2016 budget fraught with promise and peril

The political battles will only heat up from here now that the president has released his 2016 budget proposal. Here's a guide to some essential reading on the issues and battles ahead.

PSC acquires TechAmerica Foundation

Just nine months after CompTIA acquired TechAmerica, the organization has sold the TechAmerica Foundation to the Professional Services Council and shuttered its federal public sector advocacy work.

Introducing the WT Contractor Confidence Index

We're launching the quarterly WT Contractor Confidence Index to evaluate the mood in the federal market. Look for the survey invite in your inbox soon.

Artel prevails in SSA bid protest

Artel has cleared the bid protest hurdle and has succeeded in taking away a satellite services contract from Hughes Network Systems.

What procurement lessons will the next Air Force One teach?

Boeing will build the next Air Force One, but the real news might be how the Air Force fosters competition for the next 30 years.

FedBid, founder hit with Air Force suspension

Reverse auction provider FedBid Inc. and its founder have been suspended by the Air Force as the service considers whether to debar the company.

Lockheed loses fight to keep contract it won twice

The Government Accountability Office has ruled against Lockheed Martin in its fight to keep a DHS contract it has won twice.

How Maximus doubled federal revenues

In the last four years, Maximus has seen its federal business nearly double under the leadership of Thomas Romeo, and it's thanks to the company's focus on its customers' outcomes and not the process.

QinetiQ taps new leader for North American business

QinetiQ may have sold the bulk of its U.S. business but it didn't abandon the market and now it has a new leader for QinetiQ North America.

Vistronix hires new intell leader

Vistronix has tapped Amy Steinberg as their new vice president and general manager of analytics, modernization and cyber defense operations.

TASC to build app store for spy agency

Under a $25 million contract, TASC will be an app store to speed access to new applications for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Bridge Growth closes CRGT deal

Bridge Growth Partners has finished its acquisition of CRGT Inc., closing its first deal and marking the return of former Deltek CEO Kevin Parker to the federal market.

IBM on losing end of bid protest

IBM was willing to fire a subcontractor's employee to relieve organizational conflicts of interest concerns but that still wasn't enough to avoid getting kicked out of the competition for a Defense Department retirement system.

Inside the pain and peril of procurement delays

In our latest WT Insider Report, we take a deep dive into the impact procurement delays are having on government contractors, and what companies are doing to mitigate the impact of the delays.

McCabe plans departure from ASI

Kimberly McCabe is stepping down as CEO of ASI Government next month after four years of leading what she called a transformation of the company.

CACI in another protest fight

CACI International won a $180 million contract to support intelligence activities of the U.S. Special Operations Command, but L-3 is protesting the award. It's the second protest fight CACI has faced this month.

PAE, USIS and $600M in new opportunities

PAE has acquired the Global Security and Solutions business from U.S. Investigations Services on Friday, and executives are already touting $600 million in new opportunities the company can pursue.

USIS and the private equity roller coaster

The story of U.S. Investigations Services and its rise and fall illustrates what a turbulent time private equity is having in the government market.

Troubled USIS finds buyer for Global Security business

U.S. Investigations Services may have found a savior for the bulk of its remaining business in a deal it struck this week with PAE to buy its Global Security and Solutions business.

GSA leader Dan Tangherlini plans departure

Dan Tangherlini is stepping down next month three years after coming in to stabilize GSA in the wake of an embarrassing scandal. His time at the agency was marked by a push to bring new efficiencies and innovation to the government.