One 23 Group acquires mission, enterprise IT provider
The One 23 Group launched in 2023 with the backing of private equity firm Willow Creek Partners. The One 23 Group, a provider of technology and cybersecurity services to national security and law enforcement agencies, has completed an acquisition with an eye toward further building its mission IT and enterprise IT portfolio. Integrated Computer Solutions opened […]
Contractors battle over $237M Army protective equipment award
Two companies challenge Amentum’s win of a gear improvement program covering boots, uniforms, and sniper camouflage. A protest battle is unfolding over a $237.1 million Army task order to support efforts to improve protective equipment worn by soldiers. DCS Corp. was the incumbent contractor and won the work in 2019. But Amentum won the recompete and DCS has filed a bid […]
How MetTel’s VA win could open the door to more managed services
The company is carrying out “plain old phone service” modernization initiatives to transform how agencies manage and control the cost of their utilities. MetTel’s capture of a $54 million Veterans Affairs contract more than just a telecommunications modernization project. In another sense, it represents a growing opportunity the company sees as helping it add more managed services work […]
Growth, talent and finance leadership roles across the market
A handful of developments at boards of directors also feature, along with a new industry role for a former Food and Drug Administration tech leader. Ad Hoc Christopher Wood has joined the digital services company as chief growth officer, a role that involves planning and capture efforts to secure contracts. The two-decade market veteran most recently […]
Trump administration hopes AI can mitigate staffing losses, federal CIO says
Gregory Barbaccia, who was named the federal chief information officer just a week into the new administration, said one of his priorities is learning how to do more with less. The Trump administration is “100%” looking to artificial intelligence to make up for the loss of thousands of employees across federal agencies, a top Trump administration […]
GSA seeks ideas on AI’s role in procurement overhaul
The General Services Administration is starting out with a broad scope in its newest request for information to industry. The General Services Administration’s work to lead the overhaul of how federal agencies acquire goods and services has included much discussion around the role of artificial intelligence in that effort. For example, GSA has created its own […]
Cryptic Vector acquires cyber research specialist
This transaction comes almost exactly one year after Enlightenment Capital invested in Cryptic Vector. Cryptic Vector, a cybersecurity and electronic warfare outfit backed by Enlightenment Capital, has acquired another company focused on the offensive aspects of cyber for national security agencies. President Kevin Hoffer founded Caesar Creek Software in 2018 to provide research-and-development work into computer […]
WT 360: SAIC Ventures’ methods for investing in and working with tech startups
Michael Hauser, managing partner for Science Applications International Corp.’s venture capital arm, walks through how this part of the company works to bring emerging technologies forward after they invest in a young company. For technology startups, the closure of an external investment round should be considered only the beginning of a new cycle in their […]
Layoffs canceled at federal contractor oversight office, but questions remain about employee reassignments
Employees at the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs received a notice that they will get new job assignments rather than be removed from the civil service. Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET Aug. 14 The National Council of Field Labor Locals, an American Federation of Government Employees-affiliated union that represents Labor Department employees, said […]
FAA opens proposal window for $4.1B IT supply recompete
Small businesses will claim six out of eight seats on this contract, which is also the Transportation Department’s mandatory use vehicle for standardized purchases of IT hardware and software. The Federal Aviation Administration is now ready for industry to start working on and submitting their proposals for the potential $4.1 billion recompete of a contract for […]