Sale, IPO rumors swirl around SRA

SRA International's ownership, Providence Equity Partners, is looking for its exit and has hired an investment bank to either find a buyer or take the company public.

Protest troubles dog FBI radio modernization

The FBI is continuing to have troubles getting a $200 million radio modernization project off the ground.

WT Report: Primes want partnership from their subs

We take a deeper dive into our latest WT Insider Report: Primes Grade Their Subs, and primes are saying loud and clear that they want subcontractors who step up and be partners. How do you do that?

Bid protesters face uphill climb for success

The last several years have seen a significant rise in bid protests, but the reality remains that winning is still very hard to do.

Chiron to build 'secure enclave' under $10.7M contract

Chiron Technology Services of Columbia, Md., has won a $10.7 million with a government agency to provide secure collaboration space on the agency’s network.

New Partnering Report: Primes grade their subs

We've released our latest WT Insider Report where the prime contractors grade their subs on several key attributes. Parts of the picture are sunny, but there is definitely room for improvement.

Inside STG's acquisition and its new path forward

STG is being acquired, but the transaction is just a new beginning for the company as it positions itself for more aggressive moves in the government market.

Supreme Court to rule on VA set-aside case

The Supreme Court is going to hear an appeal by a service-disabled, veteran-owned company that is arguing that VA is violating federal law by not giving contract preferences to small businesses owned by disabled veterans.

Top 100: Webcast offers analysis of leading companies

Join Editor Nick Wakeman as he explores the 2015 Washington Technology Top 100 and what it says about today's competitive market as well as what the leading companies are doing to position themselves for growth.

Lessons and warnings from CACI's lost Navy bid protest

CACI International made a fatal error in its bid, but the GAO's decision on its protest points to broader problems with government procurement.

GD challenges SAIC DISA award

General Dynamics is arguing that it should have won a $38.8 million DISA contract for satellite support, and not SAIC, because the GD bid was lower.

Top 100: AT&T leader sees mobility driving their future

AT&T Government President Kay Kapoor describes how the company's network and the demand for mobility is driving opportunities for the company in the federal market.

New survey open for 2nd Contractor Confidence Index

We've launched the second survey for our quarterly series that tracks the ups and downs of the federal market and measures the confidence of government contractors.

ManTech expands cyber reach with KCG acquisition

ManTech International adds to its cybersecurity capabilities with the acquisition of Knowledge Consulting Group.

EPA wants contractor to build smarter compliance tools

EPA releases draft solicitation for a contract to build a mobile system for inspectors to collect, upload and share data electronically rather than via a paper-based system.

IBM makes open source analytics move

IBM makes a deeper commitment to open source data analytics by agreeing to imbed Apache Spark into some of its platforms and donating its machine-learning software to the open-source community.

Army adds another $652M to ITES-2H contract

The Army adds another $652 million of life to its ITES-2H contract as it builds a better bridge to the next version of the $5 billion hardware contract.

Justice seeks AWS small-biz provider

The Justice Department is considering a small business contract to help it use Amazon Web Services to improve security and lower costs.

ViaSat makes virtualization play

ViaSat has acquired a company that brings it network virtualization capabilities that will add management flexibility to its global satellite-ground system

Bechtel team wins $1.5B Air Force engineering contract

A Bechtel-led team has won a $1.5 billion contract to run the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base.