air Force has released a draft RFP for a contract that will combine the work currently done under several contracts into a single-award vehicle.

Contract traffic picks up as fiscal close nears

The daily Defense Department contract round up leaves little doubt that we are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year.