Contracts

Army turns to OTA to revamp its ERP systems

IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.

Companies

Why BAE is paying $5.5B to acquire Ball's aerospace unit

This is BAE's largest purchase since its formation in 1999 and the company says it will create a wider footing across the rapidly growing space sector.

Contracts

Kearney's conflict-of-interest allegation falls flat

In the Government Accountability Office's eyes, Kearney did not show enough specifics to overturn the Army's choice of Guidehouse for an audit support services contract.

Companies

Jacobs gets second chance at $1B Special Operations Command contract

The command will now open discussions with all bidders, including the incumbent Jacobs that challenged its elimination.

Companies

ManTech loses effort to change evaluation criteria for FBI contract

The company's challenge to the price evaluation plan for a blanket purchase agreement competition gets rejected.

Companies

Study: Mental health stigmas persist throughout security clearance process

A new report from Leidos finds that mental health perceptions hurt pipelines of talent into the intelligence community.

Contracts

NOAA upgrades weather forecasting supercomputers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be able to make more accurate weather forecasts with upgrades to computer systems deployed in Virginia and Arizona. 

Companies

Leidos' new CEO puts initial focus on fine-tuning, new North Star

Tom Bell described to us how the federal market's largest systems integrator is developing a "proprietary hypothesis of the future" that will shape its decisions about investments and the business model.

Companies

CACI's CEO views artificial intelligence as an 'enabling tech'

John Mengucci tells investors that AI's pathway of advancement is similar to how cybersecurity entered the mainstream 10-to-15 years ago.

Opinion

Investing in your leaders is a win for your people and your business

General Dynamics IT's president Amy Gilliland shares how the people side of the business has changed and why it is crucial to support your people managers if you want to sustain success in the market.

Companies

ICF acquires grid modernization company

The company is also divesting one of its marketing businesses to further sharpen which commercial markets and customers it works with.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT drops challenge to lost $400M NASA contract

The longtime incumbent will make way for a newcomer to take on the work supporting NASA's Shared Services Center.

Contracts

HII's tech segment captures record $1.4B win

The leadership team at HII's Mission Technologies segment views this network operations award as helping it cast a wider net across its industry and customer relationship networks.

Contracts

ManTech grows Army footing through C5ISR transformation contract

ManTech's CEO touts the company having brought the "whole" of its offerings to capture a $622 million Army intelligence analytics contract.

Contracts

Interior to re-evaluate $1B cloud contract bids

Peraton could still win the competition again, but the Interior Department in the meantime is moving to address complaints raised by two protestors.

Companies

ManTech to acquire digital transformation services provider

This first acquisition of ManTech's as a Carlyle Group-backed company accelerates its strategy to build a consulting services practice.

Companies

Leidos' new CEO previews his plans and short-term goals

Tom Bell is not ready to share all of what the "clear, new North Star for Leidos" is quite yet. But he gave a broad framework for what it will look like during his first public remarks to investors.

Exclusive Companies

On Day 1 of ownership, L3Harris pledges to invest in Aerojet Rocketdyne

In an interview, the new president of what is now a segment of L3Harris Technologies also touted the rocket-maker’s workforce.

Contracts

Booz Allen touts record headcount growth in wake of settlement

Company leaders fielded questions from Wall Street on their agreement with the Justice Department, then moved onto other matters.

Contracts

GDIT expands consular work with South American wins

The company is now providing visa application and other services to the State Department in 50 countries.