Opinion
Groundswell's protest of Army business system award calls out debriefing issues
Groundswell's complaints around the lack of transparency in the competition brings back up an industry-wide frustration with limited feedback in debriefings from agencies.
Companies
CACI to appeal $42M verdict in Abu Ghraib torture case
A jury has awarded $42 million to three Iraqis who said the company bore some legal responsibility for abuses they suffered at the prison.
Companies
Godspeed collects $675M for its third fund
The backer of Crimson Phoenix, SilverEdge and Special Aerospace Services unveils this new vehicle for more investments.
Companies
Undersea drone startup fetches $16M to aid hiring, manufacturing push
Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, SAIC Ventures and In-Q-Tel are the GovCon names involved in this investment round.
Contracts
Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition
Groundswell's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture's U.S. federal arm for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.
Companies
ICF hires former Labcorp exec to lead corporate development
Dr. Eric Hakimov will work with other senior ICF leaders on investments and strategies across its key growth markets.
Contracts
Marine Corps picks 10 for $164M installation command support contract
Nine new companies are joining a program that supports at least 31,000 personnel across the world.
Contracts
Will cyber suffer under Trump’s goal to slash federal budgets?
Donald Trump’s intent to cut agency budgets has sparked concerns over adequate cybersecurity funding for government networks. Some believe these fears may be overstated.
Companies
Zscaler hires homeland security veteran for senior director role
Bob Joachim brings nearly two decades of work in cybersecurity, budgeting and government operations to the cloud security company.
Companies
Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition
A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.
Contracts
Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract
The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.
Companies
ManTech stands up defense advisory board
This is the company's second such panel of former government officials tasked to help guide strategies with a certain client set.
Companies
HHS eyes wider scope for small biz professional services recompete
The current iteration focuses on support for the National Institutes of Health, while the new version will be for the entire Health and Human Services Department.
Contracts
Protests drive NNSA to cancel $350M award
The National Nuclear Security Administration is reworking the solicitation and will start the competition for IT managed services all over again.
Companies
Sabel Systems takes in new private equity backing
This research-and-development company becomes Sagewind Capital's sixth active government contracting investment.
Opinion
The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration
Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.
Contracts
FDIC gives first look at IT services recompete
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's IT environment has approximately 200 business applications, many of which still apparently need to move into a cloud environment.
Companies
How workforce priorities shape ICF's modernization strategy
Two big pieces of that approach involve the training and equipping of government employees, plus ICF giving its own people a safe space to try out new tools.
Contracts
How DHS is trying to diversify its industrial base and protect the supply chain
Homeland Security Department leaders and industry executives outline their strategies to attract new entrants, lean on small business programs and bring artificial intelligence into the supply chain.
Contracts