Contracts
GAO warns: bidders must adapt after the solicitation changes
Systems Planning and Analysis loses a protest after failing to account for amended requirements in the request for proposals.
Contracts
Air Force scraps $12B Sentinel systems integration contract
After repeated protests, the Air Force decided to cancel the program to start anew instead of re-evaluating proposals.
Companies
Dcode's venture arm invests in cyber company
Nucleus Security opened for business in 2019, participated in Dcode Capital's advisory program two years later and is now a portfolio company of the latter.
Companies
DOD finalizes $848.8M Red Hat software supply pact
This blanket purchase agreement is part of the Defense Department's main initiative for making consolidated buys of commercial IT products and services.
Companies
Peraton loses protest over Booz Allen's Army Research Lab contract
The Government Accountability Office rules against allegations that Booz Allen Hamilton's previous False Claims Act settlement should have meant disqualification from the competition.
Contracts
Rapid protest withdrawal leaves $1.8B PRISM contract uninterrupted
West 4th Strategy's protest against the personnel and readiness management support contract ended before the government could even respond.
Contracts
MTSI wins $73M MDA digital engineering project
The Missile Defense Agency tasks Modern Technology Solutions Inc. to look at the creation of kill webs for defeating threats.
Companies
Defcon AI fetches $44M in seed capital
The defense tech startup is building a new toolset for military leaders to direct troop and fleet movements.
Contracts
IRS clears final hurdle in $2B epayment tech award
The last protester has withdrawn its objections, which means the IRS can start building a new electronic payment system for taxpayers.
Contracts
Air Force chooses 23 for $12.5B network modernization vehicle
The Base Infrastructure Modernization program envisions a more modern network architecture involving both wired and wireless components.
Contracts
Army unveils draft for $10B software development competition
The Army has doubled the maximum number of awardees from its prior intent and shed some more light on how the downselect could work.
Podcasts
WT 360: Dennis Kelly's blueprint for building billion-dollar GovCons
Tyto Athene's chief executive Dennis Kelly joins to overview how he and his company approach acquisitions, integrations, team-building and evolution as the role of federal systems integrators changes all the time.
Companies
Intelligence, human capital and sales leadership moves across the market
One of the most prominent defense electronics and subsystem suppliers also adds to its executive team amid the ongoing turnaround push there.
Contracts
TekPro awarded $100M DOD procurement support contract
The Defense Department's administrative and management support agency sought an 8(a) firm to help in all phases of the contract lifecycle.
Contracts
First protest filed against $1.8B PRISM awards
West 4th Strategy is objecting to its non-selection for this Defense Department critical personnel and readiness support contract.
Opinion
The troubling implications of the Biden administration's involvement in a single federal contract
The insertion of a labor harmony agreement into the Medicare Contact Center Operations recompete sets a dangerous precedent for federal contracts, writes attorney Daniel Abrahams.
Companies
Redwire to buy small satellite manufacturer
Hera Technologies is active in a project run by Space Force to demonstrate on-orbit servicing.
Contracts
DOD unveils proposed final rule for CMMC contracting
A phased rollout of the cybersecurity standard should begin in early 2025, with varying compliance levels and increased program office discretion.
Companies
Lockheed to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital
This represents the global defense giant's first move to buy a company it first backed through its venture capital arm.
Opinion