DHS unveils $10B small biz vehicle's draft solicitation

The Homeland Security Department has released the draft solicitation for FirstSource III, its $10 billion small business IT commodity contract vehicle. DHS also wants more industry feedback.

Don't wait to start on transition planning

President Trump has not formally conceded. But government contractors shouldn't wait to start talking to customers about what life under a Biden Administration could mean for the market.

NSA award draws protest from the incumbent

The National Security Agency has made an award on its $471.8 million "Barkingbadger" contract for classified services and that has drawn the ire of a disappointed bidder.

SAIC names Northrop exec as new CFO

Science Applications International Corp. hires Northrop Grumman executive Prabu Natarajan as its new chief financial officer to succeed the retiring Charlie Mathis.

Don't count on an interim CMMC certification

The Defense Department's "voice of CMMC" Katie Arrington sent one very clear message during a webcast Thursday -- there will be no provisional certifications. It's either go or no go for the new cyber standard that contractors must follow.

Air Force taps 24 more to join battle management project

The Air Force continues to build its pool of contractors who will compete to develop technologies to field a new battle management system.

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IBM continues fight for consolidated Army ERP contract

For a second time, Accenture has won a $786.7 million contract consolidating support for several Army enterprise resource planning systems. Also a second time, IBM has filed a protest objecting to how the evaluation was conducted.

Massive missile defense, satellite program draws protests

The National Defense Space Architecture program is a huge undertaking, which makes getting in at the beginning a strategic advantage. It is no wonder then that the first two contract awards have drawn protests from disappointed bidders.

Inside the solutions driving the 2020 Industry Innovator Award winners

We lift the curtain on the solutions that earned these 16 companies awards as 2020 Industry Innovator winners.

WIT leadership awards recognize multiple GovCon execs

Women executives from government contracting firms took home multiple awards during the annual Women In Technology Leadership Awards program.

CIO-SP3 on-ramp protests should be near the finish line

One protest is still pending over the CIO-SP3 small business on-ramp and that signals this chapter in the procurement's history is about to close.

Alleged contractor conman gets 7 years

Garrison Courtney duped fellow contractors and high-level government officials, the Justice Department says. His guilty plea and seven-year sentence reveal a con job of epic proportions.

First lawsuit filed against president's anti-bias training ban order

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Urban League and National Fair Housing Alliance have filed a class action lawsuit to try and stop President Trump's executive order that bans certain anti-bias training. The lawsuit includes government contractors as part of the class those groups are representing.

Another firm joins protests over $800M Army engineering contract

Another company has joined the list of protesters pushing back on the Army's decision to award an $800 million contract to its three large incumbents.

Parsons revs up deals engine again in deal to add space & cyber capabilities

Parsons is acquiring more space, cyber and intelligence capabilities as well as a slew of related products by acquiring Braxton Science & Technology Group for $300 million.

DARPA working on search for 'revolutionary' tech

DARPA has begun work on a new broad agency announcement aimed at getting what it calls "revolutionary" research in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and secure systems.

For now, industry has few tools to fight anti-bias training ban

There is little industry can do to push back against President Trump's order banning certain anti-bias and discrimination training until the final rules are issued and start getting enforced.

Lack of small business winners draws protest for $800M Army contract

The Army said it would make two small business awards for an $800 million engineering services vehicle but did not follow through and that has drawn one small business protest. A large business has also entered the fray.

Inside today's small business opportunity set

Challenges and opportunities of small businesses takes center stage Friday at our next WT Power Breakfast, featuring speakers from the Homeland Security Department and this year's group of Fast 50 companies.