Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract
Among other areas, the service branch’s scientific research-and-development arm is pushing to help intelligence agencies adopt new sensors and collaborate more with mission partners. Booz Allen Hamilton has won a potential three-year, $209.9 million task order for IT and systems engineering services to help the Air Force Research Laboratory advance new technologies and systems across the […]
US and Saudi Arabia announce tech investments in new partnership
Multiple U.S. and Saudi companies will come together under a joint economic partnership to support artificial intelligence and computing infrastructure development in both countries. The Trump administration committed to new investments with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, announcing the plan for industries in both nations to spend $600 billion on items like technology infrastructure, among others. President […]
Pacific multidomain task forces are looking for long-range drones
MDTFs are getting their chance to experiment as Transformation-in-Contact units. HONOLULU—Drones that can fly long distances in stormy Pacific weather are at the top of the wishlist for the 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, which is now part of the Army’s rapid experimentation and fielding “Transformation in Contact” program. All three of the Army’s MDTFs are now […]
Consolidating IT systems can lead to over $100M in cost savings, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office’s latest duplication and overlap report said improved federal IT portfolio management could achieve such savings “by reducing duplicative IT investments and halting or terminating investments, when appropriate.” The federal government can save more than $100 billion if it addresses “overlap, duplication, and fragmentation” across agencies’ operations — $100 million of which could […]
Copper River expands health care presence with acquisition
The Alaska Native-owned company is looking to offer more medical services for government clients. An Alaska Native Tribe organization has expanded its portfolio of government contracting businesses with the acquisition of a medical staffing company. The Copper River Family of Companies is owned by the Native Village of Eyak, which is recognized as an Alaska Native […]
Air Force Research Lab seeks support for IT modernization initiatives
The agency wants to hire a small business that can support research operations with artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and cloud migration services. The Air Force Research Lab is developing a new small business contract for IT support services that can help the agency modernize its tech environment. While the acquisition strategy has not been finalized, AFRL released […]
NSF launches $8B Antarctica research recompete
The National Science Foundation has maintained its presence on the southern continent since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract to work there since 2011. The National Science Foundation has opened the window for industry to start working on and submitting bids in pursuit of a potential 20-year, $8 billion recompete contract for scientific research […]
Why government contractors lose recompetes they should win
How developing your teams human-IQ can transform customer relationships and secure your revenue pipeline, writes BD expert Nic Coppings. “We lost HOW MUCH?” The chief growth officer’s voice echoed through the boardroom. Another “sure thing” recompete lost. Not due to pricing, performance issues, or even technical shortfalls. The customer’s feedback was brutally simple: “We felt the […]
DHS scraps $2.4B cyber contract amid reorganization
The Homeland Security Department terminates the award to Leidos after a year-long protest battle, but for reasons unrelated to the dispute. A $2.4 billion cybersecurity contract that went to Leidos has ended abruptly after the Homeland Security Department terminated the acquisition in its entirety. DHS originally made the award in February 2024 and the losing bidder Nightwing […]
Operations, tech and financial leadership moves across the market
This new roundup of hires and promotions includes a pair of public sector-focused appointments at a commercially oriented cyber company. Alpha Omega Eric Laychock has joined the digital transformation provider as chief operating officer amid its push to double its size to $220 million in annual revenue from the current base. Laychock previously worked at KPMG […]