Contracts

CIO-SP4 court challenges swell to 26 companies

The protesters are continuing to challenge the evaluation process and past-performance scoring for this $50 billion IT contract.

Contracts

SEWP, GSA and DOD leaders to talk contracting at our next Power Breakfast

Join us for an exclusive morning of insights on government procurement strategies on Friday, Dec. 6.

Companies

SixGen purchases software development specialist

SixGen has now completed three acquisitions in six months with the support of its private equity owner Washington Harbour Partners.

Companies

General Dynamics IT secures $330M in Army training awards

The company will help train 500,000 soldiers across Pacific and Airborne Corps missions by using advanced simulation environments.

Contracts

OASIS+ clears its final pre-award protest hurdle

A combination of denied protests and corrective actions means that every small business category of the massive professional services contract could be open for business by the end of this calendar year.

Companies

Unanet adds AI tool through GovPro acquisition

Unanet brings in an artificial intelligence capability to its portfolio of offerings that help companies respond to solicitations.

Contracts

More OASIS+ protests fall short

The Government Accountability Office has denied three more challenges to the government-wide contract's small business awards, leaving just two more to be resolved.

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.