Companies

Lockheed pitches pilot-optional F-35

The company is hoping the Pentagon will buy into plans to “supercharge” the F-35.

Contracts

Air Force opens proposal window for $485M cyber training contract

Work will support a squadron charged with providing initial and advanced information operations and cyber training across the Air Force.

Contracts

Incumbent SAIC fights exclusion from $972M Air Force contract

The company is taking issue with its removal from the competitive range for this modeling and simulation support award.

Contracts

Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract

Among other areas, the service branch's scientific research-and-development arm is pushing to help intelligence agencies adopt new sensors and collaborate more with mission partners.

Contracts

Air Force Research Lab seeks support for IT modernization initiatives

The agency wants to hire a small business that can support research operations with artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and cloud migration services.

Contracts

Booz Allen wins $743M cloud app modernization job

For this portion of its Cloud One Next program, the Air Force seeks help in analyzing what applications should move to a cloud environment and how to do so.

Contracts

Air Force seeks innovation around geospatial intelligence

The service branch renews its call for white papers to improve planning and decision-making by using advanced imagery analysis.

Contracts

GAO tells Air Force to re-evaluate $121.4M Trace Systems contract

The watchdog agency sends this communications support award back to the Air Force for a redo.

Contracts

Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract

Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.

Contracts

Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network

The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.

Companies

Serco to acquire Northrop’s training business for $327M

Tom Watson, chief executive of Serco Inc., describes to us the company's strategy to further expand its military training capabilities and space work through the transaction.

Contracts

Air Force challenges GAO after $300M satellite contract protest

The service branch wants a reconsideration after the Government Accountability Office sided with ATP Gov over certification requirements for portable satellite terminals.

Contracts

Air Force reboots $12B systems integration contract

BAE Systems and Guidehouse have waged a back-and-forth battle for the 18-year contract. but now the Air Force is starting over with a new sources sought notice.

Contracts

Air Force awards global transport platform-as-a-service contract

The mystery winner of this classified contract will provide forward-deployed personnel with secure access to multiple networks and communication channels.

Contracts

SAIC did not bid for $1.6B Air Force cloud reseller contract

Science Applications International Corp. is pursuing the Cloud One Next program's modernization track, not the one won by Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary.

Contracts

Question answered: Accenture Federal wins Air Force Cloud One Next contract

The window is open for the lone other bidder to file a protest over the five-year, $1.6 billion award.

Contracts

Accenture captures $1.6B Air Force cloud contract

The company will act as a reseller for cloud offerings and provide enterprise-scale software management services.

Contracts

First protest hits $12.5B Air Force network infrastructure contract

Company challenges the evaluation of its proposal which was deemed technically unacceptable.

Contracts

Air Force reveals first cut of $750M CENTCOM HQ support contract

The service branch is particularly interested in hearing from two categories of small businesses for this opportunity to support senior leaders at Central Command's headquarters location.