We get a sneak peek at a new white paper from Centurion Research that explores some of the nightmare scenarios from the business development world and the lessons they can teach us.
The Air Force makes its third attempt to get the NetCents 2 Products contract up and running, but 16 awards means there are 10 other companies that are disappointed. Will we see more bid protests?
One of the two OASIS protests has been withdrawn after the General Services Administration amended its RFP, but a second protest continues. In the meantime, GSA gets a commitment for OASIS from a potentially large customer.
For DRT Strategies, the rise up the Fast 50 ranks has meant balancing risk and taking chances at the right time. It also helps to have a leader who's been through hard times.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a $28 million bridge contract to continue supporting a variety of Marine Corps business systems until a new contract is competively awarded.
Sometimes it's good to protest as SAIC wins a $1.76 billion NASA contract after it objected to the original award to Wyle. The question now is whether Wyle will try to return the favor.
Avaya Government Solutions has added its own protest to a Customs and Border Protection contract awarded to Lockheed Martin. Incumbent IBM Corp. filed a protest earlier this month after losing the ACE contract, which it has held since 2001.
Samuel Gordy takes over as general manager of SAIC's integrated systems group in its National Security Sector, a precursor unit of the Leidos business that will be created when SAIC splits later this year.
Logos Technologies wins an $8 million option to continue its support of the Kestrel wide-area surveillance system used to help protect forward operating bases in Afghanistan.
The PAE Group is just a month out from closing its acquisition of Computer Sciences Corp.'s Applied Technology Division and the deal has passed an important milestone -- capturing the option year on one of its marquee contracts.
Cloud-based identity management gets a boost as the Postal Service taps SecureKey Technologies to build the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange to easier and cheaper access to various government web services.
The Customs and Border Protection bureau of DHS wants to hire a business located in a HUBZone to help it test and evaluate cargo systems applications to improve their usability and effectiveness.
The Defense Logistics Agency is planning to hire a single small business to provide help desk support for a modernized Oracle ERP financial management system that will support DOD's goal of auditability.
Two more losing bidders have turned to GAO with complaints about the Air Force's NetCents 2 contract. The total number of bid protests has now risen to six.
Linda Hudson, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., will retire in early 2014. She has led the business since 2009. The search is on for her successor.
