Cyber, insider threats and more from the annual PSC conference

The Professional Services Council keeps the media out of its annual conference but its Twitter feed gives some insights on what industry is thinking behind closed doors.

A shutdown? No, not again

You would think that with the same party controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, getting a budget passed would be low hanging fruit. Guess again.

What to watch for with Trump's Buy America order

IT might be exempt from Trump's Buy America order -- probably -- but there are still issues you need to watch.

PAE puts up fight for $3.6B Air Force contract

PAE is putting up a fight to keep an incumbent Air Force contract worth $3.6 billion.

ECS Federal busts through $500M barrier with InfoReliance deal

ECS Federal CEO George Wilson set an 'aggressive' goal in 2015 to hit $500 million mark in a few years. Now he's done it with a deal to acquire InfoReliance and he's transformed the business along the way.

Jacobs renews fight for $208M Air Force contract

Just because you win a bid protest, doesn't mean you win the contract. Just ask Jacobs as it tries again to win a $208 million Air Force research and development contract.

What's your outlook for Q2?

Our more recent Contractor Confidence Index showed a significant surge in confidence in the market. Is confidence holding? That's what we are asking in our latest WT survey.

4 questions to ask when you lose a competition

GAO wants the Education Department to rethink how it picked the winners for a contract to collect delinquent student loans and in the process has offered up some lessons for anyone who loses out on a contract.

Army's $249M cloud services contract has lots of primes and plenty of flexibility

The Army designed ACCENT to be a fast and flexible vehicle for migrating applications to the cloud and with 50 primes vying for work, the competition promises to be intense.

Palantir's fight with the Army heads for appeals court

The Army is moving forward with its plan to appeal a lower court ruling that said it should buy commercial products before trying to build its own.

TASC picked for independent space review

Engility’s TASC unit will provide the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Engineering Directorate with a readiness review team under a $41 million contract.

Unmanned systems drive new contract awards

Unmanned systems continues to prove itself as a lucrative and competitive market segment with almost $4.5 billion in new contracts handed down Thursday.

Northrop picked for high-end analytics work

Northrop Grumman will help the Air Force develop software for high-end analytics work under a $7.2 million contract.

Agile Defense captures $23.4M Navy software pact

Agile Defense will support the Navy's use of the BMC Remedy Enterprise System, a workflow management software suite.

Stop wondering. Procurement policies are alive and well.

Their official website might be a little bare but OMB officials are insisting that they are hard at work enforcing procurement policies from earlier administrations.

Where have all the contract awards gone?

In recent weeks, we've noticed a decrease in new contract awards and an increase in extensions. Is the market suffering some growing pains in the Trump transition?

Mercury deal continues consolidation trend in electronic warfare

Mercury makes fourth deal in 18 months to move forward as a consolidator in the electronic warfare arena.

PAE expands footprint with FCi deal

PAE is buying a former rival and expanding its portfolio with a deal to acquire FCi Federal.

AT&T consolidates public sector with Kapoor in charge

On the heels of a massive win to build a nationwide first responder network, AT&T has brought together its global government and education businesses into a single organization led by Kay Kapoor.

GAO rejects Education Department picks for $417.1M contract

Details are sparse but GAO has sided with 17 companies who were rejected by the Education Department for a $417.1 million contract for debt collection services.