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How consulting firms acquire to iterate, and sometimes reinvent themselves

The intersection of consulting, integration and implementation is on full display when looking at our 2024 roundup of mergers and acquisitions. So too are the preceding years.

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Venture investing is part of the M&A conversation too

These “deals of a different stripe” to own part of a company require the same business muscles as acquisitions: belief in a business and a willingness to put down money in support of that belief.

Contracts

Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny

A new analysis by TechnoMile looks at how exposed the General Services Administration's top 10 consulting firms could be, based on unexercised contract ceiling across three major spending categories.

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ANALYSIS: Federal contractors navigate Trump administration uncertainty

Recent quarterly earnings calls by Science Applications International Corp. and Accenture reveal early some impacts as DOGE reviews create market anxiety.

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SAIC clarifies its mission to the new administration amid heightened contractor scrutiny

In talking with Wall Street, Science Applications International Corp. executives summarize their experience two months into a new Trump administration and how they are explaining SAIC's role in the ecosystem.

Breaking News Companies

Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

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SAIC wins $123M FAA IT recompete

Work primarily supports a center that is home to air traffic control training and 7,500 federal employees, which represents one of the Transportation Department's largest non-D.C. hubs of people.

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Space, finance and talent leadership leadership moves across the market

Two of the government market's most notable publicly-traded companies also announce the newest members of their boards of directors.

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Undersea drone startup fetches $16M to aid hiring, manufacturing push

Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, SAIC Ventures and In-Q-Tel are the GovCon names involved in this investment round.

Contracts

Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract

The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.

Contracts

Evans wins $212M FAA engineering, program support recompete

The Federal Aviation Administration gets award number one out with four more to go for this second iteration of a contract supporting its air traffic organization.

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SAIC backs satellite bus design startup

Science Applications International Corp.'s venture arm is undertaking this investment as part of its push to find more dual-use technologies that work in commercial and national security environments.

Contracts

SAIC did not bid for $1.6B Air Force cloud reseller contract

Science Applications International Corp. is pursuing the Cloud One Next program's modernization track, not the one won by Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary.

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SAIC's three steps for reinvigorating its bids

Bid More, Bid Better, and of course, Win More are how SAIC's CEO Toni Townes-Whitley described the company's emphasis on improving how it does business development.

Contracts

Army unveils second solicitation for $4B in R&D recompetes

This is for the unrestricted portion of the so-called D3I2 vehicle that focuses on research work in space, high-altitude and missile defense.

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Tech, roadmap and talent leadership moves across the market

One of the aerospace-and-defense sector's blue chip players also undertakes a leadership transition for one of its business segments.

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DOD keeps all incumbents for $1.5B CIO IT recompete

The Defense Department uses the contract to acquire support for its information enterprise and IT management functions.

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Interior awards 7 seats on $2B cloud license contract

This second iteration of the program focuses on the development of a cloud-based production environment and application migration.

Companies

Townes-Whitley: SAIC must 'look up and look out' to drive growth

The company's new CEO is focusing on four pivot points around its portfolio, go-to-market strategy, brand and the culture to drive growth and innovation.

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SAIC loses final shot at $1.3B NASA IT competition

The space agency gets a favorable ruling in how it has managed the NASA Consolidated Applications and Platform Service contract, also called NCAPS.