HUD taps four to update securities program

Four companies have won spots on a $127 million HUD blanket purchase agreement to help Ginnie Mae modernize the systems and processes it uses to sell debt.

Pricing lessons from NTT Data's failed FEMA bid protest

NTT Data lost its protest of a $158 million FEMA award to BAE, but this ruling gives insights into how agencies evaluate pricing and why it's important to look how the process is described in solicitations.

AECOM adds $192M Army contract as government biz sale nears

AECOM's government services arm secures a $192 million Army network logistics contract as that business prepares to be acquired.

Sevatec part of $265M DHS modernization BPA

Sevatec's strategy nets another major win as the company focuses on adding new customers.

GAO pushes back on SBA interpretation of novation rules

GAO says SBA incorrectly interpreted its own rules when it allowed a Phase III SBIR grant to go to American Systems Corp. There are possible implications to mergers and acquisitions across the market.

Army awards $5B comms system support recompete

The Army makes almost two dozen awards on its $5.1 billion global communications network support contract.

Small biz JV books $388M State Department contract

A joint venture of two small businesses secures a $389 million visa support contract with the State Department.

DOD asks appeals court to end Oracle's JEDI fight

Amazon's court battle over its loss of the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract looms but still ongoing is Oracle's own legal fight, which the Defense Department is asking a federal judge to end.

Big names miss out on $4.5B Justice contract, protests follow

Several incumbents did not make the cut for the Justice Department's $4.5 billion ITSS-5 contract and some have filed protests to complain.

Jacobs JV fights for lost Arctic research contract

A Jacobs-led joint venture is pushing back after it lost a $260.7 million arctic research contract to Battelle.

SAIC moves to production on missile encryption solution

SAIC has won a production contract for encryption devices that protect access to ballistic missile sites.

Perspecta's civilian reboot scores $810M State Department IT win

Perspecta has outlined its plan to get the civilian business going again and that has led to a new $810 million State Department IT services win.

Leidos' $728M Air Force cloud bid nixed by subcontractor OCI

Leidos was knocked out of the competition for a $728.2 million Air Force cloud migration contract after the government ruled one of the company's subcontractors had an unmitigated organizational conflict of interest.

Air Force makes 20 awards for troubled $13.4B small business contract

The Air Force makes 20 awards under its $13.4 billion SBEAS contract within two days of the final resolutions of pre-award protests.

Best-value battle comes down to price

By Light submitted a fine technical proposal, but so did its competitor. To pick a winner, DISA had no choice but look at price.

SAIC takes large cloud contract away from Leidos

After a protest fight, SAIC can now officially claim a $728.2 million Air Force cloud contract win as a takeaway from its one-time parent Leidos.

Unisys objects to CFPB cloud award

Unisys pushes back against a competitor's win of a cloud services contract to support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

What Palantir's latest win says about the competitive landscape

Palantir has captured a large Army contract to supply a single dashboard for human resource and supply chain functions. The win also says a lot about where the company sits in the competitive landscape.

DOD wants more transparency in AWS protest

Amazon Web Services' lawsuit over the JEDI cloud contract has much that cannot be seen yet but lawyers for the government are arguing that more should be released.

Leidos keeps $6.5B DISA info grid contract

Leidos clears its second major recompete hurdle in as many weeks by capturing the contract to help DISA run a large global information network.