Textron Systems wins $97.1M contract to support Shadow UAV

AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, has won a $97.1 million contract modification with the Army to support the Shadow unmanned aircraft system.

Industry Day update: GSA speakers confirmed

We've confirmed three high-level speakers for our next industry day focused on GSA. The speakers are GSA leaders in charge of the schedule program, GWACs and cloud computing initiatives.

Government contracting: Where's the value?

Any discussion about good contract management needs to look at the value the contract is supposed to be delivering, but determining what that value is can often be the biggest challenge.

Sotera wins $11.4M contract to support counter insurgency project

Sotera Defense Solutions has won an $11.4 million contract with the Army to support a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project.

Progeny Systems wins $9.6M Navy architecture integration contract

Progeny Systems Corp. has won a $9.6 million Navy contract to support airborne SOA integration.

Raytheon wins $12.1M tech insertion, integration support contract

Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $12.1 million contract to provide the Navy with advanced technology insertion and integration support of weapons systems.

SOSSEC wins $99M contract to provide prototypes

System of Systems Security (SOSSEC) has won a $99 million contract to provide the Air Force with prototypes for C4ISR information sharing information systems.

VA makes rare bid to overturn protest decision

Veterans Affairs is making the rare move of filing its own protest of a GAO decision that went against its pick of a contractor to support a mobile medical app project.

Where are the best contract management practices?

Post-award contract management is more of a problem than a solution, and the answer might start with finding those who already are doing it well.

Opinion

DOD's missed opportunity to improve services acquisition

The Defense Department has released its long-awaited DOD Instruction to guide the acquisition of services and unfortunately they missed an opportunity to make real improvements.

Force 3 wins $18M BPA to assist with 2020 census

Force 3 has won an $18 million blanket purchase agreement to install and service VMware products to support the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission to transform the way the 2020 census is performed.

CACI International wins $25M contract to support Air Force information operations

CACI International has won a $25 million contract to continue its support for the Air Force’s Air, Space and Cyberspace Constructive Environment – Information Operations Suite.

Novetta names new head of federal

Novetta has appointed Tiffanny Gates to the position of president of the company’s federal division.

Citrix taps new president and CEO

Citrix has appointed Kirill Tatarinov to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 25.

GSA takes center stage at next WT Industry Day

Our first Washington Technology Industry Day of 2016 will focus on GSA and the critical role it plays in procurement. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from GSA officials about their priories and needs for 2016 and beyond.

CACI puts up a fight for $500M NASA contract

CACI International may have lost to an incumbent in SAIC, but it still believes it is the better choice and has turned to GAO to get another shot at a $485 million NASA contract.

GSA to create health IT SIN on Schedule 70

The General Services Administration IT Schedule 70 decided to create a special item number for new health IT services.

NIH considers share, virtual experience to gather research data

The National Institutes of Health asked for feedback on its shared, virtual space for gathering research data, called “The Commons.”

Omniplex deal adds social media element to background investigation capabilities

Omniplex World Services Corp. has acquired the government solutions business of Social Intelligence Corp., bringing to the company social media and online data analytics for use in national security, background investigations and insider threat detection.

Lockheed to streamline two processing systems under $100M IRS contract

Lockheed Martin has won a $100 million contract to support the Internal Revenue Service’s Submission Processing systems.