Protests stall $1.5B PACTS II contract

DHS has been hit with protests from 15 companies who are complaining that they should have been picked as primes as well.

DISA loses Encore III protests but LPTA survives

DISA may have to rework several elements of its Encore III solicitation but LPTA will remain a key component of the $17.5 billion IT services contract.

Zel Tech scores $165.3M OASIS order for anti-IED work

Zel Tech wins a $165.3 million OASIS task order to provide a variety of professional services to the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency.

Small business captures $48M shipboard sensor project

Small business gets picked for $48 million contract to development and field devices to monitor combat system sensors.

LMI makes national security deal

LMI has acquired a management consulting firm that specializes in national security customers.

Nutanix sews deeper data fabric with two acquisitions

Nutanix is adding to its enterprise cloud platform with two new acquisitions that add more data analytics and DevOps capabilities.

GDIT extends Army work in Korea

General Dynamics IT has been awarded a contract modification that extends its work on a mission command network in Korea well into the year 2020.

Navy turns to small business for extra brain power

A San Diego small business has been tapped by the Navy to provide subject matter experts to help it manage the repair process for certain vessels.

Lockheed awarded $126.3M contract extension for high-tech periscopes

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help the Navy develop and install new high-tech periscopes under a $126.3 million contract extension.

Booz Allen nets $379.6M IED task order

Booz Allen Hamilton has been picked $379.6 million contract to help the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency with a variety of tasks related to its mission.

Lack of transparency hurting government contracting

The lack of transparency around task orders and RFIs is common across government and its time to do something about it.

How bad are RFPs? Plenty

An analysis of five solicitations for contracts worth a total of $7 billion shows just how poor the writing is that plagues agency RFPs.

MicroTech scores protest victory

MicroTech has won a second chance at an Air Force contract for IT support after the GAO ruled that the government failed to properly evaluate the winner's employee compensation plan.

NAVMAR takes on sensor research work

NAVMAR Applied Sciences will help develop new sensor platforms for the Navy under a $12.4 million contract.

Deloitte not backing down from fight for $80M DHA contract

Deloitte files another protest as it battles for an $80 million contract to help improve the IT systems for the Defense Health Agency.

Banned GAO protester might have a point hidden in his bluster

Latvian Connection may have flooded GAO with inappropriate bid protests, but hidden in the complaints is at least one kernel of an evolving small business procurement issue.

GAO bans company from filing bid protests

Frustrated by hundreds of protests that lacked any merit and that seemed bent on gumming up the works at GAO, the agency has taken the rare step of banning a company from filing any protests for the next year.

Market confidence takes a dip

The Washington Technology Contractor Confidence Index has dipped for the third straight quarter, but hiring and revenue growth parameters indicate some positive trends ahead.

Identical resumes in multiple proposals sparks bid protest

Re-badging is a common occurrence in the federal market. For the rank-and-file contractor employee, their loyalty often is more toward their government customer than the company cutting their paychecks.

DHS gears up for recompete of $1.1B network contract

The Homeland Security Department is gearing up for the recompete of a $1.1 billion contract to support its secure data networks.