Northrop's growth set up for 2021 but things get somewhat murky after that

Northrop Grumman's backlog of contracts sets up the defense giant for continued growth in 2021. Some factors in the company's control and some not will determine what 2022 and future years look like for the company.

  • By Ross Wilkers

How a logo change can mean so much more

MCR has revamped its logo, a change the company sees as reflecting its two-year transformation and path forward in the market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Labor issues call for data on anti-bias training

As required by President Trump's executive order, the Labor Department puts out a request for contractors to submit data on any anti-bias training they provide employees.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Space becomes a new front in the 'Cloud Wars'

Microsoft is taking its flagship Azure offering further into a space sector that their direct competitor Amazon Web Services also has made a priority. It was all inevitable as the so-called Cloud Wars add another front.

  • By Ross Wilkers

One big question: how does everyone return to the office?

The IBM Center for the Business of Government has leveraged a series of commentaries it wrote for Washington Technology into a new report exploring how the sudden rush to telework is reshaping the workplace.

  • By Nick Wakeman

With Riptide assist, BAE moves up in underwater vehicle size

More than one year on from its Riptide acquisition, BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary has moved up from providing just small unmanned underwater vehicles to adding a medium class vehicle.

  • By Ross Wilkers

FEMA win another sign Dovel's Ace Info deal is paying off

Through its subsidiary Ace Info Solutions, Dovel Technologies can claim a $135 million contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency that helps show the acquisition is giving rewards.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Acquisitions and '5G.mil' on the mind of Lockheed's CEO

Lockheed Martin bought a hypersonics business as its new CEO started his fifth month on the job and it sounds like more deals also might come as the company puts a focus on making the "5G.mil" concept a reality.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Latest OASIS on-ramp awards draw protests

Two companies so far have objected to them being left out of the on-ramp awards for the $50 billion OASIS professional services contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Enlightenment Capital's advisory board adds former LGS CEO

Government market investment firm Enlightenment Capital's advisory board adds a new member in LGS Innovations' former CEO.

  • By Ross Wilkers

What investors may want to know in this next GovCon earnings sprint

Round three of quarterly GovCon financial reports during the coronavirus pandemic is here and three big items could be on the agenda for the public companies reporting in the coming weeks.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Special Operations Command chooses trio for $780M contract

Three small businesses have won spots on a $780 million contract to support the U.S. Special Operations Command with equipment and related technology services.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Podcasts

PROJECT 38: What fiscal 2020 spending tells us about the market

With fiscal 2020 just wrapped up, Bloomberg Government's senior defense analyst Rob Levinson and WT senior staff writer Ross Wilkers take the opportunity to look back at those 12 months and they look ahead at what might happen next, particularly with how civilian agencies have stepped up their spending.

Deloitte, Guidehouse push back on lost $350M TSA contract

Grant Thornton won a $350 million strategic planning and logistics contract with the Transportation Security Agency, then losing bidders Guidehouse and Deloitte raised their objections.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Private equity firm backs federal health IT outfit

A New York City-based private equity firm enters the federal health IT market through an investment in GovernmentCIO.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Who were 2020's top Industry Innovators?

We are glad to announce the winners of the 2020 Industry Innovator Award winners in recognition of the creativity and imagination that government contractors apply to serve their government customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

How LMI's new CEO learned about their culture (from a distance)

The entire interview process for new LMI CEO Doug Wagoner was virtual and that is also how he is learning about the company's culture. Preserving that culture in a COVID world is top of mind for Wagoner and here is a glimpse at the company's efforts.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Labor launches bias hotline ahead of interim rule

The Labor Department hasn't waited for an interim rule to enforce President Trump's anti-bias and discrimination training executive order. A hotline email is now live to gather complaints.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Why is GovCon so slow to challenge Trump's anti-bias order?

It's been several weeks since President Trump issued his executive order banning certain training around racial diversity and inclusion. Yet much of the GovCon industry remains largely silent on what the order means and what they think.

  • By Nick Wakeman

LMI's new CEO charges ahead with board's blueprint for growth

LMI's board of directors put in place a five-year strategy with the idea that whomever became the next CEO would carry that blueprint out as is. Doug Wagoner explains to us both the strategy itself and why he is not looking to put his own stamp on what the board came up with.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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