ECS Federal revs M&A engine with new investment

ECS Federal has landed an investment from the private equity group Lindsay Goldberg that will infuse the company with more resources to make acquisitions in the federal market.

Vectrus continues fight for Afghan contract

Vectrus files its second protest as it fights to keep a $245 million U.S. Army contract to support army and police facilities in northern Afghanistan.

SEWP V's double-edged sword?

SEWP V has a much larger pool of competitors than its predecessor, and that can be both good and bad.

Centerra makes good on growth strategy

Centerra Group makes a deal to create a new division and expand its security platform in the federal market.

All the SEWP V winners? Not so fast

A blog posting on Friday claiming to have all the SEWP V winners apparently was in error. The list that editor Nick Wakeman obtained from a source was incorrect.

VIDEO: A tribute to Olga Grkavac

Few are as well-known or as well respected as former TechAmerica policy guru Olga Grkavac. She was honored Thursday at the annual Fed100 gala with a video tribute.

Former SRA exec takes over HP state & local

HP Enterprise Services names Stephen Tolbert, a former SRA executive, as the leader of its state, local and education division.

SEWP V take 2: NASA names 65 winners

In its second attempt to get its $20 billion procurement off the ground, NASA has named 65 companies winners of prime contracts under its SEWP V contract.

HP faces giant killer in ID management market

HP has competed twice and lost twice to a small Florida company that is a dominant player in the HSPD-12 market. Thanks to a bid protest, HP has another shot at keeping a $58 million contract it has held since 2007.

Booz Allen employee, daughter killed in Germanwings crash

A long-time Booz Allen Hamilton employee and her daughter were killed in the Germanwings airliner crash in the southern French Alps this week.

L-3 prevails in fight for $193M intell contract

L-3's price was higher, but its proposal won more accolades, allowing the company to best Booz Allen Hamilton and incumbent Leidos for a $193 million Defense Intelligence Agency contract.

WT launches contractor confidence index

Welcome to our first Washington Technology Contractor Confidence Index, where we track the how industry feels about the direction of today's market.

Army opens $7.2B intell contract for business

The Army releases its final winners of its $7.3 billion Global Intelligence Support Services contract. Who made the last cut?

Army and OASIS: $500M and counting

The Army has a $500 million commitment for the OASIS contract, and Harry Hallock, the Army's deputy assistant secretary for procurement, explains how the service will hit that goal.

$7.2B intell contract clears protest hurdle

A $7.2 billion support contract for Army intelligence that has been hung up in bid protests has cleared the last outstanding objection to its award.

$5B training RFP moves closer to release

GSA has released the draft RFP for a $5 billion human capital training and support contract and has set the release of the final RFP for May 19.

Booz, Leidos lose fight for DIA contract

Booz Allen Hamilton and Leidos saw their bid protests denied this week over a Defense Intelligence Agency contract won by L-3 Communications.

Raytheon rumor focuses on cyber deal

Raytheon is eyeing a $1 billion acquisition of Websense, a cybersecurity firm that focuses on monitoring network traffic to ward off attacks.

GSA, Army make OASIS agreement official

GSA and the Army made it official Monday when they signed a memorandum of understanding for the Army to use the OASIS contract for their complex professional services projects.

DIA seeks research support to lower IT costs

The Defense Intelligence Agency is collecting information on data services that can help it lower its IT costs.