Dynetics takes next phase of DARPA's 'Gremlins' drone program

Dynetics has bested General Atomics to win phase three of DARPA's "Gremlins" program to build a drone that can take off and return to a C-130 in flight.

Army adds more time to ITES-2S to mitigate delays to version 3

The $20 billion ITES-2S vehicle has been extended by another two years as the Army works through the delays caused by a series of pre-award protests.

Lockheed, SAS join forces to bring next-gen analytics to F-35 sustainment

Lockheed Martin and SAS announced a collaboration to bring next generation analytics to the sustainment of the F-35 and other Lockheed aircraft.

Mercury the latest contractor to face activist investor

Mercury Systems is facing scrutiny from an activist investor that also put Kratos under the microscope earlier this year. What happens when companies face this pressure?

Deloitte wins $800M Air Force audit readiness job

Deloitte wins an $800 million contract to help the Air Force produce financial statements in order to prepare the service branch for an audit as the Defense Department moves forward on an agency-wide audit.

Hawkeye 360 adds Robert Work, John Mulholland to advisory board

Data analytics outfit HawkEye 360 adds former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work and retired Army Lt. Gen. John Mulholland to the board of advisers.

Delta Resources books $105M Navy warfare systems order

Delta Resources takes in a $105 million task order to help the Navy design, deploy and integrate warfare =systems onto vessels and other platforms.

Protests hold up $13B Air Force small biz contract

A $13 billion Air Force small business contract continues to be plagued by bid protests even before awards have been made.

Second draft RFP for DOD's JEDI cloud reveals few changes

The Defense Department is staying on course for a single winner of its multi-billion dollar JEDI cloud procurement based on the second draft solicitation.

DISA awards $592M computer chip services contract

The Defense Information Services Agency awards a $592 million contract for processor capacity services related to computer chips.

General Dynamics gets $144M to continue battlefield IT system work

General Dynamics has received a new $144 million Air Force contract to continue the operation and maintenance of an IT system used in the battlefield.

Polaris Alpha continues buying run in Fourth Dimension deal

Polaris Alpha extends its profile as an active acquirer through its latest purchase of cyber and hardware services outfit Fourth Dimension Engineering.

PlanetRisk wants back in on NGA logistics contract

PlanetRisk has filed a protest after being removed from consideration of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract for global logistics support.

DOJ moves on small business awards for $1.4B IT services contract

The Justice Department moves closer to final awards on the small business piece of a $1.4 billion follow-on IT support services contract.

Amazon's rare protest dismissed after typo revealed

GAO has dismissed a protest by Amazon Web Services after learning that a typo in an Army sources sought notice made it seem a solicitation specifying Google products had been released.

IBM loses Accenture protest but investigation still looms

IBM lost its protest of the TSA "Secure Flight" contract won by Accenture. But TSA is continuing to investigate allegations of a Procurement Integrity Act violation.

Air Force awards 5 small firms $950M agile cyber R&D contract

The Air Force picks five small businesses for a $950 million contract to carry out agile research-and-development work in cybersecurity.

How Trump's tweets could lay groundwork for Amazon DOD cloud protest

Trump's hatred of Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos could be used for grounds of a bid protest if Amazon Web Services were to ultimately lose the competition for DOD's massive JEDI contract.

How the SOSi-STG deal came to be

SEC filings provide a look at how SOS International came to make its $83 million deal for STG.

Army awards $248M unmanned aircraft contract to 7 firms

The Army awards seven companies positions on a potential five-year, $248.5 million contract to supply unmanned aircraft systems.