What the IT market can learn from SpaceX's NASA win

SpaceX has surprised the aerospace market by winning the $2.9 billion NASA contract to take human's back to the moon but the lessons from that victory might extend across the entire government market.

Last draft out for $1.4B DHA workforce contract

The Defense Health Agency has released one last draft solicitation for its $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract with a final version due within days.

Protests drive HHS to redo cloud contract

The Health and Human Services Department will rework a cloud solicitation following complaints that the terms would restrict competition.

MetTel to modernize National Archives networks

MetTel has captured a $65 million EIS task order to replace the National Archives' legacy hub-and-spoke network architecture with a software-defined wide area network.

Should GovCon firms join the fight against voting restrictions?

Several companies with strong ties to the federal market have joined the Black Economic Alliance's fight against state efforts to put more restrictions on voting.

Faced with complaints, Army pulls HR app solicitation

After facing complaints from bidders including the incumbent, the Army has decided to rework the solicitation for a $161 million human resources application development contract.

Biden's budget as the ultimate conversation starter

The first Biden administration budget may look nothing like what is ultimately passed, but the document provides a great starting point for having meaningful discussions with your customers.

How this DARPA research effort will try to stop the next pandemic

FLIR Systems is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop fabrics with embedded capabilities to battle exposure to chemical and biological threats, including future pandemic viruses.

Family PE firm acquires another GovCon company

McNally Capital has acquired Orbis Operations in another deal that to build the private equity investor's federal market portfolio.

How SAIC ran the recompete table with a critical Army customer

Science Applications International Corp. is coming off what one executive called a "super-cycle" of recompetes, all with the same customer and with a combined ceiling of over $8 billion. Here is a glimpse into how SAIC won them all.

Incumbency not enough for CACI to win $200M Navy contract

CACI International lost a tight battle with Booz Allen Hamilton for a $200 million Navy contract despite being a highly-rated incumbent.

Is acquisition innovation going mainstream?

New nominees at the Defense Department and General Services Administration give an early indication that the new administration places a high value on innovation in the way the government buys and how it delivers services.

SAIC books another big win with Army customer

Science Applications International Corp. confirms its fourth in a series of contract wins with the same customer to provide engineering services around aviation, modeling and simulation and the testing of embedded systems.

Air Force tech accelerator expands research on security for 5G devices

The Air Force's AFWERX innovation group focused on technology acceleration has tapped Phosphorus Cybersecurity to explore ways of adapting its Internet of Things products to 5G-enabled devices.

IBM dinged for piecemeal approach to Army protest

IBM's protest of a nearly $800 million Army enterprise resource planning contract was dismissed as untimely because the company was raised its challenges in a piecemeal fashion. The Government Accountability Office says that approach is a big no-no.

Early performance issue doomed this DataPath bid

DataPath says it rescued a troubled contract. But the Army saw it differently and now there is a new contractor.

SAIC breaks the $7B revenue mark, but COVID continues to be an overhang

Science Applications International Corp.'s acquisition of Unisys Federal meant strong growth in its just-ended fiscal year but the company sees COVID-19 impacts as a continued drag on organic expansion.

CACI falls short in effort to win relocation work

The Government Accountability Office said CACI International didn't have the standing to protest an award that went to Telos to support a large relocation project for U.S. troops in South Korea.

TekSynap wins second shot at $180M NGA contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has been told re-evaluate TekSynap's bid for a $180 million enterprise IT services contract.

Comments due soon for $1.4B defense health workforce contract

The Defense Health Agency will take comments until March 29 on the draft solicitation for its $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract.