Booz Allen among three winners of $376M NASA contracts for engineering, professional services

NASA awards $376 million in contracts for engineering and other professional services at two of its centers, including a $112 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton.

GAO pushes for more data transparency

In a report pushing for more data transparency, the Government Accountability Office takes a look at USAspending.gov and finds some good things and areas that need improvement.

Insights on how to tap the Technology Modernization Fund

With $100 million spent through the Technology Modernization Fund and more to come, a board member offers advice on how to tap into this pool of money.

GMU GovCon center adds new fellows, advisers

George Mason University’s new GovCon-focused center adds three new senior fellows and eight new members for its advisory board.

Salient CRGT hires Kurzhals to CTO role

Salient CRGT hires Eric Kurzhals as a division senior vice president and chief technology officer.

Huntington Ingalls board adds energy vet McKibben

Huntington Ingalls Industries' board of directors adds energy sector veteran Tracy McKibben.

Maxar board names Estes chair as U.S. domestication proceeds

Maxar Technologies' board of directors elects a new chairman in Howell Estes as it completes its U.S. domestication process.

Troubles continue for DHS' ITOSS contract

DHS is now into a fourth round of bid protests involving its $200 million ITOSS small business contract.

Amazon joins DOD in defense of JEDI procurement

Amazon Web Services has taken the side of the Defense Department, which is in a court battle with Oracle over the JEDI solicitation.

DHS awards $325M R&D, technical support contract

DHS awards four companies spots on a $325 million research-and-development and technical support services contract.

Opinion

9 steps to building your unique value proposition

A unique value proposition is simple to define but complex to develop. Here are nine steps to follow to create a value proposition that will resonate with customers and drive growth for your company.

CMS, HHS vet Dr. Henry Chao joins FEI Systems

Veteran CMS and HHS executive Dr. Henry Chao has joined health care IT company FEI Systems as its CTO.

SAIC names Donna Morea as new chair

Former AMS and CGI executive Donna Morea will become chairman of SAIC board as the company founding chairman Sandy Sanderson steps down from that role.

Sparton finds a buyer in PE firm Cerberus

After an almost two-year search, Sparton Corp. finds a buyer in private equity firm Cerberus.

Contractor support needed through Cyber Command's 'Green Monkey' initiative

The U.S. Cyber Command released its "Green Monkey" RFI as it explores how to get contractor support to sift through technical cybersecurity proposals.

Accenture faces challenge to $2B Energy win

ActioNet, the incumbent contractor on a $2 billion Energy Department contract, is challenging the agency's decision to award the contract to Accenture.

L3 & Harris restart antitrust process as part of merger

L3 Technologies and Harris Corp. withdraw and resubmit their merger notification to antitrust regulators.

VR firm Immersive Wisdom gets IC venture arm backing

Virtual reality company Immersive Wisdom gets an investment from In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm.

Opinion

Why you need to be serious about 800-171 compliance

Almost a year after the requirement took effect to protect unclassified government data on contractor networks there's been a lack of enforcement but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be serious about compliance.

Court filing details Oracle's JEDI conflict-of-interest charges

In a public version of its lawsuit against the JEDI solicitation, Oracle lays out several allegations including what it sees as conflicts of interest in the development of that contract.