Former AIA chief Melcher nominated to Cubic board

Former Aerospace Industries Association CEO David Melcher receives nomination for a spot on Cubic Corp.'s board of directors.

Lockheed settles Coast Guard allegations for $4.4M

Lockheed Martin has settled a False Claims Act allegation for $4.4 million after being accused of providing defective communications systems to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Tell us how you feel about 2018

Will the GovCon market rise or fall in 2018? Where is your company investing? What are your customers asking for? These are among the questions we are asking in our Contractor Confidence and 2018 Outlook survey. Take the survey and share your insights.

AT&T prevails in fight for classified NSA IT contract

GAO has rejected a bid protest by DXC Technologies that clears the way for AT&T to take over part of NSA's classified IT infrastructure work.

Brain injury contract bogged down by bid protests

The Army has twice awarded a $24.9 million contract to Octo Consulting to support brain injury research and for a second time a losing bidder has objected.

ENSCO founder Paul W. Broome dies at 85

Dr. Paul W. Broome, the founder and former long-time leader of Falls Church, Va.-based ENSCO Inc., has died at the age of 85.

Harris names Army vet Smith to BD leadership team

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jeff Smith joins Harris Corp. as a vice president of business development to support Army, Special Operations Command work.

Jacobs scores big to kick off 2018

Jacobs Technology has prevailed in a pair of bid protests involving contracts worth $1.3 billion combined.

DC region makes strong showing in Amazon 'HQ2' sweepstakes

The Washington D.C. area's strong showing in Amazon's quest for a second headquarters location comes down to infrastructure and talent. But you can't ignore the importance of the federal market.

Risk and fraud concerns drive new RFI from DHS

DHS' Citizens and Immigration Services agency is looking for feedback on addressing risk, fraud and security in DevOps services.

Accenture toner scandal nets $1.7M settlement

Accenture agrees to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that a subcontractor made unauthorized purchases of copy toners.

Accenture books $62M VA Salesforce IT contract

Accenture's federal arm will configure and update Salesforce applications for the VA under a five-year, $62 million contract.

Blackstone names new federal president

Silicon Valley's Blackstone Technology Group promotes federal managing director Giles Kesteloot to president of the organization.

ASRC Federal arm wins $428M DHS animal disease center support contract

A subsidiary of ASRC Federal wins a potential 10-year, $428 million contract to help DHS run the agency's main animal disease research center.

FedBid gets new Navy reverse auction contract

Reverse auction provider FedBid receives a new five-year contract from the Navy for continued use of the company’s acquisition marketplace platform.

Red River wins second shot at $1.6B DHS cloud contract

Red River prevailed in just enough of its bid protest to win a second chance to be a prime on a $1.6 billion DHS enterprise and cloud computing services contract.

KeyW hires ManTech vet Wallen to head advanced cyber

KeyW Corp. hires former ManTech International executive Dave Wallen to lead the advanced cyber business.

Booz Allen books $165M Cybercom support order

Booz Allen Hamilton takes in a potential five-year, $165 million contract to support planning and policy efforts at U.S. Cyber Command.

Opinion

5 steps to stand out from the crowd in 2018

Standing out from the crowd just doesn't happen. It takes planning and effort. Here's how to get started.

Maximus promotes Caswell to CEO, Montoni retiring

Maximus promotes President Bruce Caswell to CEO as current chief executive Richard Montoni prepares for retirement.