John Garing, former Air Force and DISA exec, dies at 78

John Garing has died at 78, but leaves behind a legacy as a mentor to the people around him and a leader always looking for new and better ways to improve government.

SpaceX, L3Harris chosen again for huge satellite contract

The Space Development Agency paused to rethink its awards to SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies, but has reaffirmed its choice of those companies to build the first set of satellites to track hypersonic weapons.

Booz Allen invests in cyber firm

Booz Allen Hamilton has become an investor in a commercial cyber company with digital forensics and incident response technologies.

CACI pushes back after losing contract to support relocation program

CACI International has lodged a protest with the Government Accountability Office after rival bidder Telos won a $35.9 million contract to support a massive relocation program in South Korea.

Industry groups, execs put focus on democracy in wake of Capitol building riot

In the aftermath of the Capitol building riot, industry associations and company executives have urged calm while also extolling the virtues of democracy.

Axiologic closes first deal after prep year

Axiologic Solutions spent a full year on putting the personnel and financing in place to close its first acquisition, which sees it buy Knowledge Link to gain a new intelligence customer and more capabilities.

Booz Allen loses ICE contract after not fully detailing exit strategy

Booz Allen Hamilton loses this Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract on not adequately explaining how it would transition out of the program in the event of a future recompete loss.

DARPA's tech 2021 priorities include space, sensors, human systems

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released its 2021 priorities for two of its main small business programs and on the list are space, sensors, human systems and IT.

What you need to know about the Polaris draft solicitation

The much-anticipated Polaris IT services vehicle for small businesses now has a draft solicitation out for industry to read through and make comments on.

Protest holds up pool awards for GSA human capital support vehicle

GSA is moving forward with awards across two pools of its $5.75 billion human capital and training vehicle, but all of the second pool is on hold while a protest in the federal courts is resolved.

Task order protests continue steady rise

The number of protests that involve task orders have grown steadily over the last 10 years, even as the overall number of protests have declined.

Raytheon, Airbus get second shot at huge satellite deal

Raytheon and Airbus will get a second chance at a large satellite and space data program now that the Space Development Agency has agreed to re-evaluate proposals.

Northrop objects to getting kicked off incumbent IRS contract

Northrop Grumman, a 22-year incumbent, is among three protesters who argue that they were unfairly evaluated for a series of Internal Revenue Service blanket purchase agreements for technical services to support tax season.

Deals keep coming for Arlington Capital's BlueHalo

Just two months into its creation through a roll-up, Arlington Capital Partners-backed BlueHalo closes two more deals to build on its cyber and signal intelligence capabilities.

IBM, Microsoft to prototype new supply of semiconductors

IBM and Microsoft will both prototype new ways to develop, manufacture and secure the military's supply chain for microelectronics.

What one person's transgender journey teaches about the power of change management

Cassandra Grace has spent a career honing her change management skills, so it was natural that she leaned on those skills as she embarked on her transgender journey. Her story conveys the power in all of us to make a positive change, whether personal, professional or corporate.

Gunnison follows acquisition with quick win

Gunnison closed its first acquisition last month and the new addition quickly booked a $50 million contract award.

Court ruling caps stellar 2020 of contract wins for Leidos

With the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruling in its favor, Leidos can put a bow on its 2020 of big contract wins with the $7.7 billion Navy NGEN award and six others north of $1 billion now official.

Court denies Perspecta's NGEN protest

The Court of Federal Claims denies Perspecta's protest of the $7.7 billion Navy NGEN network services award that went to Leidos earlier this year.

Architect of Lockheed Martin dead at 89

Daniel Tellep, one of the primary architects behind the merger that made Lockheed Martin, has died at age 89.