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Contracts
Dell, Iron Bow agree on Army pricing allegation settlements
A whistleblower kicked off a Justice Department investigation into allegations that Dell and Iron Bow worked together to overcharge the Army for IT products.
Companies
Booz Allen's venture arm invests in deepfake prevention company
Booz Allen Ventures is one of several investors in Reality Defender, which uses artificial intelligence tools to spot deepfakes and other synthetic media.
Companies
ManTech hires pair of intelligence business execs
Gavin Greene will focus on business development and Joseph Schneider will run program operations.
Companies
AeroVironment builds out defense tech portfolio with BlueHalo acquisition
The combination creates a larger player in uncrewed systems, technologies to counter them and space offerings.
Contracts
Bid protests return to a long-term decline
The Government Accountability Office reports an 11% drop in cases for fiscal year 2024 after all the protests surrounding the CIO-SP4 vehicle fueled a spike in 2023.
Contracts
SSA seeks new data center space in western US
The Social Security Administration is planning a flexible, task order-based contract for colocation data center services.
Contracts
GAO starts to move on OASIS+ protest rulings with 2 denials
More decisions are due within the next two weeks on four remaining protests involving the government-wide professional services vehicle.
Opinion
Understanding stakeholders and missions matters more than ever as the market faces change
The second Trump administration will bring new priorities and new ways of doing business, but supporting the customer should remain your top priority.
Contracts
Modification trips up ManTech’s protest over Army award
The fight is over after the Army amended the task order and lowered its value below the threshold for protests.
Companies
Private equity firm creates company to harness tech for societal good
Gavin Long’s Pleasant Land group has acquired Livanta and DOMA Technologies to form a new company whose mission is improving how doctors and nurses make better care decisions.
Opinion
Groundswell's protest of Army business system award calls out debriefing issues
Groundswell's complaints around the lack of transparency in the competition brings back up an industry-wide frustration with limited feedback in debriefings from agencies.
Companies
CACI to appeal $42M verdict in Abu Ghraib torture case
A jury has awarded $42 million to three Iraqis who said the company bore some legal responsibility for abuses they suffered at the prison.
Contracts
Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition
Groundswell's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture's U.S. federal arm for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.
Companies
Zscaler hires homeland security veteran for senior director role
Bob Joachim brings nearly two decades of work in cybersecurity, budgeting and government operations to the cloud security company.
Companies
Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition
A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.
Contracts
Protests drive NNSA to cancel $350M award
The National Nuclear Security Administration is reworking the solicitation and will start the competition for IT managed services all over again.
Opinion
The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration
Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.
Contracts
How DHS is trying to diversify its industrial base and protect the supply chain
Homeland Security Department leaders and industry executives outline their strategies to attract new entrants, lean on small business programs and bring artificial intelligence into the supply chain.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs gets 3-month pause in T4NG2 protest case
The Court of Federal Claims gives the department more time to re-evaluate awards for the potential $61 billion IT vehicle with a report back due in early 2025.
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