NOAA, State lead international data collection project

There's nothing fishy about this opportunity. NOAA and the State Department are taking the lead on an international initiative to collect and share information about the billions of dollars worth of seafood entering the United States each year.

VIDEO: A tribute to the late Robert Beyster

SAIC founder Robert Beyster is remembered by friends, colleagues and family in a video celebrating the life of the founder of SAIC.

GSA lands another OASIS commitment

On Monday, GSA will sign an agreement with the Army that allows the armed service to use OASIS as its exclusive contract for complex professional services.

IBM gets second shot at $158M Army payroll contract

The Army has pulled back its award to CACI International for a new payroll system in light of a protest by IBM, giving Big Blue another chance to win the contract.

DISA backs off controversial $1.6B VMware license

DISA's plan to sign a joint enterprise licensing agreement with VMware appears to be dead in its current form.

URS gets second chance at $435.5M NASA contract

URS Federal Services gets a second shot at keeping an incumbent contract at NASA now that the agency has agreed to cancel an award to PAE and re-evaluate proposals.

SAIC battles for piece of $1.8B judiciary IT contract

SAIC and IndraSoft have filed protests with GAO after being left off of a $1.8 billion contract to supply IT support to the U.S. court system.

Former Lockheed exec joins GM board

Linda Gooden isn't staying away from the business world in her retirement from Lockheed Martin. She's just been named to the board of the automaker GM.

Why Acentia's time had come, and why others are to follow

The $300 million sale of Acentia to Maximus was years in the making, and that's both a critical indicator about current market conditions and also an important lesson for anyone thinking of selling their company.

Maximus makes $300M federal play

Maximus is acquiring Acentia in a $300 million deal that significantly adds to its federal business by bringing on new customers and new contract vehicles.

Who's missing from CIO IT Solutions Challenge?

New federal CIO Tony Scott has launched a challenge program to get the best ideas to solve IT and acquisition problems. But, so far, contractors aren't invited.

SBA reopens comments on joint venture rule

The Small Business Administration has reopened the comment period on several rule changes, including when a joint venture can be considered a small business.

Novetta puts up 'for sale' sign. What does it mean?

With Novetta Solutions hiring investment bankers to sell the company, we look at what the sale says about conditions in today's market.

Leidos makes cyber divestiture

Leidoes has sold its Cloudshield Technologies business as part of its ongoing efforts to sharpen its portfolio.

Unisys wins $100M European Commission IT contract

Unisys-led team wins $100 million for IT support and services for the European Commission.

First SI steps up as bidder on $50B EIS contract

It looks like the General Services Administration is going to get their wish of having at least one non-telecom player on its $50 billion replacement of the Networx contract.

How good are your subcontractors?

We've launched phase two of our research into the prime-subcontractor relationship, and we need your input. Take the survey and make your views known.

Will integrators embrace the $50B Networx replacement?

The General Services Administration is pushing to get systems integrators to bid as primes on the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. Sure, it's a big opportunity, but can SIs stand up to the telecom companies?

New awards unlock $461M Army contract

Nearly a year after pulling back a $461 million program management contract because of bid protests, the Army has added three more primes to the vehicle.

What 2014 M&A activity says about today's market

We take a deeper dive into the mergers and acquisitions of 2014 and explore what they say about the government market.