Companies

Serco hires new CEO for North American business

Michael LaRouche, a 30-year industry veteran, will succeed the retiring Tom Watson on Oct. 1.

Contracts

GovCIO wins $865M Air Force communications contract after protracted protest battle

The CTSS V contract, first awarded in 2024, will support 90,000 personnel across the Southern Command.

Contracts

Air Force taps 33 companies for $980M automatic test systems contract

The pool of companies will compete for task orders to provide computer-controlled diagnostic equipment to test military aircraft and weapons systems.

Contracts

ManTech wins $910M contract to provide U.S. Southern Command with IT services

The seven-year deal will modernize networks and lay the groundwork for AI deployments across the command.

Contracts

Peraton loses GAO protest over $1.5B STRATCOM IT contract

Challenges to the evaluation and an allegation of an organizational conflict of interest fell short; GDIT cleared to move forward with the work.

Contracts

USDA faces nine protests over Stratus cloud on-ramp process

Several companies are challenging their removal from the competition for spots on a contract to provide cloud integration services.

Contracts

Northrop Grumman wins $972M Air Force contract

The company will support modeling and simulation efforts for the Air Force and other parts of the Defense Department.

Contracts

Special Operations Command completes recompete of $2.4B TREX with four awards

The command uses the contract to buy a variety of products and services related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Contracts

New defense law helps NGA fend off contract protest

Agency uses 2023 authority to justify a sole-source award to Palantir to move its GARNET platform into production.

Podcasts

WT 360: How AI drives Accenture Federal's growth plans

Ron Ash, CEO of Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary, joins to describe how AI-driven initiatives are reshaping strategic partnerships and opening more opportunities for outcome-based contract work.

Contracts

MDA unveils final solicitation for $151B missile defense contract

The future Golden Dome system will have to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonics, cruise missiles and other aerial attacks.

Opinion

Why GovCon should care about Trump’s disdain for oversight and accountability

The administration's push to undermine watchdog agencies may bring short-term gains, but will more likely damage the market and good government over the long haul.

Companies

IonQ launches federal business to expand cyber and defense work

The quantum tech company also named Robert Cardillo, the former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director, as executive chairman of the federal business to lead strategic operations and partnerships.

Contracts

NASA continues work on SEWP VI during consolidation uncertainty

The space agency is still processing proposals for the next-generation IT contract while the Trump administration weighs moving the program to the General Services Administration.

Contracts

Companies successfully challenge $237M Army award to Amentum

The Army backs away from its award for protective equipment following a pair of protests, so the branch can re-evaluate proposals and make a new award decision.

Contracts

Accenture prevails in battle for $3.5B Energy contract

Accenture's federal subsidiary clears an investigation over an alleged conflict-of-interest and will continue providing enterprise IT and business support services.

Companies

Quantinuum secures $600M to advance quantum computing tech

The company will work with its Honeywell parent, NVIDIA and other companies to develop a universal fault tolerant quantum computer to work on cryptography, optimization and drug discovery challenges.

Companies

Ehikian departs GSA for tech industry post

The General Services Administration's former No. 2 official is now CEO of C3 AI, an artificial intelligence firm pushing to make inroads in the federal market.

Opinion

GSA’s OneGov deals hype billions in savings, but should we buy into it?

Amid all the discount announcements, these short-term agreements raise more questions than they answer about real value to government buyers.