DARPA calls for bids in hardware security program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants industry ideas on how to make hardware design tools with inherent, built-in security.

FedBid to extend Agriculture reverse auction services

FedBid has received a contract for continued reverse auction services to the Agriculture Department within the same week of a similar award from Labor.

Army taps 10 for $231M nonpersonal training support contract

Ten companies will vie for task orders to offer nonpersonal support services for a U.S. Army training and education hub.

Aixxia to build DARPA research innovation platform

Aixxia receives a $13.4 million "other transaction agreement" award to build an online innovation environment for DARPA scientists and engineers.

Roboteam seeks its share of unmanned ground space

Roboteam chases growing opportunities as unmanned ground vehicles become an important tool in fighting roadside bombs and other threats.

Belcan uses acquisitions to build federal platform

Known as an engineering firm, Cincinnati-based Belcan has closed three deals in nine months to build a federal services platform around cyber, systems engineering, IT and professional services.

PSC brings on DoD, Hill vet as senior adviser

The Professional Services Council adds Pentagon and Capitol Hill veteran Bill Greenwalt to the trade group's ranks as a senior adviser.

BAE, LGS added to DARPA computing program

BAE Systems Inc. and LGS Innovations become the latest members in a program for DARPA to build software for computing asset management.

Leidos arm chosen for VA data repository task order

Leidos' Systems Made Simple subsidiary wins a potential three-year, $29 million task order to support the VA's health data repositories.

ServiceNow names Blackboard, BMC vet to federal leadership role

Silicon Valley-based cloud firm ServiceNow names former BMC and Blackboard executive Brian Marvin to lead federal sales and oversee automated IT market push.

CSRA takes $58M EPA high-performance computing contract

CSRA wins a $58 million takeaway contract to help run the Environmental Protection Agency's high-performance computing systems and laboratory projects.

Vencore Labs joins DARPA software development program

A Vencore subsidiary joins a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to build software for collective tasking of computing platforms.

Raytheon lands potential $466M missile engineering contract

Raytheon will carry out engineering and technical services on three types of ship-based missile defense weapons under a potential four-year, $466 million contract.

DISA unveils $350M professional services vehicle RFP

The Defense Information Systems Agency releases its request for proposals for a five-year, $350 million professional services contract vehicle with nine slots reserved for small businesses.

Treasury floats mobile device management RFI

The U.S. Treasury begins a survey to find vendors interested in implementing a mobile device management system for the agency.

Engility plans entry into NASA scientific computing competition

Engility Corp. plans to pursue a large upcoming NASA scientific computing services contract as part of its civilian and highly technical services market strategies.

SSL grows federal exec team, proceeds on DARPA robotics program

Space Systems Loral makes a promotion and expands its U.S. government leadership team as the company also proceeds on a program key to its federal market growth efforts.

PAR names two-decade SAIC vet to CEO role

PAR Technology names current board member and two-decade SAIC veteran Donald Foley president and CEO.

ManTech books DHS program management task orders

ManTech International lands two task orders worth up to $18 million combined for program management and technical services to DHS' Science and Technology directorate.

Silicon Valley's Coupa plans DC presence, hires federal leader

Silicon Valley-based Coupa Software will build a government sales team and eventually open a Washington, D.C. facility as it also names a new federal leader.