ASRC Federal moves upstream with Vistronix acquisition

In a move that adds analytics, cyber and intelligence capabilities to its portfolio, ASRC Federal is buying Vistronix in a deal that moves it upstream in the government market.

Leidos closes $4.6B deal for Lockheed's IT business

Months in the making, Leidos acquisition of Lockheed Martin's IT business is now complete. On paper, it looks great, but time will tell if this mega-merger pays off for customers, employees and shareholders.

Supreme Court ruling pays off with new awards for VA's $22.3B T4NG contract

VA's $22.3 billion T4NG contract has cleared its protest hurdles and then some, with the agency adding three more winners to the pool in response to a Supreme Court ruling that it needs to give a preference to service-disabled, veteran-owned firms.

4 win $100M Army fire control software contract

Four small businesses will compete for task orders to improve the software used on various fire control systems for the Army.

Contracts, analytics drive PlanetRisk acquisition investment

A former Washington Technology Fast 50 company specializing in enterprise analytics has been acquired by a data visualization and analysis firm looking to bolster its government business.

SAIC fights for lost DHS contract

Science Applications International Corp. is fighting to keep a $232 million DHS contract to help the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services embrace Agile development and better manage its infrastructure.

Conflict of interest argument falls flat at GAO

A Lockheed Martin subsidiary tried to argue that the winner of a $286.8 million VA contract had a conflict of interest, but GAO disagreed and let the award to an Accenture unit stand.

Internet of Things poised to drive changes in the cloud

A new report from Govini outlines the close connection between IoT and the cloud and how the Internet of Things will reshape the IT market going forward.

Mission Essential makes deal to build intelligence business

Mission Essential has acquired Information Management Technology Corp. in a deal that adds more capabilities to its intelligence business.

Resignation kills URS bid for Navy contract

URS Federal Services was dumped from a competition for a Navy contract after one of its key people left the company and the Navy wouldn't let them put a new person in their proposal.

SAIC takes on Battelle over $170M special operations contract

SAIC is challenging a $170 million contract awarded to Battelle Memorial Institute to upgrade SUVs and pickup trucks for special operations missions.

Unisys fights for, wins $232.5M incumbent contract

Unisys Corp. faced down its challengers and hung onto a $232.5 million Agriculture Department contract it has held for 15 years.

M&A forecast: Contracts, customers, technology driving more deals

Mergers and acquisition activity will be driven by a need for large contract vehicles, customer relationships and new technologies. Listen to editor Nick Wakeman on Amtower Off Center.

Northrop, Raytheon locked in fight for $920M DHS cyber contract

Northrop Grumman is refusing to walk away from the battle for a $920 million DHS cyber contract that will protect government networks, websites and email addresses from advanced cyber threats.

Maximus, GD square off over $430.9M Census contract

GDIT has captured the Census Bureau's $430.9 million contract for a contact center for the 2020 census, but Maximus Federal Services is still fighting for its spot with a bid protest before GAO.

Why are task order competitions so secretive?

The Air Force and other agencies with large multiple award contracts disclose little information about their task orders to the broader market, and that's just wrong.

HP in fight for Army networking contract

Don't let the price tag fool you; The Army's Global Enterprise Fabric is a valuable contract, and HP Enterprise Services is putting up a fight to win it.

CFPB explores shifting Office products to the cloud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is exploring the idea of moving away from an enterprise license agreement and to the cloud for a suite of Microsoft products.

Louis Berger continues fight for Marine Corps contract

Louis Berger is putting up a fight to keep a Marine Corps contract to support the consolidation of facilities in Okinawa.

Is Google playing catch up in the cloud?

Google appears to be trailing Amazon and Microsoft as a major cloud provider, but the technology giant might have a role to play as the upstart.