Inside the pain and peril of procurement delays

In our latest WT Insider Report, we take a deep dive into the impact procurement delays are having on government contractors, and what companies are doing to mitigate the impact of the delays.

Infoscitex wins $98M contract to provide technologies, R&D capabilities

Infoscitex Corp. has won a $98 million contract with the Air Force to provide aerospace systems technologies and simulation-based research and development capabilities.

NetCents 2 suffers four major strikes

The Air Force piled on mistake after mistake as it evaluated the bids for the $980 million NetCents 2 Application Services contract, leaving the GAO little choice but to side with the losing bidders and ask for new evaluations and award decisions.

14 set to chase $500M in satellite work

Four companies have been picked by the Air Force to compete for task orders under a $494.9 million contract for hosted payload solutions.

TOP 100: Raytheon broadens tech offerings as market shifts

Raytheon Co. has reorganized and streamlined to be more efficient at the same it has broadened its technology offerings in areas such as missile defense and cybersecurity.

TOP 100: L-3 sees more acquisitions as key to growth

L-3 Communications is using mergers and acquisitions as a tool to position the company for growth opportunities around big data, cyber and sensors with civilian, defense and intelligence customers.

TOP 100: Leidos takes deliberate approach facing market turbulence

The government shutdown greeted Leidos' emergence as a new entity and the company still sees choppy times ahead. Its response? Stay disciplined and focus on self-improvement.

TOP 100: Exelis prepares for split to trigger growth

Exelis is a top 20 prime contractor, but it believes that its best shot at growth lies in splitting in two. What are its keys to success?

TOP 100: CSC puts pieces in place for growth

Computer Sciences Corp. has spent two years divesting businesses and bolstering its remaining pieces to be ready for growth, and executives see the time has come for opportunities in cloud, cyber and health.

TOP 100: BAE shakes off uncertainty with focus on the future

In uncertain times, BAE Systems created its own certainty by cutting costs, adopting a shared services model and keeping a focus on where its customers future needs are.

TOP 100: DynCorp balances change, stability to overcome downturn

DynCorp anticipated tough times and pursued several intiatives including resturcturing, partnerships and broadening its offerings.

Top 100: GD's restructuring enters the refinement stage

General Dynamics, the No. 5 company on the 2014 Top 100, put a major emphasis on restructuring of its IT operations in the past year and is now looking at refinements as it hunts for new opportunities.

Lockheed captures top spot for 20th year

Lockheed Martin continues its dominance of the Top 100 by protecting its base while setting its sights on new commercial and international opportunities and improving its operations.

Northrop targets international markets for future opportunities

Northrop Grumman is focused on international opportunities as a way to counter contraction in the U.S. market and its taking its core -- cyber, C4ISR, unmanned and logistics -- global.

Strategic hires help Fluor reposition

As Fluor's work in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, the company has turned to new hires and a renewed focus on sales to reposition the company for the post-war era.

Newbie SAIC captures top 20 spot

Science Applications International Corp. comes through its spinoff with a top 20 spot as it continues to put itself in a position for growth.

Army finalizes $774M ITES 2H extension

The Army has added another year and another $774 million to its ITES 2H contract as it buys some more time to get a new contract awarded.

Increased suspensions part of broader trend

The rise in suspension and debarment actions are not an isolated case, but are rather part of a larger trend of increases scrutinty and pressure on contractors.

Accused Deltek hacker arrested

An arrest has been made in the cyberattack on Deltek's GovWin IQ network that compromised login and password information of 80,000 people.

Is SBA MIA on contractor fraud?

It's puzzling to Editor Nick Wakeman that SBA has been so silent on the last contractor fraud scandal when it is so quick to act in other cases.