PAE swaps out private equity ownership

Lindsay Goldberg has completed its acquisition of PAE as the company moves from one private equity owner for another.

Troubles dog VA software development contract

For the third time, VA has tried to award a software development contract to Camber, and for the third time, it faces a bid protest from Kforce.

Two more given awards under $461M Army contract

After a series of bid protests two small businesses were added to a $461 million Army contract for program management services that was originally competed in March 2014.

Charles Stark Draper Lab wins $25.3M contract to support NSWC Dahlgren

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has won a sole source $25.3 million contract to support the Controlled Technical Services Program for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Abacus Technology awarded $25.7M C4 contract

Abacus Technology Corp. has won a $25.7 million sole source contract to provide the Air Force with command, control, communications and computer services.

Salient CRGT taps new CFO

Salient CRGT has named J.D. Kuhn chief financial officer, replacing Ted Dunn, one of the company’s founders, who is retiring.

Tetra Tech buys Indus in move to bolster smart water strategy

Tetra Tech has acquired Indus Corp. in a deal that adds data analytics and geospatial capabilities as well as contract vehicles to the company's portfolio.

Northrop to support mine detection under $8.4M contract mod

Northrop Grumman has won an $8.4 million contract modification to provide the Navy with retrofit kits for the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System.

Consolidation, modernization efforts bring security challenges

IT consolidation and modernization efforts are top of mind for government organizations, but these efforts often bring with them security challenges that need to be addressed.

System High Corp. awarded $21M option to support DARPA security program

System High Corp. has been awarded a $21 million option to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Security and Intelligence Directorate (SID) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Support program.

Small business wins $67.3M contract to support Air Force modeling, simluation

Cole Engineering Services has won a $67.3 million contract to support the Air Force’s Modeling and Simulation Training Toolkit program.

Altamira Technologies makes two leadership appointments

Altamira Technologies Corp. has named two to leadership positions within the company.

Evistacom to support threat identity detection under $90M contract

Evistacom LLC has won a $90 million contract with the Army to identify threats for the Defense Department, coalition and regional partners.

Opinion

4 must-do's if you are bidding on Alliant 2

The RFPs for Alliant 2 will be out shortly, and there is no time like the present to get organized. Here are four things you must do before the final solicitation drops.

Delays bring extension of IBM VA project

IBM Corp. has been given another year to complete the transition of Veteran Affairs employees to a new human resources system because of agency challenges and defects.

DISA releases RFP for $75M tactical data system modernization

The Defense Information Systems Administration issued its formal solicitation for a five-year, $75 million contract to modernize its Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System.

FirstNet on schedule to make $6.5B award in November

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is aiming to be finished answering questions about its upcoming $6.5 billion network contract by next week, according to FCW.

LMI wins $51.6M program management contract

Logistics Management Institute has won a $51.6 million contract to support the Army.

Data centers and the value of getting close to your customers

Iron Mountain's plan to open a new data center in the Washington D.C. area is another sign of both how important cloud computing has become to the federal market and also how closeness to your customer can pay dividends.

Are you ready to share your code?

Federal CIO Tony Scott has released a draft policy aimed at sharing more of the custom code developed for the government in-house and by contractors as Open Source Software. Sound policy? That's what he wants to know.