Pentagon eases COVID restrictions, allows 90% occupancy

The Pentagon is one step closer to returning to “normal” as it moved last Friday to allow up to 90% of personnel in the office. Social distancing and face covering requirements remain in place.

Northrop, NASA finalize $935M moon orbiter contract

Northrop Grumman will continue development of a space station to circle the moon and support landings, as well as provide the infrastructure for deep space science.

Pre-award protests bring some trouble to CIO-SP4

The highly-anticipated solicitation for the potential $50 billion governmentwide CIO-SP4 IT services contract hits a snag with six pre-award protests and one common thread between them.

Maximus' deals set the stage for more growth

Maximus has steadily climbed the Top 100 by making blockbuster acquisitions. For 2021 alone, it has two major deals and a new federal leader that have the firm poised for more growth.

Top 100 execs share insights on key tech trends

Customers want to move faster and Top 100 companies are investing in ways to bring leading-edge technologies to the market that can address the need for speed, plus enhance security and capabilities.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside Leidos' culture of change

On the cusp of his retirement, Leidos Chief Financial Officer James Reagan speaks with Editor Nick Wakeman about how the No. 1 company on the 20201 Top 100 embraces change as a critical part of its cultural and success.

SAIC's deal for Unisys Federal pays dividends for growth

Leaping to No. 5 on the 2021 Top 100, Science Applications International Corp. leaned on Unisys Federal to achieve growth growth and two other recent deals set the stage for more opportunities ahead.

Opinion

Here's what you need to know when the customer asks you to write the work statement

When your customer issues a statement of objectives instead of a performance work statement, it falls to you to write that PWS. Here's what you need to know to make the most of that opportunity.

Air Force asks for reconsideration of $4B protest that went against them

The Air Force has asked the Government Accountability Office to rethink a decision to sustain a protest filed by ManTech International involving a highly classified, $4 billion contract.

Oracle, Mythics win second shot at ICE cloud infrastructure competition

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will start over on acquiring cloud infrastructure services after protests complained the agency was wrong to specify it wanted the Amazon and Microsoft offerings.

Deadline extended for Industry Innovator Awards

We've extended the deadline until July 16 for our annual Industry Innovator Awards program, so get your nominations ready and celebrate the innovation you have delivered to your customers.

DOD CIO takes heat on the Hill for pace of MilCloud 2.0 migrations

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) called it a "delayed realization of enhanced security" amid recent high-profile cybersecurity attacks.

Why can't Sam.gov get to the point already?

Why does Sam.gov send alerts for notices that have no real information to share? Why does it make users work so hard to find the newest information?

Leidos scores $2.5B NASA takeaway

Leidos wins a $2.5 billion NASA IT services and solutions contract that represents a takeaway from the company it spun out nearly eight years ago and holds the bulk of that work under a predecessor award.

Opinion

Do the latest CIO-SP4 amendments create inequities?

NITAAC's latest CIO-SP4 amendments will allow small businesses to use the experience of large business partners in their proposals. The late change might put small businesses without large partners at a disadvantage.

DOD taps GMU to study financial dynamics of contracting

The Defense Department has turned to George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting to conduct four studies on cash flow, financing and small business, and accounting system requirements to better understand the financial dynamics of contracting.

Top 100 newcomer no stranger to fed market

V3Gate, a Colorado-based valued-added reseller, has leveraged its strong ties to the VA and DHS to grow and crack the 2021 Top 100. One of its leaders explains its strategy and the opportunities ahead.

ManTech prevails in protest of $4B classified Air Force contract

ManTech was one of three winners of a $4.4 billion classified Air Force security contract, but protested anyway and won its argument.

Booz Allen sits at the start of another transformation journey

Ranked No. 6 on the 2021 Top 100, Booz Allen Hamilton has transformed itself over the last decade but that is just a preview of another big shift on the horizon.

PAE continues fight over incumbent $1.3B CBP contract

PAE is not done yet in its legal fight to keep a $1.3 billion aircraft maintenance contract with the Customs and Border Protection agency.