Contracts

Serco to get second shot at $171M Air Force cyber contract

The company objected to how proposals were evaluated and convinced the Air Force to take a second look.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs replaces one T4NG2 prime

The Small Business Administration has determined one original awardee is in fact not small, so that company is out and a second is in for the $60 billion IT services vehicle.

Contracts

New court ruling rolls back minority business programs

A federal judge in Texas says that by excluding White-owned businesses from its programs, the Minority Business Development Agency is violating their constitutional rights.

Contracts

NTT Data fights to keep FBI DNA database program

The company claims the FBI misevaluated proposals when it picked someone else to take over the management of a nationwide DNA database program.

Companies

Deltek's CEO moves to new role at parent company

Mike Corkery has led the enterprise software provider for more than a decade and his successor is an external hire.

Contracts

Court rejects protests over $450M DHS BPA awards

The Customs and Border Protection can now start using the blanket purchase agreements to acquire enterprise IT and application development services from small businesses.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 lawsuits consolidated as case moves forward

Any other company wishing to challenge how the National Institutes of Health's acquisition arm is running the competition will be added to this proceeding.

Contracts

Amentum books $591.6M Navy fleet support contract

The company will work with U.S. allies and provide ship and systems engineering services.

Opinion

Our next Power Breakfast to explore the Navy-industry partnership

This March 8 event will feature speakers from the Navy, Defense Department and industry that will share insights into what it means to work with the Navy.

Contracts

Non-compliance ruling sparks protest over $12B Army IT contract

DH Technologies says its issue was minor and didn't give the company a competitive advantage.

Opinion

Sikorsky, Rain demo autonomous firefighting helicopter

The companies integrated their autonomous flight and wildfire detection technologies into a Black Hawk helicopter.

Contracts

SAS, Carahsoft ink new partnership pact

Their agreement is part of a shift by SAS to emphasize a distribution model for their resellers and broaden its reach in the government market.

Contracts

ShorePoint books $51M cyber modernization contract

The company is tasked to modernize cybersecurity, risk, and compliance programs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

Contracts

Nearly 300 comment on proposed CMMC rule

The Defense Department now has to process and respond to the comments before it issues the final version of the industry-wide rule in the fall.

Contracts

Peraton challenges $1B award to Deloitte

The program covers global enterprise IT support to the Defense Manpower Data Center.

Podcasts

WT 360: M&A is not only for the biggest players

Zach Hester, director of M&A strategy and deal generation at Bluestone Investment Partners, explains how small and mid-sized firms focused on organic growth have opportunities in a market where private equity plays a huge role.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 lawsuits continue to pile up

More companies have gone to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims with complaints over how the $50 billion IT vehicle is being managed.

Contracts

GSA's new approach to Polaris could help some joint ventures

The General Services Administration has received affirmation on how it wants to score mentor-protege joint ventures that are pursuing this government-wide IT vehicle.

Contracts

How and why Jacobs lost a $2.8B incumbent contract

A newly-released bid protest decision describes one significant mistake by Jacobs, but also includes allegations of information being shared because the business unit involved is part of a complex merger.

Contracts

Library of Congress told to redo $450M agile software contract

The Government Accountability Office found problems with evaluations, the best value tradeoff process and poor documentation.