SAIC pushes back on lost $2.5B NASA IT contract

Science Applications International Corp. isn't taking the loss of a $2.5 billion NASA IT and communications infrastructure contract lightly and is protesting the award of that work to Leidos.

Darkblade deal adds second pillar to Intrepid

Private equity-backed Intrepid Solutions & Services has acquired Darkblade Solutions to build out the second of three pillars to serve defense and national security customers.

NCI protects its turf with CMS win

NCI has protected a decades-long relationship with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by winning a professional services contract for appeals management support.

What the New York Times misses about DOD's meetings with Amazon

A New York Times article indicates it's scandalous that Defense Department officials met with commercial technology executives. But more of those meetings are needed and not less.

Inside the 2021 Washington Technology Top 100

Here is our latest coverage and analysis of companies on the 2021 Washington Technology Top 100 and what makes these the most successful companies competing in the government sector.

Northrop, NASA finalize $935M moon orbiter contract

Northrop Grumman will continue development of a space station to circle the moon and support landings, as well as provide the infrastructure for deep space science.

Maximus' deals set the stage for more growth

Maximus has steadily climbed the Top 100 by making blockbuster acquisitions. For 2021 alone, it has two major deals and a new federal leader that have the firm poised for more growth.

Air Force asks for reconsideration of $4B protest that went against them

The Air Force has asked the Government Accountability Office to rethink a decision to sustain a protest filed by ManTech International involving a highly classified, $4 billion contract.

Oracle, Mythics win second shot at ICE cloud infrastructure competition

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will start over on acquiring cloud infrastructure services after protests complained the agency was wrong to specify it wanted the Amazon and Microsoft offerings.

Deadline extended for Industry Innovator Awards

We've extended the deadline until July 16 for our annual Industry Innovator Awards program, so get your nominations ready and celebrate the innovation you have delivered to your customers.

SAIC creates chief climate scientist post

Science Applications International Corp. has created a new position of chief climate scientist and hired a nearly four-decade government veteran to lead the company's work in that area.

SAIC board adds new member to further build diversity

Science Applications International Corp.'s board of directors has named a former KPMG managing partner as a new member. That appointment means seven out of 11 directors are women or member of a minority group.

Why can't Sam.gov get to the point already?

Why does Sam.gov send alerts for notices that have no real information to share? Why does it make users work so hard to find the newest information?

Top 100 diversity shows little improvement

There are a few small bright spots in our second annual analysis of racial and gender diversity among Top 100 executives. But the results continue to point at how diversity lags at many companies on the list.

Wolf Den starts transition, names new CEO

Wolf Den Associates' founders Barry Landew and Kevin Robbins want their company to last more than one generation. Step one is complete -- hire a CEO.

Leidos scores $2.5B NASA takeaway

Leidos wins a $2.5 billion NASA IT services and solutions contract that represents a takeaway from the company it spun out nearly eight years ago and holds the bulk of that work under a predecessor award.

BlueHalo further builds out exec team with new hire

BlueHalo has brought in a 20-year veteran of the federal market to lead its cyber and intelligence business.

ManTech prevails in protest of $4B classified Air Force contract

ManTech was one of three winners of a $4.4 billion classified Air Force security contract, but protested anyway and won its argument.

Former Leidos exec Angela Heise joins Microsoft

Angela Heise, who left Leidos after more than two decades there in 2019, has signed on with the leadership team at Microsoft's worldwide public sector business.

PAE loses another senior exec

Three months after PAE's then-CEO stepped down, the president of the global mission services business has also resigned.