KPMG, TekSnap protest elimination from $10B State Department contract
Both have gone to the Government Accountability Office with complaints about how State handled proposals for the enterprise IT vehicle. Two disappointed bidders have filed protests after failing to make the cut for the State Department’s $10 billion Evolve contract. State wants to use the multiple-award contract for enterprise-wide IT projects and has been evaluating proposals […]
Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme
Their decades-long conspiracy involved rigged contracts, NBA tickets, mortgage payments, securities fraud and cash. Three contractors, a former government contracting officer, and two companies have admitted to a decades-long bribery scheme involving contracts worth over $550 million. A Thursday Justice Department announcement lists the contractors involved as Walter Barnes, owner of PM Consulting Group, which did […]
Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market
Also featured in this roundup: a new president for a major Energy Department-focused joint venture that helps operate the U.S.’ only tritium plant. Alpha Omega Rajiv Gidadhubli has taken up the role of chief artificial intelligence transformation officer following the January acquisition of Micro Solutions, where he was its chief transformation officer. Gidadhubli now oversees Alpha […]
Top 100: CGI Federal’s Stephanie Mango on navigating Trump’s ‘dynamic environment’
The leader of Company No. 34 on our 2025 Top 100 discusses a wide range of topics, including the General Services Administration’s letters to “consulting” firms like CGI Federal and the potential for more outcome-based contracts. Our 2025 Washington Technology Top 100 launch event on Monday started with the unveiling of the rankings and then we sat […]
Industry calls for more research funding, public-private partnerships in the National AI Strategy
AI heavy hitters cited robust research funding, participation in standards development, and public, private and academia collaboration in comments sent to policymakers. Private sector companies are asking the federal government to prioritize diverse investments across technology areas that inform the development of U.S. artificial intelligence systems, along with an effort to take the lead on standards […]
CBP starts to prep industry for IT, agile software recompete
Known in the shorthand as BEAGLE, this program focuses on the modernization of back-office applications through quicker processes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started to give industry a glimpse at its plan to recompete BEAGLE, the agency’s primary mechanism for acquiring IT and agile software development support services. CBP is eyeing late June 2025 as […]
PCI Federal acquires infrastructure services provider
Street Legal Industries counts the Energy Department as its largest customer and the one it is closest to by geography. PCI Federal, an 8(a) firm owned by the Alabama-based Poarch Creek Indians tribe, has acquired a provider of infrastructure support services to bring in more craft discipline offerings for government agencies. Street Legal Industries opened for […]
TOP 100: How Serco Inc. uses its pivot to position for Trump priorities
Company No. 30 on our 2025 Top 100 has made acquisitions and technology investments to align it with the administration’s push for greater efficiency, lethality and modernization. As the Trump administration pushes its agenda focused on efficiency and cost savings, federal contractors are quickly adjusting strategies to align with the new administration. Serco Inc., No. 30 […]
Democrats raise alarm over AI-driven contract cuts at VA
Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said DOGE’s use of an AI tool resulted in the “wholesale slashing” of VA contracts. The Department of Government Efficiency overly relied on artificial intelligence to terminate contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, top Democrats on the House and Senate VA […]
Pockets of progress: Diversity gains slow among the 2025 Top 100
The representation of women has grown among the largest companies, but the number of Black executives has declined. We have tracked the gender and ethnic diversity of Top 100 executives since 2020 and, while there are some bright spots, the overall picture shows how far many of the largest companies still have to go. White males […]