Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Inside Telos' path to its IPO and what's next
For this episode of Project 38, Telos CEO John Wood takes Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers inside the five-decade-old firm’s initial public offering and why that path makes sense for them.
Biden's equity review will likely touch small business contracts
President Biden has ordered a review of barriers seen as stopping underserved communities from participating in government programs including contracts.
Biden creates governmentwide 'equity agenda'
The OMB director and the head of the Domestic Policy Council will play key roles in implementing the objectives of a new executive order, which eliminates a Trump-era purge of diversity training materials and includes the creation of a new data working group .
White House names GSA senior leaders
The Biden-Harris administration tapped former officials to senior slots at the General Services Administration, but the nomination of an administrator is still to come.
Northrop wins $3.6B Air Force battlefield comms contract
Northrop Grumman has won a $3.6 billion Air Force contract to build out the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node system to improve the warfighter's situational awareness.
Verizon protests lost Coast Guard task order
Verizon's protest of a task order that went to AT&T is just the latest protest involving the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle and indicates competition is alive and well for work through that next-gen telecommunications vehicle.
New Senate Armed Services chair takes his seat
With Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) as the new chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democrats will set the tone on defense policy and budgets.
The Biden administration and GovCon's leadership opportunity
As the Biden administration takes shape, the new president has called for unity and government contracting firms and the executives that lead them have an opportunity to set a positive example for both industry and country.
GSA drops most drones from multiple award schedules
To crack down on security risks from unmanned aerial systems, the General Services Administration said its multiple awards schedules will only offer small drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS Program.
ASRC retains $212M NASA research contract
ASRC Federal keeps a $212 million NASA contract to support research efforts across multiple directorates.
Biden floats $9B boost to tech modernization fund
The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.
Deadline fast approaching for $3.4B DHS cloud contract
The Homeland Security Department has unveiled the final solicitation for its $3.4 billion cloud migration contract and deadline number one is just days away.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: How a new 'More's Law' drives today's market
In this episode of Project 38, Smartronix CEO Peter LaMontagne explains to Editor Nick Wakeman a new concept called “More’s Law” that sees agencies demand more data, more often, from more sources, in more formats and with more self-service tools to drive insights.
Years of effort and investment lead to NCI's biggest win
NCI Information Systems spent several years building towards its biggest-ever contract win at $807 million. Now it will deliver artificial intelligence and machine learning to the General Services Administration for that agency to transform its IT infrastructure.
Lumen again objects to AT&T's DHS data services win
The Homeland Security Department's effort to move data services from several old contracts to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle continues to draw objections from disappointed bidders.
Boeing's Insitu subsidiary pays $25M to settle False Claims charges
An unmanned aerial vehicle business of Boeing has paid the government $25 million to settle charges that it passed off used parts as new ones in contracts with the Navy and Special Operations Command.
DOD does away with diversity training modification for contractors
The Pentagon eliminated a class deviation that implemented the president's executive order purging diversity training across federal grants and contracts.
GovCon political action committees join others in pausing contributions
Leidos, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies are among companies who are pausing contributions by their political action committees in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot.
DISA taking over DOD cloud implementation
The Defense Department's cloud office is moving to the Defense Information Systems Agency later this month in a move that consolidates DOD's cloud strategy.
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