Companies

ManTech hits $4.5B classified contract with another protest

This is challenge number three from ManTech over the Special Access Program Security Support Services program.

Companies

Empower AI hires new chief growth officer

This veteran of McKinsey joins the company formerly known as NCI to lead its focus on innovation.

Opinion

Protest denial clears Deloitte to take over TSA human capital support

The Government Accountability Office found that Deloitte took a proactive approach to avoid a conflict-of-interest, which fended off a protest over this $350 million task order.

Companies

General Dynamics, SAIC continue battle over $95M contract

Though a relatively small contract dollar-wise, both companies want to provide high-performance computing support to the Food and Drug Administration.

Rankings

Who and what drove GovCon M&A in 2022

Our annual roundup shows that 140 mergers and acquisition transactions took place in the government market during 2022 thanks to a diverse set of buyers and sellers.

Opinion

Is Lord Voldemort coming for the GovCon market?

The next fiscal year's budget and debt ceiling situations loom over the federal market and present great risks.

Companies

DISA asks court to pause litigation over $1B contract

In asking for a "remand," the Defense Information Systems Agency says it wants to re-evaluate proposals and make a new award decision over the contract originally won by American Systems Corp.

Contracts

NOAA kicks off process to improve satellite ground systems

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says its ground systems can't keep up with the large increases in data it expects by 2030 and beyond.

Contracts

CACI clears protest hurdle to claim $5.7B Air Force IT contract

After two rounds of challenges from Peraton, CACI International wins a favorable protest ruling that means the company can book the largest award in its six-decade history.

Podcasts

WT 360's Info Session: The largest Navy conference, banking, cyber, and figuring out JADC2

Lauren Williams and Marcus Weisgerber from our partner publication Defense One jump into the conversation to go over all things military, technology and budgets as they are always key watch items for companies.

Contracts

DHA reworks $700M application development contract

The Defense Health Agency is emphasizing prototypes as part of its larger goal to become more of a world-class health organization.

Contracts

First protest filed over $900M Space Force data contract

One unsuccessful bidder is pushing back against their exclusion from the multiple-award vehicle for data applications and services.

Opinion

Our next Power Breakfast will explore how M&A reshapes the market

Our upcoming Washington Technology Power Breakfast will offer insights and analysis of how mergers and acquisitions are changing the competitive landscape.

Opinion

Is the government market in a new era of feudalism?

The proliferation of self-scoring evaluations has led to a world where small businesses must tie more of their future to large business partners in a joint venture. Is that what everyone should want?

Contracts

More than 100 protests greet CIO-SP4

The release of a preliminary list of potential winners may have sparked an onslaught of new protests involving the $50 billion IT contract.

Contracts

Navy finalizes awards on $500M system modernization contract

Three companies will compete for task orders to integrate command-and-control systems on new warships.

Opinion

The risk of a shutdown is real. Prepare now.

Dysfunction on Capitol Hill increases the odds of protracted appropriations battles and agencies going unfunded.

Opinion

CIO-SP4 awards still in limbo

The list of preliminary winners is now out, but the protests continue to pile up for this $50 billion IT contract.

Companies

GDIT adds FBI vet to lead law enforcement business

Ralph Tursi will be responsible for strategy, program delivery and IT services to the Justice Department.

Contracts

Deadlines loom for contractor TikTok ban

By now, federal agencies must have TikTok completely out of IT systems. Contractors have some more time to stop using TikTok, but not that much.