Inside Accenture's acquisition of ASM Research

Accenture makes a deal to buy ASM Research in an effort to add more firepower in the government practice, as it pursues what executives describe as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to capture health IT projects.

Opinion

New DOD cost analysis reg 'just wrong'

The Defense Department has moved forward with a cost-analysis regulation that's inaccurate and based on false assumptions. PSC President Stan Soloway explains the damage that potentially will be done.

AF makes six NetCents 2 awards for $960M

The Air Force moves forward with six large business awards for its NetCents 2 Applications contract. Who won this $960 million prize?

SAIC nabs $7M contract to provide Fleet Forces Command with integrated training

SAIC has won a $7 million Navy contract to provide the U.S. Fleet Forces Command with integrated training and support and execution. The contract was awarded without competition.

Lockheed expands work with Norad

Lockheed Martin’s IS&GS group has won a $20.8 million contract modification to support the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Army sets up 8(a) competition for software licenses

The Army is setting up a contract for 8(a) small businesses to provide software licences and maintenance for several brand name products, including Oracle and Cisco.

Did OCI issues kill a $40M SAIC contract?

SAIC won a $40.2 million contract to outfit vehicles with command and control equipment, but its competitor, BAE Systems, claimed the company had an organizational conflict of interest, and filed a protest that led the Navy to reconsider the award.

NGEN bid protest update

The clock is running on the bid protest of the Navy's $3.5 billion NGEN award. First up is the Navy's response to filings by Harris and CSC.

BAE Systems wins technical services contract for missile launcher

BAE Systems has won a $9.2 million contract with the Navy to provide technical and engineering services in support of the MK 41 vertical launching system.

Northrop takes on info sharing systems for DOD, Navy

Northrop Grumman has won an $8 million contract option with the Navy to operate two law enforcement information systems belonging to the Navy and to the Defense Department that allow law enforcement officials to share crime data.

R3 Strategic Support nabs $55M bomb disposal contract

R3 Strategic Support Group has won a $55 million contract with the Air Force to provide explosive ordnance disposal support services across all Air Force’s specialized mission areas.

TCS wins $7M Navy contract for digital tutors

TeleCommunication Systems has won a $6.9 million contract with the Navy to build a digital tutor for one of the service's IT schools.

ITES award update

Some confusion has surrounded our reporting of a $500 million contract extension involving the Army's ITES 2 contract. Editor Nick Wakeman clears the air.

Lockheed Martin wins Navy nuclear security contract

Lockheed Martin has won a $11 million contract with the Navy to provide security hardware and nuclear weapon security equipment.

SAIC nabs $38M task order under ENCORE II

SAIC has won a $38 million task order under DISA’s ENCORE II contract to provide command and control systems and technical services support to U.S. combatant commands.

Army extends ITES 2 hardware contract by $500M

Army makes a $500 million contract extension of the ITES 2 contract to the six incumbents providing hardware, software and related services under the program.

Lockheed unit wins $14.6M Navy order for high-tech camera system

Lockheed Martin has won a $14.6 million order from the Navy to provide field support for a vehicle-mounted high-tech camera system that includes thermal imaging and nigh-vision capabilities.

Unisys scores $460M contract to modernize border protection systems

Unisys Corp. has won a $460 million contract with the Homeland Security Department to support the Border Enforcement and Management Systems Program Office by modernizing its existing systems.

Deloitte wins $23M Air Force contract for HR efforts

Deloitte has won a $23 million contract to support the Air Force's human resources portfolio with a variety of services such as testing, fielding and development of web services.

Six small businesses win $100M Navy contract for C5ISR support

Six small businesses have won a contract to provide the Navy with decision superiority services in support of C5ISR systems.