Lawmaker looks to shake up VA’s software management
Legislation from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., prioritizes waste reduction when it comes to the roughly $1 billion that VA spends annually on software assets. A new House proposal is hoping to reform the way the Department of Veterans Affairs oversees its software by requiring the agency to be more transparent about how it uses its current […]
WT 360: How GovCon is crossing the bridge from 2025 to 2026
Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, joins Nick and Ross to unpack the trends and topics of GovCon in 2025 that will carry over into 2026. The post-shutdown catchup and prospects of another funding lapse among them. Most years of a presidential transition result in some adjustments by the government contracting community as a […]
Air Force reopens $972M Northrop contract after conflict-of-interest allegations
Protests from Science Applications International Corp. and HII prompted the service to conduct an investigation after accusations that Northrop would be evaluating its own work. The Air Force is rethinking a $972 million modeling-and-simulation contract that went to Northrop Grumman after challengers raised objections to the award, including allegations of an organizational conflict-of-interest. HII and Science […]
Aretum returns to M&A with Veterans Engineering purchase
The Renovus-owned company adds a Veteran Affairs-focused company that focuses on cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital modernization. In its first acquisition in over two years, Aretum has purchased a tech contractor focused on the Veterans Affairs Department and other federal clients. Terms of the transaction involving Veterans Engineering were not disclosed. Aretum said Thursday it is […]
A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves across the market
Other key promotions and hires featured in this listing include roles focused on business development, artificial intelligence, operations and health portfolio leadership. Scout Space Josiah Gruber has been promoted to CEO at this specialist in observation data and other vision solutions, where he worked as chief technology officer for the past year. Gruber first joined Scout […]
US charges former Accenture employee with misleading feds on cloud platform’s security
Danielle Hillmer, most recently employed with SentinelOne, allegedly concealed a cloud product’s noncompliance with federal security regulations. The Justice Department charged a former product manager at Accenture Federal Services with falsely misleading government customers about the security posture of a cloud product offered by the company. From March 2020 to November 2021, Danielle Hillmer allegedly obstructed […]
NRC chooses 6 for $502M IT support pact
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses this blanket purchase agreement to bridge its technology resources with larger business strategies. Six companies have won positions on a potential 10-year, $502 million blanket purchase agreement for broad IT support services to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Known as GLINDA 2.0, this second iteration of the Global Infrastructure and Development Acquisition […]
K2, Pryzm, South 8 and VATN detail their newest capital rounds
Venture activity featured in this listing centers around satellite manufacturing, acquisition management software, battery technology and autonomous underwater vehicles. K2 Space This three-year-old satellite maker has hauled $250 million in Series C capital as it pushes toward the planned March launch of its first “Mega Class” satellite, called GRAVITAS. K2 Space also aims to ramp up […]
Leidos wins $455M Air Force cloud architecture job
This piece of the service branch’s Cloud One Next initiative concentrates on access to cloud computing services via automated, on-demand and self-service means. Leidos has won a potential six-year, $454.9 million task order for systems architecture and common shared services as part of the Air Force’s main program for implementing cloud computing services across its enterprise. […]
What your program manager hears every week (that your competitors would kill for)
Program managers hear the most valuable competitive intelligence about budgets, priorities and unmet needs. You just need to train them to recognize the value of those conversations, writes Nic Coppings, business development expert. You ask your program manager how they’re positioning for the recompete. “Customer’s happy. We’re on schedule. Should be good.” You press a little. […]