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.

Deloitte names Prabhakar civilian practice head

Deloitte appoints two-decade consulting veteran Kavitha Prabhakar to lead the firm's civilian government practice.

Industry hails signing of 2019 NDAA

President Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act on Monday. And it comes with several provisions popular with the contracting community.

How Alion's MacB deal fits into the notion of scale

The initial analyst verdict on Alion Science and Technology's deal for MacAulay-Brown says the goal of more scale is met. What else does it mean?

Small biz captures $435M DTRA IT contract

Small business TekSynap takes a $435 million contract for IT services to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as the large business solicitation is pending.

Navy picks seven for info ops, oceanography contract

The Navy chooses seven firms for contracts to develop software for the branch’s information operations, meteorology and oceanography systems.

LGS touts success in talent battle

Competition in the federal technology market for talent has never been hotter and here's how LGS Innovations is finding its way through that.

SAIC keeps $861M Navy 'C4ISR' system contract

Science Applications International Corp. wins a recompeted $861.1 million Navy "C4ISR" system production and delivery contract.

GAO sides with incumbent in pricing dispute

ENSCO has fought off a challenger to get another shot at keeping an incumbent contract to help assess nuclear weapon systems.

Cyber firm Vericlave names BAE, L3 vet Bagnal COO

Cybersecurity product maker Vericlave appoints BAE Systems and L3 Technologies veteran Joel Bagnal as president and COO.

NASA taps JV for $608M Kennedy Space Center services contract

A joint venture of PAE and a company acquired by KBR wins a $608.7 million contract to help operate and maintain equipment facilities at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Novetta adds former CSRA CEO Larry Prior to board

Analytics company Novetta appoints former CSRA CEO Larry Prior to the board of directors.