Amazon cancels N.Y. HQ2 project
Citing too much local opposition, Amazon has cancelled plans for the Queens, New York, location of its second North American headquarters.
With Endeavor in tow, FLIR aims to ride unmanned growth wave
FLIR continues to use acquisitions to build a broader set of capabilities in the growing unmanned systems market.
RIP 'Opportunity.' Thanks for the lessons
NASA has declared the Mars rover Opportunity dead after 15 years of overachieving. It's a feat worth celebrating and learning from.
GSA builds geospatial niche on Schedule 70
GSA is working with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to build a place on Schedule 70 for vendors to sell new geospatial technologies and applications.
Leading execs to share insights on 2019 strategies
Our Feb. 22 WT Power Breakfast will have a full slate of executives share their insights on 2019 and the strategies needed to succeed. Speakers include Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis as well as executives from Accenture, NCI, Peraton and more.
ByteCubed-Chief combo rebrands
ByteCubed and Chief unveil a new name in the wake of their recent combination.
Applied Insight moves up the stack with latest deals
Applied Insight continues to shape itself as a middle-tier player with a pair of new deals that move it up the food chain and technical stack.
General Dynamics IT keeps $491M DISA network order
General Dynamics IT takes a $491 million blanket purchase agreement to continue its support of the Defense Department’s network infrastructures.
Inside this small business' playbook to weather a shutdown
Odds of a second partial government shutdown this year are down dramatically thanks to a funding deal. But even if agencies did close again, this small firm would know what to do.
Huntington Ingalls takes $78M Army inspection system support order
Huntington Ingalls Industries books a $78.4 million task order to help maintain and repair inspection systems used by the Army.
CACI wins $61M DOD medical supply system order
CACI International wins a $61 million contract to continue systems integration support for a DOD medical supply logistics system.
FLIR goes to the ground in deal for unmanned outfit Endeavor
FLIR Systems continues to build its unmanned systems portfolio through acquisitions, including this ground-focused deal for Endeavor Robotics.
Leidos books $278M Army equipment support order
Leidos takes in a $278 million task order to help field and set up IT equipment and other systems for the Army.
SAIC wins $188M FAA IT services pact
SAIC takes a $188 million contract for IT services at an Federal Aviation Administration office that houses its training academy and back office support for other agencies.
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Syria drawdown increases contractor risk
As the U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, contractors are also at risk. Here are lessons learned from the 2013 troop drawdown.
Navy chooses three for marine platform design support
The Navy awards three companies a contract to help design and engineer marine platforms.
Shutdown still in play, White House says
With the clock running out on a continuing resolution funding multiple agencies, the White House and the Congress appear to be edging toward a deal -- but a lot can still go wrong.
Shutdown certainly disruptive, but robust budgets still reign
Once-closed government agencies could shut down again on Feb. 15 if no spending agreement is made. But market executives still see overall robust budgets as GovCon's main driver.
HawkEye 360 adds former Harris exec Fox
Commercial satellite outfit HawkEye 360 hires former Harris Corp. executive Alex Fox to the leadership team.
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