Opinion

GDIT may have squandered chances at $2.7B DHS cloud contract

General Dynamics IT had chances to improve its proposal for a $2.7 billion Homeland Security Department cloud computing contract, but didn't take advantage of the openings DHS provided.

Contracts

ManTech builds on Navy support with new win

ManTech International secures a second technology integration contract in as many weeks with the Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Contracts

CGI tapped for Justice financial modernization work

CGI Federal grabbed a big task order under a $250 million Justice Department pact for financial management modernization support.

Contracts

DHA makes first awards under $1.4B workforce, tech transformation vehicle

The Defense Health Agency chooses an initial slate of winners for a $1.43 billion contract vehicle to build an infrastructure to more quickly develop commercial-like health technologies.

Contracts

NASA moves forward on $720M tech development recompete

NASA has updated the draft solicitation for a $720 million contract to help the agency develop new technologies.

Contracts

PAE objects to elimination from USAID competition

PAE wants back in on the competition for a contract to support the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Companies

Proximas Group adds CEO to guide growth

Proximas Group brings in a new chief executive to lead integration and growth initiatives.

Companies

Federal Advisory Partners makes first acquisition with Sagewind's support

Just four months after acquiring Federal Advisory Partners, that portfolio company makes a purchase of its own with the backing of its private equity owner Sagewind Capital.

Opinion

What Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs can teach government contractors

The NFL playoffs are an object lesson in training and preparation. Fewer better examples show that than how the Kansas City Chiefs managed the end of regulation time in their playoff game, and how the Dallas Cowboys failed to in theirs.

Contracts

GSA, industry leaders to share supply chain insights at WT Power Breakfast

Our next Power Breakfast event on Friday will focus on supply chain issues with insights from a leading General Services Administration official and a group of senior executives from notable government contractors.

Companies

Enlightenment Capital backs space, missile defense tech firm

With the acquisition of Boecore, Enlightenment Capital adds another company to its portfolio and this one is focused on space and missile defense.

Companies

SolarWinds deal brings in professional services for federal customers

SolarWinds has acquired one of its premier partners to build out more professional services offerings for federal customers.

Contracts

Resume issue nixes contract win

Problems with the resume of a key person in a company's bid leads to a Government Accountability Office recommendation that firm both lose the contract and be kicked out of the competition.

Contracts

General Dynamics loses $2.7B cloud contract protest

General Dynamics IT's fight for another shot at a $2.7 billion Homeland Security cloud computing contract falls short.

Opinion

GovCon execs enter the world of pro sports

Attain's Greg Baroni and Cognosante's Michele Kang are making moves into the world of professional sports, which may seen like a big leap but isn't.

Contracts

NTT Data loses $117M incumbent contract

NTT Data's argument that it should have won the recompete for a $117 million border control and customs enforcement support contract has been rejected.

Contracts

CACI ruled ineligible for $774M Army encryption contract

A federal judge has ruled that CACI International should not have been allowed to bid on a $774 million Army encryption contract, so the question becomes why the branch evaluated the company's proposal at all.

Companies

Amy Gilliland on the future of systems integrators

Systems integrators should secure their future in the market by applying domain expertise to help customers apply new technologies, according to General Dynamics' IT business leader.

Companies

Supply chain issues take center stage for government contractors

The supply chain is about much more than products as that complex web of factors also includes software, security, people, partners and processes. Those factors are crucial to business success.

Contracts

CGI to build data environment for Interior's energy royalties

CGI Federal will help the Interior Department apply a pair of cloud-based tools to distribute royalties for oil and gas wells on tribal lands.