Contracts

GSA to take second look at $582M military family support award

The General Services Administration's corrective action follows Leidos' protest that claimed GSA did not fully evaluate the impact of Accenture Federal's acquisition of Cognosante.

Opinion

Anduril's hyperscale blueprint is all about its alternative business model

The amount of new investment and a higher valuation for the seven-year-old defense tech startup are important, but far from everything.

Companies

Chenega builds out defense business with SecuriGence acquisition

The Alaska Native Corporation is adding new work in advanced systems, cybersecurity, and cloud and virtualization management.

Contracts

GDIT's protest partially dismissed in $865M Air Force contract dispute

General Dynamics IT has to await the outcome of a corrective action and new award decision in this long-running saga.

Companies

SixGen expands automation portfolio with Boldend acquisition

This is the second purchase SixGen has announced in less than one month and also brings in more electronic warfare offerings.

Contracts

Air Force awards quantum encryption SBIR contract

Terra Quantum will research technologies that can create long-range quantum-resistant networks.

Contracts

Air Force takes proactive stance on potential OCIs in $1.4B recompete

The service branch will review teaming arrangements for the operations and maintenance contract so it can weed out organizational conflicts of interest.

Contracts

DHA unveils $290M contracting support solicitation

Small businesses have about a month to get their bids in for a contract whose name says it all: Contracting and Acquisition Support Services.

Contracts

Battle for $245M cyber warfare contract gets new start

The Army has agreed to re-evaluate proposals submitted by Booz Allen Hamilton, Peraton and ManTech.

Companies

Parsons CEO lays out rationale for $200M BlackSignal buy

Investors always ask about revenue synergies and pathways for growth whenever a company makes an acquisition. They asked CEO Carey Smith what Parsons sees in this purchase and she gave her view.

Contracts

Air Force picks 67 for $1B rapid sustainment contract

This contract supports the Air Force's Rapid Sustainment Office in its efforts to help the service branch adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation and digital engineering.

Opinion

From service to BD Success: Avoid these three mistakes when hiring veterans

As you onboard veterans for business development roles, you need to invest in the right training, according to BD expert Nic Coppings.

Top 100

TOP 100: CACI's CEO charts the path from services to tech-centric solutions

John Mengucci described the company's strategic shift, approach to acquisitions and technology priorities in this Q&A at Washington Technology's event on the 2024 Top 100.

Contracts

How GAO told the Air Force to redo $12B systems integration contract

The dispute over a Sentinel program integration support contract intensifies as BAE Systems and Guidehouse battle for the award, further adding to the Air Force's nuclear missile modernization woes.

Contracts

Army plans multiple AI industry partnerships

Leadership from the military branch is interested in incorporating third party-generated algorithms for its operations, and is asking industry players for help.

Companies

DIU clears path for military access to cloud-based supercomputing

Rescale’s on-demand high-performance computing is now available across the entire Defense Department.

Opinion

The new space race: Why the military wants to partner with the private sector

A new Space Force initiative signals a bold step in public-private collaboration, writes Jeff Huggins, president of Cailabs US.

Contracts

Navy chooses 18 for $249M transformation support contract

The Navy is looking to drive improvements in its financial management processes, people and capabilities.

Contracts

Navy adds 49 more to $982M unmanned surface vehicle program

This on-ramp round of awards focuses on the vehicles' underlying technologies such as payloads, mission support systems and the needed autonomy to control them.

Contracts

DOD's personnel info agency awards $1.5B IT modernization pact

The Defense Manpower Data Center is centering this effort around software development and IT security with a heavy leaning on cloud.