Market faces mixed bag of opportunities, challenges

The recent budget deal doesn't mean fiscal issues are behind us as comments by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and the findings of the PSC Vision market research report made abundantly clear.

Northrop wins $100M encryption contract

Northrop Grumman has won a contract to provide encryption devices to the Joint Battle Command Platform program.

AECOM wins second shot a $1B contract

Yes, AECOM made a mistake when it filed a proposal in the wrong place, but GAO says that's not enough to spike its chances at a $1 billion contract.

Vet-owned firms fight for $67M DEA contract

A couple of veteran-owned small businesses are squaring off over a $67 million DEA contract for cybersecurity services.

Labor Department seeking companies for Benefits.gov support

Labor Department looking for a broad range of IT and program management services to support its Benefits.gov program.

Missing document kills DISA bid

NOVA Corp. ends up on the losing side of a he said/she said battle with DISA.

IT work needed for Navy subs

DISA is kicking off the recompete of a contract to provide a variety of IT services for the Navy's fleet of submarines.

Inside Booz Allen's systems delivery strategy

When Booz Allen discovered it was doing $1 billion a year in systems delivery work with no real structure, it knew it had to act. Here's what they did.

USDA looking for free digitization services, sort of

The Agriculture Department wants to digitize its National Agricultural Library, but they don't want to pay anything for the work.

Is BAE near a deal?

The reshaping of the government market continues as BAE Systems apparently is near a deal to sell its U.S. IT and professional services business to Veritas Capital for $1 billion.

Can you navigate the new normal?

The ImmixGroup is taking on the issue of the 'new normal' in at their second annual Government IT Sales Summit with a focus on budgets, market trends, strategic planning and innovation.

PAE wins more African peacekeeping work

PAE has won another group of task orders to support nation building and peacekeeping efforts in Africa, pushing the value of those contracts to $178.5 million.

Is it time for IT to fade away?

IT is everywhere and a part of everything, so much so that it's become part of life, and maybe that's a good thing.

Boeing, Lockheed protest $60B bomber contract

With tens of billions of dollars at stake, it's no surprise that Boeing and Lockheed Martin are protesting the Air Force's decision to pick Northrop Grumman to build the Long Range Strike bomber.

Lockheed closes $9B Sikorsky acquisition

Lockheed Martin closed its $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky, reaffirming the company's position as the largest defense platform company in the world.

Stan Soloway gets surprise induction in hall of fame

Stan Soloway was a surprise inductee into the contractor hall of fame Thursday night, but that wasn't the only highlight of the evening.

Oasis adds high-end tech skills with MAR deal

Oasis Systems has acquired MAR Inc. in a deal that brings it more engineering, cyber and software skills.

CSC takes final steps toward split, SRA acquisition

CSC has taken the final steps to splitting its public sector business and combining it with SRA International to create a new company -- CSRA -- with a closing date of Nov. 30.

Marines put call out for command and control testing

In a new sources sought notice, the Marine Corps is looking for feedback on contractor supplied support for testing and engineering work related to its global command and control system.

WT event puts focus on cloud, mobility opportunities

Our next WT Industry Day puts the focus on cloud and mobility opportunities with government speakers from GSA, DHS, DISA and EPA.