Booz Allen takes DOD ID refresh contract

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a $36.7 million contract to refresh technology for the Defense Department’s Identity Dominance System.

CACI buying LGS Innovations in $1B pair of deals

CACI International has made a pair of deals worth nearly $1 billion, including $750 million for LGS Innovations, to add more capabilities around intelligence products and solutions.

Shutdown lingers in the background for defense contractors

The word "shutdown" wasn't said during General Dynamics' fourth quarter earnings call, but it still lingers in the background for GD and other large defense contractors.

Mercury makes eighth M&A deal in three years

Mercury Systems continues to push for growth in the mission computing and processing technology markets with its eighth acquisition in three years.

Podcasts

Project 38: SAIC's Tony Moraco on the importance of the Engility acquisition

Listen to our interview with SAIC CEO Tony Moraco as he shares how buying Engility accelerates SAIC's growth strategy.

CMS makes awards on $25B care quality improvement IDIQ

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes awards on a $25 billion IDIQ vehicle that sought industry support for overall health care quality improvement efforts.

SeKON expands DHA support contract

SeKON Enterprise receives a $32.7 million contract modification to provide engineering, cybersecurity and configuration management support services for the organization overseeing DOD's electronic health record program.

Court nixes Oracle request for more JEDI documents

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has denied Oracle's request to get more documents from the Defense Department that relate to the JEDI procurement.

Lockheed cautiously shakes off shutdown impact

Lockheed Martin, the largest defense contractor in the United States, was relatively unscathed by the partial government shutdown. But a future shutdown is a risk factor for them moving forward.

NOAA moves closer to wrapping up $3B 'ProTech' services awards

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is open for business again after being shut down and has moved closer to wrapping up awards on its $3 billion professional services contract.

Harris explores sale of night vision business

Harris Corp. is looking at a sale of its night vision business as a pre-condition of its megamerger with L3 Technologies.

ManTech faces recompete of $300M TSA IT contract

The Transportation Security Administration is starting to recompete a nearly $300 million contract ManTech International has held for 13 years.

As shuttered agencies reopen, patience and empathy are virtues

Agencies closed for five weeks during the partial shutdown are opening for business again. Expert advice to contractors: Be patient and have empathy. Plus follow directions.

FLIR's UAS acquisition continues strong interest in market

FLIR Systems has made a deal to move more directly into unmanned systems as interest in this market continues to be strong.

SAIC adds former Army acquisition exec Wiltsie

Science Applications International Corp. hires former Army acquisition executive Douglas Wiltsie.

ECS makes deal as it chases $1B revenue mark

In buying DHA Group, ECS Federal continues its quest toward $1 billion in annual revenue by looking for growth organically and through acquisitions.

Shutdown recovery will take months or longer

The partial government shutdown lasted for weeks but the road to recovery will likely be measured in months or longer, according to government contractors responding to our shutdown survey.

Pentagon review of possible Amazon-JEDI conflict just routine

There has been some reporting that the Defense Department has "admitted' it is reviewing a possible conflict of interest involving Amazon Web Services and the JEDI cloud contract. But the reality is a little more mundane.

Government's reputation as a reliable partner gets battered by the shutdown

An underlying notion of the government market has long been its stability and reliability. But even if it's over for now, this shutdown brings that notion into some question.

Window closes on bids for Navy NGEN recompetes

Proposals should now be in for the Navy's almost $3.4 billion recompete of its Next Generation Enterprise Network contract, one of the year's largest defense IT competitions.