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Contracts
Special Operations Command awards $399M naval support contract
SOCOM’s naval component also acquires equipment-related and knowledge-based services through the contract in support of day-to-day operations.
Contracts
NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth's natural resources.
Companies
Rancher's federal arm hires veteran of SRI, In-Q-Tel as chief executive
Ryan Lewis will lead the next phase of Rancher Government Solutions' strategy to expand in IT infrastructure modernization.
Companies
ARES wins $226M safety support recompete
The company will take over a program involving two of NASA's main scientific spacecraft and instrument development teams.
Companies
HawkEye 360 brings in Probert to lead US government biz
The 10-year-old satellite operator is pushing to increase its footprint across defense and intelligence agencies.
Contracts
GSA eyes 399 more small business awards for OASIS+
The General Services Administration identifies who it wants to join the 8(a), service-disabled/veteran-owned and woman-owned small business portions for the professional services vehicle.
Podcasts
WT 360: We unpack the 2024 M&A roundup and GovCon’s ongoing adjustment to Trump 2.0
Nick and Ross start out by going over the newest edition of our annual report that catalogs merger-and-acquisition activity, then shift their discussion to how the new administration still leaves contractors guessing roughly 11 weeks in.
Companies
A baker's dozen corporate leadership moves to note as spring arrives
This new listing of key hires and promotions across the government market also coincides with the ending of 2025's first quarter.
Companies
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.
Companies
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
Army wraps up awards for $379M training support contract
The Live Training Ranges and Combat Training Centers contract covers continues tech refreshments and other modernization work to aid in the readiness of soldiers.
Companies
The public company acquirer remains a unicorn in the M&A action
While in the minority, this group of serial buyers requires a different sort of attention and conversation given that they are publicly-traded and have to explain it all.
Contracts
DARPA launches competition for $700M 'episodic mission IT' vehicle
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has no cap in the number of awards for this contract that covers application analysis and cybersecurity work, among other areas.
Contracts
Your contract termination has been reversed. Now what?
Agencies can call, and are calling, contractors back to work after telling them their services are no longer required.
Contracts
GSA chooses 9 for $919M supply chain monitoring software pact
The General Services Administration designed this blanket purchase agreement for other agencies to acquire tools that can help them vet suppliers and monitor for other risks to supply chains.
Contracts
GSA, DOD preview on-ramp for $1.8B readiness support contract
Roughly a dozen primes are currently involved in this contract called PRISM and the Defense Department wants to know if more small businesses can join them.
Podcasts
WT 360: Supply chain health and wealth remains paramount
Leo Alvarez, a principal in Baker Tilly’s government contractor solutions practice, lays out how companies can make supply chain risk management a core aspect of their business and not just about legal compliance.
Companies
Nightwing acquires managed security services provider
This represents Nightwing's first purchase since its carveout from RTX and with new CEO Bob Coleman at the helm.
Contracts
Army nixes planned $10B agile software development contract
There will be no solicitation for the New Modern Software Development contract vehicle, and therefore no award.
Companies