Companies

Interior picks 10 for $500M IT services vehicle

The department's Bureau of Indian Affairs sought to hire a pool of companies to help with customer engagement, data and other functions.

Companies

Peraton hires Schorer as CEO

Steve Schorer will succeed Stu Shea, who led the company for seven years including back-to-back acquisitions that tripled the size of the firm.

Contracts

FDA chooses 5 for $500M data analytics pact

These awards take place two years after the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a modernization plan focused on centering everything it does around data.

Companies

Public safety, consulting and tech leadership moves across the market

One of these appointments involves a former chief of staff for the Office of Federal Chief Information Officer, who moved to the private sector two years ago.

Companies

NASA's Next Frontier: Explore agency initiatives at upcoming Power Breakfast

Top NASA officials will speak on Sept. 6 to provide insights into their space exploration, aeronautics research and small business priorities.

Opinion

The coming quantum revolution and the race against time for national security

Swift action is needed to protect data and harness the power of quantum technologies as the so-called Q-Day looms, writes Vibrint CEO Tom Lash.

Contracts

DOJ suit claims Georgia Tech ‘knowingly failed’ to meet cyber standards for DOD contracts

The Justice Department has joined onto a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two senior staffers on Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity compliance team that was filed in 2022.

Contracts

Peraton ends protest of $1B DOD enterprise IT contract

The move potentially allows Deloitte to begin work on the Defense Manpower Data Center contract award.

Contracts

Accenture to bring AI tools to Patent Office

The agency wants to incorporate more artificial intelligence techniques and methods into the patent examination process.

Companies

Omni Federal eyes more big swings with new private equity owner

Madison Dearborn Partners is also bringing its network to this partnership as Omni starts this new phase of the journey.

Companies

Electra, Firefly hire new CEOs

Electra is venture-backed four years since its founding, while Firefly has been private equity-owned for one year.

Opinion

Is it ever too late for end-of-fiscal year federal marketing?

The short answer is No, but here are some tips from marketing expert Lisa M. Sherwin Wulf, who explains some of steps that can bring success now and lay the foundation for the future.

Companies

Conduent hires Sever to lead government segment

Anna Sever will lead Conduent's push to further incorporate emerging technologies into its overall solutions for healthcare, eligibility and enrollment programs.

Companies

Parry Labs captures $80M in its first investment round

Parry Labs started in 2016 and now has added backing to ramp up its technology investments, both in software and small-form hardware.

Contracts

CGI Federal books $120M in USPTO financial, security solution work

The company will provide its Momentum software for revenue collection and modernize document management systems using cloud technology.

Companies

US intelligence agencies eye closer partnerships with private sector

The efforts include a new partnership-focused office, engagement goals for employees and efforts to make information more accessible, a top intelligence official said Tuesday.

Opinion

Client Disconnect: Are you selling what they're not buying?

Many GovCon professionals overestimate their client focus, unaware that common missteps like talking too much and failing to listen alienate clients, writes BD expert Nic Coppings.

Contracts

How TRANSCOM went with a newcomer for $108M contract

A newly-released bid protest decision describes KPMG's capture of the award and how incumbency alone doesn't guarantee contract retention, as Ernst & Young found out.

Contracts

DARPA designates 5 firms as 'Commercial Accelerators'

The Defense Department's lead research-and-development agency tasks this group of primes to work with qualified companies developing early stage technologies of promise.

Contracts

IRS chooses 6 for $300M consulting pact

This blanket purchase agreement points to the management and operational aspects of the IRS' larger modernization push.