DynCorp prevails in fights for $3.5B in Army contracts

DynCorp International has prevailed in its fights for two Army aviation field and maintenance support contracts worth up to $3.5 billion combined.

Workforce issues impact big and small firms alike

Small, mid-size and large businesses in the market all have plenty in common when it comes to workforce and human capital challenges.

Oracle opens JEDI appeal with familiar complaints

Oracle's appeal of its lost protest against the JEDI cloud computing contract reopens complaints about the single award strategy, an unfair gate criteria and claims of conflicts of interest.

Is this the end of LPTA as we knew it?

The Defense Department's final rule on lowest price, technically acceptable contracts sharply curtails how they can be used. Will the 2019 NDAA put a final nail in the coffin?

3 lessons from both SAIC v. Leidos Air Force protests

Science Applications International and Leidos have each filed protests over Air Force awards the other won. Both tell a lot about how the companies have changed since they split and more about how task orders suffer from a lack of transparency.

OASIS small business on-ramp back on track

With all protests now denied, the General Services Administration is now back on track to make OASIS small business on-ramp awards by the end of the year.

JEDI already changing the market

The Defense Department's JEDI cloud infrastructure contract is already having a profound impact on the government market even as it still is to be awarded.

Mercury hires former DOD electronic warfare exec

Mercury Systems has hired William Conley, a former electronic warfare director for the Defense Department.

Leidos fights for lost $728.2M Air Force cloud contract

Leidos is protesting the Air Force's decision to go with Science Applications International Corp. for a $728.2 million cloud migration contract.

GAO report offers little hope for mid-sized firms

A recent GAO report describes the challenges faced by mid-sized firms, but the really solution might be for small businesses to be better prepared for life in the full-and-open world.

Hot job market expected to get hotter

Data doesn't lie: the Northern Virginia region is a red hot tech hub and the many contractors who call the region home. Join us at our Sept. 27 Power Breakfast on Human Capital Strategies.

Aerospace Corp. gets $621M sole-source NASA contract

NASA has tapped The Aerospace Corp. for a 10-year, $621 million sole-source contract for engineering and research services.

Splunk launches venture fund to target promising data tech

Splunk has formed a venture investment fund to be an early backer of firms with promising technologies that can drive better use of data.

Oracle JEDI update -- not much to say

Oracle last month turned to the appeals court to continue its battle against the massive JEDI cloud infrastructure contract, but what they are claiming this time remains somewhat of a mystery.

Elimination prompts protest of $1.8B Justice contract

An ASRC business has been eliminated from a possible $1.8 billion Justice Department contract and they aren't too happy about it.

FBI seeks new system for managing fingerprint images

The FBI wants to improve its system that manages not just latent fingerprint images, but also the data and processes around those images.

Human capital strategies for 2020 and beyond

Our next Washington Technology Power Breakfast brings in some of the market's leading companies to share how they are managing the challenges around workforce issues in the government market.

Orolia closes deal to add navigation capabilities

Orolia Defense & Security has acquired Talen-X in a bid to add new capabilities to its positioning, navigation and timing portfolio.

L3Harris to face early test in $3.5B FAA telecom recompete

The Federal Aviation Administration has laid out a timeline for the recompete of a $3.5 billion telecommunications contract first won by Harris Corp. (now L3Harris) in 2002.

DOD planning $750M cyber range support contract

The Defense Department is planning the next iteration of its contract to support the National Cyber Range and its training and simulation mission.