Companies
Round 2: 500 companies lined up for awards on $50B STARS III vehicle
Amid much anticipation, the General Services Administration unveils a second group of more than 500 companies as awardees for the third iteration of the popular STARS IT services and solutions contract vehicle.
Contracts
NIST Suggests Agencies Accept the Word of Software Producers Per Executive Order
The standards agency said an attestation from vendors themselves would be sufficient when screening for cybersecurity, unless an agency's risk calculus suggests otherwise.
Contracts
DOD's testing chief wants cloud contracts to allow for more security checks
The Defense Department's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation recommended commercial cloud contracts be renegotiated to include independent cyber assessments.
Contracts
New due date set for Missile Defense cyber contract
The Missile Defense Agency is amending the solicitation for a small business contract to acquire cybersecurity support for weapons systems.
Contracts
CMMC gets a new home in the Pentagon
The Defense Department has shifted responsibility for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for contractors to the DOD chief information officer.
Opinion
Who's really at fault in this $400M State protest saga
General Dynamics IT has filed four protests over an almost $400 million State Department cybersecurity award. Is that excessive complaining? Not when the State Department has only itself to blame.
Contracts
Peraton backs away from its NRO bid protest
Peraton's protest withdrawal says as much about the tradition of treading lightly with intelligence customers as it does about the validity of their complaint.
Opinion
GDIT may have squandered chances at $2.7B DHS cloud contract
General Dynamics IT had chances to improve its proposal for a $2.7 billion Homeland Security Department cloud computing contract, but didn't take advantage of the openings DHS provided.
Contracts
ManTech builds on Navy support with new win
ManTech International secures a second technology integration contract in as many weeks with the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Contracts
CGI tapped for Justice financial modernization work
CGI Federal grabbed a big task order under a $250 million Justice Department pact for financial management modernization support.
Opinion
Why lowest price, technically acceptable contracts suck
The practice of lowest price, technically acceptable contracting might work for buying pencils, but it's nothing but trouble for systems and services.
Contracts
DHA makes first awards under $1.4B workforce, tech transformation vehicle
The Defense Health Agency chooses an initial slate of winners for a $1.43 billion contract vehicle to build an infrastructure to more quickly develop commercial-like health technologies.
Contracts
NASA moves forward on $720M tech development recompete
NASA has updated the draft solicitation for a $720 million contract to help the agency develop new technologies.
Contracts
DISA preps for a diverse hybrid cloud environment
The Defense Information Systems Agency is experimenting with using commercial containers in data centers to help prepare for a multi-vendor, multi-capability cloud environment.
Contracts
Resume issue nixes contract win
Problems with the resume of a key person in a company's bid leads to a Government Accountability Office recommendation that firm both lose the contract and be kicked out of the competition.
Companies
New finance chief, board changes highlight latest exec moves
Among the latest executive moves in the market are new chief financial officer at one of the defense market's blue chip players and changes at two companies' board of directors.
Contracts
General Dynamics loses $2.7B cloud contract protest
General Dynamics IT's fight for another shot at a $2.7 billion Homeland Security cloud computing contract falls short.
Opinion
How to help agencies fund critical IT modernization projects
Contractors have an important role to play in shaping proposals that go before the Technology Modernization Fund board. Here's what you need to do.
Companies
Anduril's market inroads pay off with a $1B counter-unmanned system win
Notable defense tech startup Anduril Industries records a franchise win through this $1 billion Special Operations Command contract for technologies to counter unmanned systems.
Companies