Companies

New finance chief, board changes highlight latest exec moves

Among the latest executive moves in the market are new chief financial officer at one of the defense market's blue chip players and changes at two companies' board of directors.

Contracts

General Dynamics loses $2.7B cloud contract protest

General Dynamics IT's fight for another shot at a $2.7 billion Homeland Security cloud computing contract falls short.

Opinion

How to help agencies fund critical IT modernization projects

Contractors have an important role to play in shaping proposals that go before the Technology Modernization Fund board. Here's what you need to do.

Companies

Anduril's market inroads pay off with a $1B counter-unmanned system win

Notable defense tech startup Anduril Industries records a franchise win through this $1 billion Special Operations Command contract for technologies to counter unmanned systems.

Companies

Lumen touts $1.2B Agriculture telecom win

Lumen Technologies' latest booking from the EIS contract vehicle for network modernization is a $1.2 billion task order from the Agriculture Department.

Contracts

NTT Data loses $117M incumbent contract

NTT Data's argument that it should have won the recompete for a $117 million border control and customs enforcement support contract has been rejected.

Opinion

Where project managers go wrong and what to do about it

Despite training and good intentions, project managers often make the same mistakes over and over again. Here are some things you can do to improve your PM's performance.

Opinion

Contractors wait for more clarification in wake of Supreme Court's vaccine mandate decision

Supreme Court vaccine mandate decision doesn't apply to requirements on government contractors but there are still plenty of gray areas.

Companies

NIST Seeks Members For New IoT Advisory Board

The inaugural board will advise the Internet of Things Working Group on federal policies that may influence IoT development and security.

Opinion

5 resolutions for your 2022 marketing plans

We have resolutions for 2022 but here is a reality check for your marketing plans and what will work and what won't this year and beyond.

Contracts

Energy Launches New Program To Overhaul the U.S. Electrical Grid

Pursuant to President Biden’s sustainable energy plans, the Department of Energy launched a new initiative to restore the country’s electrical grid through expanded access and more resilient systems.

Contracts

CGI to build data environment for Interior's energy royalties

CGI Federal will help the Interior Department apply a pair of cloud-based tools to distribute royalties for oil and gas wells on tribal lands.

Contracts

IRS plans new version of its $700M digital platform contract

The Integrated Enterprise Portal 2.0 procurement will cover some of the most widely used, public-facing IRS applications.

Opinion

Project Maven's accountability lessons

A new inspector general report finds some faults with how the Defense Department has managed its Project Maven initiative driven by artificial intelligence, but the lessons apply beyond one program.

Companies

CACI secures $514M Army contract for fiber-based high-speed communications

CACI International confirms its win of a $514 million task order to help the Army modernize outside plant infrastructure and facilities so they can have more fiber optic cables for communications.

Contracts

PAE loses last shot at FBI background system

The third time wasn't a charm for PAE as it loses a bid protest over a contract to run an FBI system used for background investigations.

Contracts

M&A concerns nix $280M contract award

The Government Accountability Office told the Air Force it needs to analyze the impact of Amentum's acquisition of DynCorp International before awarding a $280 million task order.

Contracts

Army Intel Division Plans Wide-Reaching IT Overhaul

The Intelligence and Security Command unit published a solicitation looking for a contractor to modernize its IT infrastructure, focusing on secure network and automation capabilities.

Contracts

New CMMC training to align with certification changes

Look for trainers working on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program to realign their efforts to support recent changes to the certification process in 2022.

Contracts

Leidos fighting for second chance at $4.5B NGA cloud contract

Leidos has filed a protest to challenge General Dynamics IT's win of a $4.5 billion cloud services contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.