Northrop Grumman wins $5M contract for polar ice breakers

Northrop Grumman has won a five-year, $5 million contract to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with navigation systems and software to support polar ice breakers.

Serco names Dan Allen U.S. CEO; Ed Casey goes global

Serco Group PLC is launching a global transformation campaign and has tapped Serco Inc. CEO Ed Casey to lead the multi-year effort. His replacement in the U.S. is Former CACI CEO Dan Allen. Casey talks strategy and about Allen's hiring in an interview with Editor Nick Wakeman.

Northrop Grumman wins $34.5 million contract to upgrade E-2C Hawkeye

Northrop Grumman has won a $34.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy to modify the French Navy’s E-2C Hawkeye Fleet.

L-3 nabs $30M contract to provide Korea with Scarab systems

L-3 Communications has won a $30 million contract to provide Korea with Ground Laser Target Designators.

Lockheed Martin releases teaming info under $4.1B Army contract

Lockheed Martin has released its teaming information under the $4.1 billion contract that it won with the U.S. Army in late September.

Government strife demands that contractors be proactive

As program managers and contracting officers clash inside government, contractors need to be proactive in managing their customer's expectations and understanding the requirements that come with a contract award. Do you know the two most critical questions to ask?

Opinion

2013: The RFP rally that didn't happen

The first half of fiscal 2013 started with delays and uncertainty that slowed the release of new solicitations. The hoped for comeback for RFPs in the second half of the year never materialized. Bob Lohfeld explains why.

Data shows fourth quarter surge of contract spending

Fiscal 2013 was a roller coaster ride full of highs and lows, but the fourth quarter may have been a record breaker as contract spending surged to a five-year high.

Big Blue files to stop court's ruling over CIA contract

IBM is trying to ensure that Amazon Web Services' latest triumph in the battle to build the CIA's cloud computing infrastructure is short-lived.

Engineering Services Network nabs $2.4M order to relocate Navy cyber team

Engineering Services Network Inc. has won a $2.4 million task order with the U.S. Navy to install, test and transition C5I systems.

CGI catching heat for health exchange glitches

CGI Federal is finding itself in the spotlight because of the rough start of the health insurance exchanges that are at the heart of the Affordable Care Act.

FedCentric Technologies wins $16.7M contract to support USPS supercomputers

FedCentric Technologies has won a five-year, $16.7 million contract to expand the U.S. Postal Service’s high-density supercomputing capabilities to improve efficiency and competitiveness, according to FCW.

Three win $67.2M contract to support FirstNet telecommunication project

Three contractors have won a $67.2 million blanket purchase agreement with the Commerce Department to support the First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, a nationwide network for emergency responders.

GD wins $25M order for air traffic control radios

General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a $25 million order to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with air traffic control radios, related accessories and training materials.

Amazon wins case versus IBM

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has ruled in favor of Amazon and against IBM in the battle for a $600 million CIA cloud computing contract.

Visual Connections wins $5.5M contract to support CMS system

Visual Connections LLC has won a $5.5 million contract to provide a variety of IT services to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Amazon-IBM court battle set to begin

Oral arguments are about to begin in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims as Amazon fights a GAO decision to uphold an IBM protest of a $600 million CIA cloud contract that went to Amazon.

Allen-Vanguard captures pair of foreign military training contracts

Allen-Vanguard International was tapped by the U.S. Navy to help the Polish Armed Forces and the Azerbaijan Navy train its personnel in bomb disposal techniques.

Who won September's biggest contracts?

Weighing in at 67 contract awards, September sticks with tradition and records the most contract awards of the year. Who landed in the top 10?

Big contract awards make easy protest targets

Fiscal 2013 closed with a flurry of contract awards, and some of those will be easy 'pickins for those looking to file bid protests once the government reopens.