Leidos fights to keep spot on $500M contract

Leidos failed to win the recompete for the $486 million Air Force's Force Protection Security Systems contract and it's filed a bid protest to get a second chance.

Passion drives Unisys Federal's new president

Unisys didn't have to look far for the right candidate for president of its federal business. PV Puvvada has led its civilian business for five years and is a 23-year veteran of the company.

GSA looks ahead to updating cloud procurements

The General Services Administration is thinking about new strategies to help agencies with buying cloud computing services.

Northrop wins $62.2M contract for IRS infrastructure

Northrop Grumman has won a $62.2 million task order, after weathering a protest, to support the IRS in building and delivering an integrated and shared IRS infrastructure.

Abt Associates acquires environmental, natural resources firm

Abt Associates has acquired Stratus Consulting, expanding Abt’s environmental expertise and diversifying its client base.

Leidos wins $46M contract for mission support services

Leidos has won a $46 million contract to provide mission support services to the Army’s Communications-Electronic Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).

Siteworx taps new technical director in Reston office

Siteworx has named Savani Tatake a technical director in the company’s Reston, Va., office.

ThreatTrack Security taps new president

ThreatTrack Security has named John Lyons president, where he will lead worldwide and government operations.

$20B NIH contract clears protest hurdle

With a set of recent GAO decisions in its favor, NIH has now cleared a major hurdle on its way to awarding its $20 billion CIO-CS contract.

Special Ops Forces consider next contractor logistics support contract

The Special Operations Forces Support Activity program executive office is hosting two meetings in March for interested companies as it develops acquisition strategies for a follow-on contractor logistics support services contract.

DARPA plans $95M IDIQs for professional services

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency intends to award up to three five-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contracts valued at $95 million for professional and management services.

SRA wins $32.8M contract to upgrade DOD retiree pay system

SRA International has won a $32.8 million contract to upgrade the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Retiree and Annuitant Pay System.

Raytheon captures $270M Navy V-22 Osprey contract

Raytheon has won a potentially $270 million contract to support the Navy’s V-22 Osprey systems, testing and software.

Engility wins $27.5M contract to support Navy air traffic control division

Engility has won a $27.5 million contract to provide the Naval Air Warfare Center with technical services.

Accenture leans forward with Agilex deal

Acquisition of Agilex accelerates Accenture's move into more digital services for government agencies looking to use the cloud and other leading technologies to be more efficient in meeting mission.

Artel names interim CEO

Artel has named Paul Domorski to serve as interim president and CEO in the wake of the departure of Ted Hengst, who has left to pursue other interests.

DHS plans strategic industry day

DHS is planning an industry day to discuss how its myriad of projects further the DHS Unity of Effort initiative launched by Secretary Jeh Johnson.

Firm’s sale marks status shift to vet-owned

Owner of Tech Systems Inc. sells 100 percent interest to company president, allowing the firm to claim vet-owned small business status.

Townes-Whitley briefly CGI Federal president before taking Microsoft post

In December, Toni Townes-Whitley was named president of CGI Federal, but within weeks accepted a new position with Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector.

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