What we have here is a failure to communicate

Everyone knows contractors and feds need to talk, but communications break down because of inexperience, risk aversion and misconceptions on both sides.

Ash Carter confirmed, becomes new Defense secretary

Ashton Carter has been confirmed as the new U.S. secretary of Defense.

SAIC wins $167M contract to support Chief of Naval Operations

SAIC has won a $167 million contract to provide planning and warfare support analysis to the Navy’s Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

GSA looks ahead to updating cloud procurements

The General Services Administration is thinking about new strategies to help agencies with buying cloud computing services.

Northrop wins $62.2M contract for IRS infrastructure

Northrop Grumman has won a $62.2 million task order, after weathering a protest, to support the IRS in building and delivering an integrated and shared IRS infrastructure.

Abt Associates acquires environmental, natural resources firm

Abt Associates has acquired Stratus Consulting, expanding Abt’s environmental expertise and diversifying its client base.

Leidos wins $46M contract for mission support services

Leidos has won a $46 million contract to provide mission support services to the Army’s Communications-Electronic Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).

Siteworx taps new technical director in Reston office

Siteworx has named Savani Tatake a technical director in the company’s Reston, Va., office.

ThreatTrack Security taps new president

ThreatTrack Security has named John Lyons president, where he will lead worldwide and government operations.

Special Ops Forces consider next contractor logistics support contract

The Special Operations Forces Support Activity program executive office is hosting two meetings in March for interested companies as it develops acquisition strategies for a follow-on contractor logistics support services contract.

SRA wins $32.8M contract to upgrade DOD retiree pay system

SRA International has won a $32.8 million contract to upgrade the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Retiree and Annuitant Pay System.

Raytheon captures $270M Navy V-22 Osprey contract

Raytheon has won a potentially $270 million contract to support the Navy’s V-22 Osprey systems, testing and software.

Engility wins $27.5M contract to support Navy air traffic control division

Engility has won a $27.5 million contract to provide the Naval Air Warfare Center with technical services.

CGI exec tapped as Microsoft's new Worldwide Public Sector head

CGI Federal’s Toni Townes-Whitley has moved on to become the vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector.

Industry leader tapped as new federal CIO

VMware chief information officer Tony Scott has been tapped by the White House to be the next federal CIO and administrator of the Office of EGovernment, succeeding Steve VanRoekel.

VMware vCloud Government Service gets FedRAMP approval

VMware’s vCloud Government Service provided by Carpathia has achieved authority to operate through FedRAMP.

Appsential wins $56M contract to support Energy Department

Appsential LLC has won a $56 million contract with the Energy Department to provide management, financial and business intelligence solutions.

FCW's Fed 100 features 20 from industry

FCW, a sister publication to Washington Technology, has released its annual Federal 100 list featuring 20 individuals from industry.

PAE wins $453.5M support contract at Marshall Space Flight Center

PAE has won a $453.5 million contract to support operations at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Leidos wins $77M contract to support ballistic missile defense

Leidos has won a $77 million contract to provide systems engineering and integration support to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.