Sole-source awards are down, but their share of the pie is not
An analysis of GovTribe data finds non-competitive contract awards are down 20% through July, but they claimed a bigger slice of all federal contracts. The Trump administration has made increasing competition a centerpiece of their procurement strategy, but the reality is somewhat different and more complex. According to an analysis of federal procurement data, the total […]
L3Harris presses pause on Missile Solutions IPO plan
In talking with Wall Street, L3Harris Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik lays out the company’s new timeline for the initial public offering and blueprint for positioning the business to investors. L3Harris Technologies is postponing the planned initial public offering of its missile solutions segment after deciding that investors are undervaluing the business. In L3Harris’ second quarter financial […]
Inside the World Cup security operation
A massive effort years in the planning at the federal, state and local level helped keep the tournament safe, even as it faced enormous threats of many kinds that all needed mitigating. The end of the FIFA World Cup earlier this month marked not only the culmination of years of hard work for the 48 teams, […]