Are protesters getting smarter?

GAO's annual report shows protests increasing, but so is the rate of success, and that might mean that companies are finding substantive mistakes in government procurement decisions.

Who won December's biggest contracts?

Contract award activity picked up a bit during the last month of 2016. Who won the biggest contracts of December?

Sotera Defense Solutions nabs $9.8M software contract

Sotera Defense Solutions has won a $9.8 million contract to provide the Air Force with predictive analysis software prototype and report services.

2016 ends with flurry of contract awards

Here's a quick roundup of the major IT awards that came out during the holiday break.

Recent modernization awards underscore Octo's market strategy

Last month, Octo Consulting Group won two contracts totaling $16 million to support modernization programs, and the awards reinforce the company's desire to be a premier digital services firm that leads with its capabilities in the mid-market space.

Technica Corp. nabs $8M NetCents 2 task order for operations, security sustainment

Technica Corp. has won an $8 million task order to provide the Air Force with operations and security sustainment services.

Microsoft to provide software developers, product teams to DISA under $927M contract

Microsoft has won a $927 million contract to provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with Microsoft Enterprise Technical Support Services.

CACI to provide global logistics support services under $140M contract

CACI International has won a $140 million contract to provide global logistics support services to the United States Fleet Forces Command Naval Forces Logistics Support/Training Services program.

Engility awarded $46.3M systems engineering option

Engility Corp. has been awarded a $46.3 million option to support the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate.

CSRA prevails in fight for $744M Army contract

The Government Accountability Office has denied ManTech's protest, clearing the way for CSRA to take on a $744 million task order to support Army C4ISR systems.

Opinion

Is LPTA finally dead?

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act puts some serious limits on the use of LPTA and narrowly defines when it is should be used.

Air Force awards $800M NetCents 2 modification to small businesses

The Air Force is awarding an $800 million contract modification to 12 small businesses on the Network Centric Solutions-2 contract.

Engility to provide cyber services under $31M Air Force contract

Engility has won a $31 million contract to provide cybersecurity assessment, analysis and research for the Defense Technical Information Center at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

Azure Summit Technology scores $48.5M contract to support ISR sensor

Azure Summit Technology has won a $48.5 million contract with the Navy to support the Common Chassis Signals Intelligence sensor.

CenturyLink wins $11.4M contract to provide Senate with VoIP service

CenturyLink has won an $11.4 million contract to provide the U.S. Senate with a unified, communications-as-a-service platform for hosted voice-over-internet-protocol service.

Four win $48M contract to support Naval Research Lab

Four companies have won spots on a $48 million contract to support to provide engineering and technical support to the Naval Research Laboratory.

Boeing wins $82M contract for detection systems

Boeing has won an $82 million contract to provide 12 infrared search and track systems to the Navy.

President's signature reinstates GAO protest authority

President Obama signed HR 5995, giving the Government Accountability Office the authority once again to hear protests involving civilian task orders.

Battelle tapped for $9.5M nuclear weapon modeling contract

Battelle Memorial Institute has been picked by the Air Force to support efforts that monitor nuclear weapons.

Trace Systems wins $219M contract to set up commercial internet cafes

Trace Systems Inc. has won a $219 million contract to set up a recreational internet café for the Defense Information Systems Agency.