Companies

Deadline for 2023 Fast 50 nominations approaching fast

The deadline is fast approaching to submit your application to be considered for the 2023 Washington Technology Fast 50.

Companies

Robbins-Gioia brings in new CEO

Giovanni "GI" Tuck, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, takes the reins and will focus efforts on solutions for supply chains and maintenance and repair systems.

Opinion

Are we 30 days from a government shutdown?

Crunch time on the budget is pretty much here, but there are positive signs that Congress could pass a short-term budget agreement. All the pressure is on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Companies

Microsoft enters partnership to build AI for large datasets

The global software giant is offering Synthetiac up to 1 million hours of cloud computing resources to accelerate the development of new tools for searching massive amounts of unstructured data.

Contracts

ManTech drops another protest involving $4.5B Air Force intelligence contract

ManTech is one of three winners for the Special Access Program Security Support Services program, but has still filed a trio of protests challenging the labor rates of a competitor.

Contracts

Maximus backs away from Postal Service protest

The company withdraws its challenge over the $175 million award to build a health benefits system for the U.S. Postal Service.

Contracts

VA backs off $400M document conversion award

The Veterans Affairs Department will reopen discussions with General Dynamics IT and GovernmentCIO, get revised proposals and make a new award.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT, GovCIO switch roles in $400M protest battle

The companies have each won, lost and filed protests over the electronic file conversion contract at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Opinion

Court ruling likely to curtail 8(a) fourth quarter spend

Federal spending on 8(a) contracts typically surges during the fourth quarter, but new court-imposed requirements to qualify those small businesses will likely procurements and scare off agency buyers.

Contracts

SBA offers 8(a) guidance to agencies after court ruling

The Small Business Administration informs federal agencies on how they can use the 8(a) program now that a federal judge has ruled parts of it unconstitutional.

Companies

CACI adds former Lockheed, SRA exec to its board

Stan Sloane, formerly an executive vice president at Lockheed Martin and CEO of SRA International, will serve as an independent director at CACI International.

Companies

Aretum adds agile development, cloud skills with acquisition

Aretum was created by the private equity firm Renovus Capital in April and is using this purchase to expand into defense and Homeland Security customers.

Contracts

SBA pauses new 8(a) applications

The agency is still trying to determine what the next steps are in the wake of a court decision declaring parts of this small business program unconstitutional.

Contracts

CACI wins $414.1M Air Force contract for software engineering

The company will support software and systems that enable the Air Force's battlespace awareness and decision-making processes.

Opinion

Judge says SBA needs to rethink 8(a) program

A federal judge says a company was discriminated against when the Agriculture Department and Small Business Administration made its contract an 8(a) set-aside. The result will mean major changes to the program.

Contracts

Army turns to OTA to revamp its ERP systems

IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.

Contracts

Marines eye nature to help address climate change challenges

The Marine Corps is in search of a contractor to help analyze risks at its facilities and find ways to mitigate potential risks from natural disasters.

Contracts

Kearney's conflict-of-interest allegation falls flat

In the Government Accountability Office's eyes, Kearney did not show enough specifics to overturn the Army's choice of Guidehouse for an audit support services contract.

Companies

Jacobs gets second chance at $1B Special Operations Command contract

The command will now open discussions with all bidders, including the incumbent Jacobs that challenged its elimination.

Companies

ManTech loses effort to change evaluation criteria for FBI contract

The company's challenge to the price evaluation plan for a blanket purchase agreement competition gets rejected.