Contracts

Air Force kicks off $3.7B business transformation recompete

Up to eight companies will win seats on this contract but must choose one path out of two to go down in their bids.

Companies

BigBear elevates new operations chief

Carl Napoletano has led several of the company's integration efforts in his former role as special projects lead.

Podcasts

WT 360: CHIPS Act opportunities are not just for companies that make them

Larry Sher, a government contracts attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn, explains how the Commerce Department is casting its net far and wide for companies to participate in the U.S.’ semiconductor leadership push.

Contracts

GSA names first group of Polaris small business vehicle selections

Exactly 100 companies have made the initial cut for the government-wide IT vehicle with three more blocks of awards to come later this year.

Contracts

Accenture's federal arm wins major Army ERP contract

The Army is looking to centralize several of its business systems into a single SAP platform over the next eight years.

Companies

A dozen corporate leadership moves to note as fall arrives

Promotions and hires focused on growth, operations and technology feature in this first week of federal fiscal year 2025.

Contracts

OMB releases AI procurement guidelines

Interagency collaboration and risk mitigation are the two big themes included in the White House budget office's artificial intelligence software procurement guidance.

Contracts

Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns

A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.

Contracts

Navy starts $828M business support recompete

Awardees will compete for work to directly support the Navy’s objectives for its personnel, manpower and training initiatives.

Companies

A trio of space startup investment rounds to highlight

The venture arms of AE Industrial Partners, Lockheed Martin and RTX are among the notable names at the heart of these investments.

Contracts

Labor Department sets 2025 federal contractor minimum wages

Labor Department officials have set the range of minimum wages for contractors between $9.30 per hour for tipped workers to $17.75 per hour, depending on the job type.

Contracts

ODNI told to redo financial management contract

The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.

Companies

CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings

The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.

Companies

Cadmus leans on acquisition to start new tech unit

Ventera started in 1996 and now becomes the first building block for Cadmus' technology solutions division.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs awards 10 seats on $2.4B user experience vehicle

The SPRUCE acronym for this contract aptly describes VA's goal to improve how it incorporates more modern and commercial-like software development practices.

Companies

T-Mobile to pay fines, pledges to up upgrade cybersecurity after repeat data breaches

The telecom giant will pay $15.75 million to the Department of Treasury and front an additional $15.75 million for cybersecurity improvements and compliance.

Companies

Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know

“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.

Companies

Gogo's $375M acquisition and its public sector piece

Around one-fifth of Satcom Direct's revenue is generated from government work that includes broadband connectivity services.

Contracts

DOD adds 13 to $48B tech research vehicle

The Defense Department now has 41 companies involved in this program focused on the preservation and sharing of information and knowledge related to military technology.