DISA opens $17.5B Encore III IT services for business

The bid protests are behind it and now DISA can start marketing the $17.5 billion Encore III vehicle for enterprise IT services.

Best deals of 2018 already happening

2017 saw a large uptick in mergers and acquisitions and so far it doesn't look like there will be any slow down in 2018 with several major deals already announced.

CACI makes $7.2B bid for CSRA in effort to top General Dynamics' offer

CACI International is making a new $7.2 billion offer for CSRA in hopes that it can top General Dynamics' bid for the government IT contractor.

Who made the year's best deals?

We tracked 103 mergers and acquisitions during 2017. Here are our picks for the best deals including the best dealmaker, newcomer and merger of equals.

Lockheed snatches $3.5B Army training device recompete

Lockheed Martin scores a $3.5 billion recompete contract win to supply training aids, devices and simulation tools for the Army.

Alion books $73M Navy unmanned tech prototype contract

Alion Science and Technology receives a $73 million contract to help the Navy develop prototype technologies for use on unmanned platforms.

General Dynamics clears antitrust hurdle for CSRA deal

General Dynamics' pending buy of CSRA can move forward after the mandated federal antitrust review waiting period ends.

Leidos wins $472M VA IT modernization job

Leidos takes a $472 million task order to help Veterans Affairs in its IT modernization efforts through work on data centers and cloud services.

Boeing's VC arm makes new autonomous tech investment

Boeing’s venture capital arm invests in an unmanned aircraft radar developer to further integrate autonomous vehicles safely into civilian airspace.

4 firms tapped by GSA to launch modernization centers of excellence

Four companies have been picked by the General Services Administration to help establish best practices for IT modernization efforts.

NTT Data battles on for $208M Education IT contract

NTT Data has filed another bid protest after losing a $208 million incumbent contract to CSRA, claiming there are still conflict of interest issues to resolve.

Harris, LGS to share in $334M NOAA anti-interference tech contract

Harris Corp. and LGS Innovations will share in a $334.7 million contract to build interference monitoring technologies for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

Carahsoft signs partner agreements to expand IT modernization efforts

Carahsoft signed a pair of alliances last month that extend its capabilities to provide products and services geared to IT modernization efforts.

Microsoft withdraws Transcom cloud protest: but what's next?

Microsoft has withdrawn its protest of a sole-source contract intended for Amazon Web Services, saying issues were resolved to its satisfaction. But what does that mean?

Former AF Secretary James joins TeraThink board

Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James joins the board of directors at federal IT and management consulting firm TeraThink.

Raytheon adds Honeywell vet Brown to board

Raytheon adds former Honeywell International executive and almost 34-year business veteran Adriane Brown to the contractor's board.

LinQuest wins $99M DOD navigation warfare center contract

LinQuest wins a, $99.2 million contract to support a Defense Department-run center used for navigation warfare functions.

Palantir, Raytheon to battle under $876M Army DCGS-A contract

After several legal fights, Palantir has won a shot to compete against Raytheon to help field the Army's next iteration of the Distributed Common Ground System - Army.

ManTech's Dan Keefe to retire

ManTech International group president Dan Keefe will retire from the company.

Three chosen for $281M DOD readiness reporting system support contract

Three companies take spots on a $281.7 million contract vehicle to help the Defense Department operate its readiness reporting system.