Contracts
Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.
Companies
2025's Top 100 rankings reveal a market in major upheaval
The first year-over-year decline in prime contracts since 2016 signals a growing divide between civilian and defense spending. Even before Trump's priorities kick in.
Opinion
ANALYSIS: Where true bid protest reform should start
Challenges occur in a mere 2.2% of all federal contracts, a number that could go even lower with more training of acquisition professionals and higher-quality debriefings.
Contracts
Patent Office seeks to grow AI innovation ecosystem, cut application backlog
Automation, new code, workflow improvements and secure cloud access are key focus areas in a Patent and Trademark Office's sources sought notice.
Companies
CACI gets second chance at $428M contract after successful protest
The company challenged how the Defense Logistics Agency evaluated a financial modernization task order under the JETS 2.0 vehicle.
Contracts
Court ruling in Groundswell case adds confusion over OTA protests
The judge hearing this case over a $1 billion Army business systems competition creates a "jurisdictional blackout" during the prototype phase. He also acknowledges the question over when and how these contracts can be protested remains unsettled.
Companies
Be one of the first to see the 2025 Washington Technology Top 100
Join us Monday for the rankings debut and insights from CGI Federal’s president Stephanie Mango on how to navigate GovCon’s evolving landscape.
Companies
Leidos to let go of $8B Antarctica contract
Work for the National Science Foundation at the South Pole does not fit in with the growth pillars in Leidos' NorthStar 2030 vision, its chief growth officer tells us.
Contracts
Amentum wins $4B Space Force range contract
Space Force officials set up this recompete to support its ongoing work on transforming a pair of ranges into spaceports for government and commercial operators.
Contracts
GSA leaders urge acquisition teams to embrace flexibility as FAR overhaul rolls out
Officials at the General Services Administration are emphasizing trust, collaboration and learning from mistakes as they work in a world with fewer acquisition regulations.
Contracts
GSA expands contract reviews to resellers
The General Services Administration is seeking price breakdowns and other information from 10 technology product suppliers as part of GSA's OneGov push to streamline procurement.
Contracts
NNSA awards $250M sole-source contract to Aerospace
The National Nuclear Security Administration decided no other contractors are qualified for the type of specialized systems engineering work it needs.
Contracts
VA’s $60B T4NG2 vehicle enters new phase as 26 protests remain open
Three former protesters now hold positions on the Veterans Affairs Department's main IT contract, leaving the remaining challengers with a choice to either amend their complaints or walk away.
Contracts
ManTech’s FBI protest once again falls short
The Government Accountability Office dismisses the challenge to return-to-office requirements and denies complaints about the evaluation.
Contracts
Pentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contracts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's newest directive for the department zeroes in on providers of “system IT integration, implementation, or advisory services."
Contracts
The acquisition rule (re)writers really want you to have your say
Industry will get visibility into and be able to weigh in on efforts by the GSA, Defense Department and NASA to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Opinion
Why visibility matters in GovCon, even in uncertain times
From defense contractors to systems integrators, companies that communicate clearly will emerge as tomorrow's leaders, writes marketing guru Kristina Messner.
Contracts
SBA declares tribal and Alaska Native programs not affected by Trump's DEI rollback
The Small Business Administration's general counsel responded to concerns raised by the Native American Contractors Association.
Contracts
DHS' $10B commodity IT contract remains on pause
The protests surrounding FirstSource III are one factor, but the bigger issue at-hand now is where this contract fits into the government's larger push to centralize civilian contracting.
Contracts