Serco continues push for lost $354M Navy contract

Serco Inc. is back at the GAO with a second protest of a $354 million Navy contract ship sustainment that Booz Allen Hamilton wrestled away from it.

SBA backs protest over facility clearance requirement for joint ventures

The Small Business Administration supported a protestor after the Air Force tried to add extra security requirements into a joint venture that company was forming.

Carahsoft's Abod says 'community' is critical success factor

This year's FCW Eagle Award recipient, Carahsoft CEO Craig Abod was recognized for the ways his company has made it easier for customers to buy technology. He also sees being in the government IT community as a critical contributor to his company's success.

Phebe Novakovic offers career, leadership advice in rare interview

General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic rarely speaks publicly beyond events geared toward investors. But in a TV interview with Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein, she offers advice on careers and leadership.

Booz Allen challenges counter-drone award that went to Leidos

Booz Allen Hamilton is objecting to an $82.7 million contract awarded to Leidos in support of Air Force efforts to counter unmanned aircraft.

10 'new normal' best practices for a COVID world

We explore Wolf Den Associates' advice for taking on the "new normal" in government contracting and what companies should be doing right now.

Granicus builds civic engagement skills with new acquisition

Granicus' newest acquisition adds more digital experience capabilities to its civic engagement portfolio.

More FirstSource III protests dismissed

Three more protests regarding the Homeland Security's FirstSource II contract have been dismissed, but four challenges remain over this $10 billion IT vehicle.

ManTech retains IT modernization work at USCIS

ManTech International has held onto an $86 million incumbent contract for IT architecture, engineering and analytics services to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services agency.

Will the Comcast-MicroTech deal open up more opportunities?

Comcast's pending acquisition of MicroTech's EIS business is a bet by the cable and media giant that its federal shop can capture some of the billions in telecommunications opportunities on the horizon.

VTG fuels new opportunities with latest acquisition

VTG's latest acquisition seeks to further build up its artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, while also adding new customers in the undersea-unmanned systems arena.

Northrop wins part of its next-gen jammer protest

Northrop Grumman scores a partial victory out of its protest against L3Harris' win of a $500 million next generation jammer contract with the Navy.

DHS clears several FirstSource protests but others pending

Several protests of the $10 billion FirstSource III contract are out of the way but more are pending, which means delays are inevitable.

A procurement legend steps down at DHS

Sorraya Correa has stepped down at the chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department and retired from government after 40 years. FCW's Steve Kelman pays tribute to her philosophy and legacy.

SAIC's protest dismissed, but fight over $2.5B NASA IT award likely to continue

Science Applications International Corp.'s protest over a $2.5 billion NASA IT infrastructure award to Leidos has been dismissed, but that doesn't mean that SAIC's challenge is over.

Baird adds another industry, banking veteran to government and defense team

Baird adds another director to its government and defense team that has worked in industry and banking.

Northrop names Stanley Black & Decker exec to board

Northrop Grumman's board of directors has added a senior executive with Stanley Black & Decker as the newest member.

Was SpaceX's lunar lander win a fait accompli?

The Government Accountability Office's public version of its decision to deny the lunar lander protests by Blue Origin and Dynetics is now out. There is plenty to look through across 76 pages, although it seems that SpaceX's victory was inevitable.

Maximus' challenge of $79M Social Security ticket contract falls short

In seeing its protest denied, Maximus has officially lost an incumbent contract at the Social Security Administration to a competitor.

Sign of maturity: Applied Insight adds large business chops with its new CEO

Applied Insight has matured into the middle-tier and has brought in a new CEO with large business experience. The now-former CEO has moved to Applied Insight's private equity owner to bring a more tech focus there.