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

Sigma Defense wins $102M Navy shipboard engineering contract

The service branch set up this contract to aid in its rolling baseline approach for integrating commercially available products and systems into networks.