Engility wins $170M NASA software validation contract

Engility will retain its software verification and validation work with NASA through a new five-year, $170 million contract awarded as a recompete.

Equinix grows government footprint in $3B deal with Verizon

Equinix expands its data center footprint in the government market with the acquisition of 29 hubs from Verizon for $3.6 billion in cash.

Opinion

Trump and the GovCon market

The first 100 days have passed and it certainly has been a period of great debate but how much can the president really impact the government contracting market?

PAE offers lessons in dangers faced by incumbents

PAE has lost four incumbent contracts since September: a vivid example of the risks contractors face when defending their work.

DOD CIO plans $325M IT support services IDIQ

The Defense Department chief information officer is conducting market research for a five-year, $325M contract for mission support services.

Harris closes deal to sell IT services biz to Veritas Capital

Harris Corp. completes the $690 million sale of its now-former government IT business to Veritas Capital, which adds nearly $1.1 billion in sales through deal.

Bipartisan support might not be enough for Modernizing Goverment Tech Act

Many are celebrating the re-introduction of the Modernizing Government Technology Act but bipartisan support is no guarantee it'll pass.

DLT CEO out, former chief returns as interim lead

Alan Marc Smith leaves DLT Solutions after nearly two years as its CEO and former chief Rick Marcotte has returned to lead the company in the interim.

General Dynamics wins Navy oceanography IT contract

General Dynamics' IT arm will help run IT environments for an environment data-focused Navy organization under a potential five-and-a-half year, $52 million contract.

NIH loses first CIO-SP3 Small Business protest

NIH had prevailed in three protests but lost a fourth as it tries to clear the decks to make on-ramp awards for its $20 billion CIO-SP3 Small Business contract. Only five more protests to go before awards.

Accenture adds former Army intell leader to leadership ranks

Accenture's federal services arm has grown its executive team with the appointment of former Army intelligence leader Mary Legere.

Raytheon lands potential $375M Air Force air, space software contract

Raytheon will update and deploy new software for the Air Force's air and space command and control functions under a potential six-year, $375 million contract.

Vectrus books $115M Army IT recompete

Vectrus wins a potential $114.5 million recompete contract to help run IT systems for the Army in overseas locations.

Northrop CEO: Look beyond the budget showdown

Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush tells investors on the company’s first quarter earnings call to look at the "broader trend lines" in light of current government shutdown drama.

Palantir settles discrimination suit for $1.7M

With its government contracts at risk, Palantir has agreed to pay $1.7 million to eight people for alleged discrimination.

KeyW CEO on why Sotera was the right deal

KeyW scored a twofer when it bought Sotera Defense. It added significant scale but also increased its presence with its biggest customer set, the intelligence community.

Protests move forward for $1.5B DHS 'FLASH' contract

The DHS FLASH contract for agile services is moving very fast as it continues to be bogged down by bid protests.

General Dynamics CEO 'does not anticipate' full-year CR

General Dynamics' CEO says company "does not anticipate" a full-year stopgap spending measure and also updates investors on outlook for IT & technology platform segment.

DISA looks ahead to new global SATCOM approaches

DISA is looking out a decade or so to see what can replace its current global satellite communications plan.

Air Force wants better satellite data processing

In a new RFI this week, the Air Force said it wants to improve how it processes and shares the data it collects from defense and intelligence satellites.