Peraton books $500M VA cloud infrastructure award

Now that a protest has cleared the books, Peraton is free to start work on an almost $500 million cloud infrastructure contract with the Veterans Affairs Department.

Technica lands $43M Air Force contract for intelligence support

Technica will support a pair of Air Force intelligence operations with program management and sustainment services under a four-year, $43 million contract.

Telos acquisition adds capabilities to its biometric systems

Telos Corp. has made its first acquisition since going public last year by adding the assets of Diamond Fortress Technologies, whose catalog of intellectual property focuses on contactless biometric readings.

Blue Origin, Dynetics see their lunar lander protests grounded

Protests by Blue Origin and Dynetics over the $2.9 billion lunar lander contract that went to SpaceX have been denied as the Government Accountability Office rules NASA did nothing wrong.

In familiar refrain, it's Amazon versus Microsoft for this $10B NSA cloud contract

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are again in opposite corners of a protest fight over a $10 billion cloud hosting contract. But this time unlike in JEDI it's AWS as the winner, the National Security Agency the customer and Microsoft the protestor.

Shield AI makes second acquisition for unmanned aerial portfolio

Its second acquisition in a week, Shield AI intends to buy Martin UAV and continue developing a portfolio centered on technologies that deliver unmanned systems capabilities.

GSA reopens some bids for OASIS on-ramp

The General Services Administration will reconsider some bids for small business spots on the OASIS contract after a court decision said 18 companies improperly received awards.

The danger in Bezos' $2B offer to NASA

Jeff Bezos' offer to cover $2 billion in potential cost overruns to build a lunar lander for NASA could be easy to dismiss, but don't ignore some very real threats.

Army chooses 14 for $2.4B cyber range support contract

The Army has picked 14 winners for a $2.4 billion contract to support a model of the internet used to test cyber tools and simulate attacks.

IBM further builds out federal team

Over the past several months, IBM's federal business has added several former senior government leaders for more cloud and artificial intelligence brainpower as it positions itself to purse more digital transformation opportunities.

Accenture (finally) touts big Army ERP win

After several rounds of protests, Accenture can finally say it has secured a $729 million contract to consolidate multiple Army enterprise resource planning systems.

TOP 100: Smartronix using deals, awards to build on cloud expertise

Smartronix is pursuing growth opportunities by adding and expanding capabilities around cloud migration and digital transformation.

Amendments doing little to clarify CIO-SP4 confusion

Concerns and confusion around the CIO-SP4 solicitation's requirements continue despite letters from the Professional Services Council and more amendments from the National Institutes of Health's procurement shop.

Shield AI acquires firm that beat a human pilot

A company whose artificial intelligence engine beat a human-piloted fighter jet gets acquired in a deal the buyer hopes will speed deployment of that technology.

Protests over $10B DHS IT contract back under consideration

Two companies that we mistakenly reported to be out of the competition for a $10 billion Homeland Security Department's IT contract never left the competition. Now their protests are once again under consideration.

VTG 'dazzles' with Navy laser win

VTG will install laser systems on five Navy destroyers to knock out the sensors of unmanned aerial systems that threaten them.

CACI records another big win at Defense Threat Reduction Agency

CACI International extends its streak with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency by winning a $1.4 billion task order that will builds on the 14 years CACI has supported the DTRA's mission.

CIO-SP4 amendments clear out most early protests, extend due date

Several amendments to the $50 billion CIO-SP4 solicitation have helped clear the bulk of early protests and the proposal submission deadline is now Aug. 4. But other changes are likely as requirements on teaming agreements and other items are tightening.

TOP 100: IBM makes big move toward transformation

IBM plans to split later this year in a transformation that the No. 33 Top 100 company sees as letting it focus on driving forward a hybrid cloud vision.

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