Contracts

Small business owner wants Congress to protect OSDBU offices

One founder and CEO launches a video campaign amidst fear that if cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services spread across government, small businesses like his will lose access to critical resources and opportunities.

Opinion

A silent end for NITAAC?

Both websites for the National Institutes of Health's CIO-SP and CIO-CS contract vehicles are dark, leading to questions over whether the long-time contract vehicles are being shuttered.

Podcasts

WT 360: How software shapes the market's M&A landscape

Jean Stack and John Song, co-managing directors at Baird & Co.'s government practice, join to go over the tech-centric areas of heated demand for acquirers and the fundamentals that drive M&A activity.

Companies

WT Survey: Contractors see dark clouds hanging over the market

Our survey shows widespread concerns over budget constraints and federal workforce cuts by the Trump administration, with small businesses feeling the most impact.

Contracts

Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations

The trio are the only named contractors in a group of cuts announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who claims $5.1 billion of cancelled contracts with $4 billion in savings.

Contracts

Serco wins $96M Navy contract for Constellation-class support

Technical services firm to help Navy’s next-generation frigate with planning, design, delivery and testing.

Contracts

Accenture Federal makes its argument to defend $1B Army win

New court filings reveal competing narratives between Accenture Federal Services, the Army and protester Groundswell over how the competition for the $1 billion EBS-C modernization contract unfolded.

Contracts

Plan for sweeping FAR changes nears release

The General Services Administration, NASA and Office of Federal Procurement Policy are working to create a leaner acquisition framework that could attract more companies to the market.

Podcasts

WT 360: What CACI’s acquisitions say about the opportunities ahead

Jeff MacLauchlan, chief financial officer at CACI International, explains the company's philosophy for filling gaps in capabilities and customers with the idea of investing ahead of customer needs.

Contracts

Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space

The company is tasked with using artificial intelligence to analyze 4.5 million nightly observations from a global sensor network that tracks 14,500 satellites and other objects in space.

Companies

PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition

The acquisition of SuprTEK brings digital transformation, cyber and other related skills to PCI Federal.

Contracts

DOGE guts HHS small business office in reorg effort

Only the OSDBU executive director remains to advocate for small businesses at the Department of Health and Human Services, which obligated $39 billion in contracts last year.

Companies

Washington Harbour Partners buys stake in debris-tracking satellite firm

The investment is the second announced within a week for Turion Space, which also builds satellites that can improve space-domain awareness.

Podcasts

WT 360: We unpack the 2024 M&A roundup and GovCon’s ongoing adjustment to Trump 2.0

Nick and Ross start out by going over the newest edition of our annual report that catalogs merger-and-acquisition activity, then shift their discussion to how the new administration still leaves contractors guessing roughly 11 weeks in.

Companies

Industry layoffs mount as cancelled contracts and DOGE efforts take hold

Just shy of 2,500 workers in Maryland and Virginia are poised to lose their jobs as 13 companies issue mass layoff notice.

Contracts

GSA makes two more batches of OASIS+ awards

The government-wide professional services vehicle now has 698 unrestricted primes and 1,563 general small business track winners with more to come.

Companies

Retired Leidos exec shares how the company instilled agility into its corporate culture

Gerry Fasano looks back at a 41-year career and why his favorite job was leading the integration of the Lockheed Martin IS&GS services business into Leidos, which essentially created a new company.

Companies

Defense tech, digital modernization drive GovCon M&A in 2024

Private equity firms led the charge with 85 out of 159 closed transactions as companies reposition themselves for emerging market opportunities.

Rankings

Our 2024 M&A roundup is now available

Merger and acquisition volume hit a three-year high in 2024 with 158 closed transactions.

Contracts

Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny

A new analysis by TechnoMile looks at how exposed the General Services Administration's top 10 consulting firms could be, based on unexercised contract ceiling across three major spending categories.