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Companies
The CTO's role in how CACI shifted to tech solutions
Glenn Kurowski, who is retiring as CACI International's chief technology officer, reflects on how partnerships and talent development helped transform the company's culture.
Contracts
Demo concerns emerge in fight for $1B Army business system contract
New filings from the protester Groundswell allege both an improper evaluation process and technical misrepresentation on the Army's part.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: Contractors embrace Trump's potential to modernize procurement
With the DOGE and Trump talking about a more modern and efficient government, contractors are offering suggestions on changes they want to see.
Contracts
DARPA looking for tools to test AI
The agency wants ways to assess the variety of threats to artificial intelligence-enabled systems deployed across DOD.
Contracts
Air Force challenges GAO after $300M satellite contract protest
The service branch wants a reconsideration after the Government Accountability Office sided with ATP Gov over certification requirements for portable satellite terminals.
Companies
Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0
Ron Ash sees agencies as having opportunities ahead to modernize legacy systems and improve efficiency by harnessing the power of new tools like agentic artificial intelligence.
Contracts
Polaris protests hit double digits
The challenges center around how the General Services Administration evaluated bids and looked at past experience.
Companies
Industry execs push for mission-focused cyber strategies, not just compliance
Cybersecurity investments should focus on operational efficiency and threat prevention, as a group of participants put it during an industry roundtable.
Contracts
Naval Warfare Center launches development of new OTA
The center is looking for a consortium management firm to recruit members and management procurements.
Companies
Booz Allen agrees to pay $15.9M settlement over subcontractor’s fraud scheme
Former executives at QuantaDyn, an Air Force official and two former Booz Allen Hamilton program managers ran a decade-long conspiracy to influence contract awards.
Podcasts
WT 360: Jacobs remains tech-focused after services spinoff
Jacobs executive Shannon Miller explains how the company is doubling down on digital solutions for critical infrastructure, sustainability and life sciences programs after divesting parts of its its federal business o Amentum.
Contracts
Polaris protests start to multiply
More disappointed bidders join the group of those arguing the General Services Administration did not properly evaluate their proposals for the small business IT contract.
Contracts
Air Force reboots $12B systems integration contract
BAE Systems and Guidehouse have waged a back-and-forth battle for the 18-year contract. but now the Air Force is starting over with a new sources sought notice.
Contracts
GSA faces first two Polaris protests
More could be coming as the General Services Administration works toward making additional awards in specific small business categories.
Companies
BlueHalo lands Navy drone sensor system contract
This award highlights the electronic warfare capabilities that AeroVironment is adding through its acquisition of BlueHalo.
Contracts
Army CECOM starts work on audit readiness contract
The Army's Communications-Electronics Command is looking to acquire a variety of workforce training and process improvement services so it can reach "audit readiness."
Contracts
VA extends medical disability exam contracts worth $13B
Four incumbents keep their spots on the vehicle that exceeded its $6.8 billion ceiling as PACT Act claims drives a surge in veteran claims.
Opinion
2024’s unfinished business that carries over to 2025
These stories started in 2024, but are not even close to the finish line.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: Trump’s promise and the chaos ahead
The continuing resolution battle is a preview of an administration that wants to bring reforms into government, as long as it can avoid derailing its own agenda.
Companies