AAI picked for unmanned systems work in Afghanistan

The Air Force has tapped AAI Corp. to supply and operate unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan.

Accenture, IBM join Booz Allen's protest of $600M Navy audit support contract

Accenture and IBM have joined Booz Allen Hamilton in protesting a $600 million Navy contract for financial and audit readiness support.

Not too late to tell us how you feel about 2018

The deadline is extended to participate our 2018 market outlook survey. Take the survey and share your insights.

Amazon Web Services bolsters security work with Sqrrl acquisition

Amazon Web Services has acquired Sqrrl, a cybersecurity firm with deep roots in the U.S. intelligence community.

Stack, Song open new government services group at Baird

Veteran government market investment bankers Jean Stack and John Song have officially joined Baird to create a new government services group.

Navy seeks small biz input for CANES work

The Navy is looking for input from industry on whether small businesses can provide a wide range of systems engineering and support services for its CANES initiative.

Contractors survived Monday's shutdown but is the worst yet to come?

Government contractors hunkered down on Monday and weathered the short shutdown. But there are concerns the next one could be worse.

Booz Allen fights back after loss of $600M Navy recompete

Booz Allen Hamilton is protesting a lost Navy contract worth $600 million and apparently is claiming the Navy refused to give them a debriefing.

Lockheed settles Coast Guard allegations for $4.4M

Lockheed Martin has settled a False Claims Act allegation for $4.4 million after being accused of providing defective communications systems to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Tell us how you feel about 2018

Will the GovCon market rise or fall in 2018? Where is your company investing? What are your customers asking for? These are among the questions we are asking in our Contractor Confidence and 2018 Outlook survey. Take the survey and share your insights.

AT&T prevails in fight for classified NSA IT contract

GAO has rejected a bid protest by DXC Technologies that clears the way for AT&T to take over part of NSA's classified IT infrastructure work.

Brain injury contract bogged down by bid protests

The Army has twice awarded a $24.9 million contract to Octo Consulting to support brain injury research and for a second time a losing bidder has objected.

Jacobs scores big to kick off 2018

Jacobs Technology has prevailed in a pair of bid protests involving contracts worth $1.3 billion combined.

DC region makes strong showing in Amazon 'HQ2' sweepstakes

The Washington D.C. area's strong showing in Amazon's quest for a second headquarters location comes down to infrastructure and talent. But you can't ignore the importance of the federal market.

Accenture toner scandal nets $1.7M settlement

Accenture agrees to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that a subcontractor made unauthorized purchases of copy toners.

Red River wins second shot at $1.6B DHS cloud contract

Red River prevailed in just enough of its bid protest to win a second chance to be a prime on a $1.6 billion DHS enterprise and cloud computing services contract.

Hope fades for long-term budget fix

The hope for any kind of 2018 appropriations has faded but can another continuing resolution pass by Friday's deadline?

Merlin invests in analytics, network operations firm

Merlin International has made a $10 million investment in Centerity Systems to further expand in research in analytics and network management.

Jacobs clears protest hurdle on $480M DISA win

Jacobs Technology can now proceed with a $480 million DISA contract for test and evaluation services now that GAO has denied a competitor's protest.

The new era of cyber compliance requirements

Our first webcast of the year will feature a team of experts offering advice and insights on the new cyber compliance requirements contractors need to meet.