Three companies win $960M contract to support geospatial intelligence

Three companies have won spots on a $960 million IDIQ contract to support the Air Force’s Advanced Technical Exploitation Program II (ATEPS II).

PSC appoints NAVSEA director as head of defense, intell council

The Professional Services Council has appointed senior NAVSEA procurement executive Jerry Punderson to lead the organization’s Defense and Intelligence Council.

SAIC to support fleet readiness centers under potentially $240M contract

SAIC has won a $240 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide the Navy’s fleet readiness centers with supply chain management and logistics support.

MacAulay-Brown CIO becomes chief administrative officer

MacAulay-Brown has named Mia Kerivan-O’Malley senior vice president and chief administrative officer.

Northrop Grumman wins $53.7M contract to support CMS enrollment, billing systems

Northrop Grumman wins $53.7 million contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to modernize the agency’s enrollment and billing systems.

Lessons from E&Y's bid protest win over IBM, PwC

IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers may have had stronger proposals for an Army audit-readiness contact, but Ernst & Young was good enough and a whole lot cheaper.

Unisys to optimize Army help desk support under $93M contract

Unisys Corp. has won a $93 million contract to provide the Army with enterprise service desk services.

Thunder Cat Technology wins $16.2M contract for servers, storage

Thunder Cat Technology has won a $16.2 million contract to provide servers and storage to the Defense Logistics Agency.

Northrop Grumman names new VP of legislative affairs in C4I unit

Northrop Grumman has named Tom McLemore vice president of legislative affairs for Cybersecurity, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence.

Are you watching these 17 companies?

FCW's annual hot companies to watch list is chock full of commercial technology companies making moves into the government market.

Opinion

The original value proposition

The term 'value proposition' gets used a lot these days, but marketing and business development expert Bob Davis takes us through the term's origins and explains the power behind the original value proposition.

CSC battles for lost IRS contract

Computer Sciences Corp.'s fight for an IRS contract - a contract it has now lost twice - is more than just a company battling to keep a piece of business; it's another sign of how the government has moved away from large, single-award IT projects.

Northrop Grumman to support Global Hawk UAV under $306.1M contract

Northrop Grumman has won a $306.1 million sole source contract to provide logistics to the Air Force in support of the Global Hawk UAV.

ICF nabs $25M program management contract with PBGC

ICF International has won a $25 million task order to support the IT office of the Pension Benefit Guartanty Corporation.

TRANSCOM awards two contracts for professional services, technical support

The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded Harris IT Services and Agile Defense contracts for professional and technical services support.

Paragon Technology Group wins $10.7M program management contract

Paragon Technology Group has won a $10.7 million option to provide program management to the U.S. Transportation Command.

MicroTech wins $31.5M Coast Guard BPA for computer system design

MicroTech has won a $31.5 million blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to provide computer system design services.

NASA names 43 SEWP V winners

NASA has named the 43 winners of its $20 billion SEWP V contract for hardware, software and related services, with more awards to come.

Pace picks up for year-end contract awards

The trend line is up for contract awards at the end of the fiscal year, and we have the numbers to prove it.

Leidos wins $19M Air Force contract to find the best sensor technologies

Leidos has won a $19 million contract to help the Air Force determine which sensor technology concepts offer the best performance in realistic missions.