Former CSRA CEO: Amazon's CIA win changed the market and JEDI could too

Amazon's CIA cloud contract win five years ago “absolutely, fundamentally changed the marketplace" in former CSRA CEO Larry Prior's eyes. And DOD's big-ticket JEDI cloud is poised to be another catalyst.

Opinion

Conditions ripe for more deals in the federal market

From growing budgets to willing sellers to rising prices, conditions are ripe for more M&A activity in the federal market.

SAIC touts $255M space win but says little else

SAIC scores a $255 million contract for services to support space activities in the U.S. but won't say who it's with.

BAE building AI into new cyber tool

BAE Systems is developing a cybersecurity tool with AI capabilities as a cornerstone to more quickly thwart emerging threats.

Maximus might lose $100M contract because of conflict of interest

Maximus is at risk of losing a $105 million CMS contract now that GAO has ruled that a potential conflict of interest was inadequately considered before an award was made.

Boeing furthers small sat push with acquisition

Boeing becomes the latest defense company to ramp up investments in the small satellite market through its acquisition of manufacturer Millennium Space Systems.

Boeing elevates exec to autonomous lead

Boeing named a new autonomous portfolio lead as the executive formerly in charge of that piece takes on a new role to lead the integration of Embraer’s engineering operations.

CACI's deal with GD adds more Navy work

CACI International bought a General Dynamics business unit to position the company for more Navy work as it expands the fleet to 355 ships.

AECOM fights for lost $600M NASA contract

AECOM has filed a protest to try and hang onto a $600 million NASA contract won by a competitor.

Opinion

Do you know who to invest your BD dollars in?

Everyone in a company plays a business development role, but it is still critical to have a plan on how to develop and refine their BD skills.

How Perspecta plans to fend off rivals and keep big NGEN contract

Perspecta is two months old as a public company and is preparing for the fight to keep the massive Navy NGEN IT contract away from its rivals.

Cornerstone Defense adds former ManTech exec Varner to board

Cornerstone Defense appoints industry veteran Bill Varner to its board of directors eight months after he retired from ManTech International.

DISA asking if HUBzone firms could take over network monitoring duties

The Defense Information Systems Agency has kicked off the recompete process for "Acropolis," a system that monitors traffic on secure and unclassified networks. And a question DISA is asking prospective bidders might pose a challenge to the incumbent contractor.

BAE lines up more commercial partners for cloud push

BAE Systems' U.S. arm adds commercial IT outfits Splunk and Flexera to the defense company's partnership ranks on the heels of its Dell EMC pact.

DOD issues second award batch for $28B R&D vehicle

The Defense Department makes a second round of awards against a potential nine-year, $28 billion technology R&D contract vehicle.

Debriefing survey ends this week, last chance to share your thoughts

The research phase of our next WT Insider Report will close this Friday. So don't miss the chance to share your thoughts on debriefings and bid protests.

Army gets GAO's OK to rework contract after award

The Army was within its rights to cancel a contract award and reopen the competition when it discovered a mistake in the winning bid, GAO recently ruled.

DARPA selects 7 for $850M 'TASS' services contract

DARPA chooses seven companies for its $850 million "TASS" professional, scientific and technical services contract.

Small firm keeps $385M combatant command IT contract

A small business incumbent keeps its $385 million DISA contract to support a mission partner IT environment used by combatant commands.

IAP hires former STG CFO Cosgrove

IAP brings on former STG Chief Financial Officer Charles "Chuck" Cosgrove to the same role.