Groundswell’s legal fight for $1B Army ERP contract moves to records access
Groundswell wants a former SAP executive to look at competition documents, but the winner Accenture Federal Services is pushing back. An argument over who should get access to seal court filings has slowed down Groundswell’s lawsuit over the Army’s handling of a potential $1 billion enterprise resource planning contract that went to Accenture’s U.S. federal arm. Groundswell […]
Growth and strategy leadership moves across the market
A pair of appointments to boards of directors also feature a high-profile consulting firm and a global defense giant. AlphaSix Kristin Cooke has joined the provider of cybersecurity, data analytics and IT modernization services as senior vice president of growth. A three-decade market veteran, Cook will oversee collaboration between AlphaSix’s technical and business teams to position […]
OMB releases federal tech impact report as Biden admin winds down
Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer, says she expects federal IT to stay bipartisan. The Biden administration’s government tech policy shop released a new impact report on federal technology on Thursday, highlighting work done on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, modernization and digital service delivery over the last four years. Clare Martorana, federal chief information officer, says […]
8 marketing strategies that drive successful M&A
Marketing expert Brian Lustig explains how the right public relations strategy can drive value of any company looking toward a successful exit. When AeroVironment announced its intention to buy BlueHalo in November for $4.1 billion, it marked the continuation of an active 2024 mergers & acquisitions climate – one that has built on strong transaction volume […]
Q2 Impact goes to court over its OASIS+ bid rejection
The company claims its waiver to use Huawei equipment should allow it to pursue a spot on the government-wide professional services contract. Q2 Impact is not giving up on its fight for a chance to compete for a spot on the OASIS+ vehicle after the General Services Administration rejected the company’s bid. GSA based its decision […]
Air Force starts the bidding for $750M CENTCOM support contract
The service branch plans to award approximately 20 positions on the vehicle that will be open to more Defense Department buyers than just Central Command. The Air Force has given industry the green light to start working on and submitting proposals for a potential five-year, $750 million professional services contract vehicle focused on U.S. Central Command’s […]
Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech
Amid competing priorities, they pitched dual-use research as key to competing with China. SIMI VALLEY, California—No one knows whether defense spending will grow or shrink in the next administration, whose publicly stated goals include rebuilding arsenals, curbing government expenditure, cutting taxes, and shrinking federal headcount. But defense officials who oversee investment in dual-use technologies and companies […]
NASA grinds its way through SEWP VI questions
NASA has answered some 4,600 questions from industry so far about the $60 billion IT product vehicle. More answers are on the way before the agency can make awards. NASA has released a fifth batch of questions and answers involving the $60 billion SEWP VI procurement. We won’t jump into the substance of every question and […]
Parsons, V2X form venture to chase $8B NSF Antarctica research contract
The National Science Foundation has operated there since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract since 2011. Parsons and V2X have established a joint venture to go after a potential $8 billion National Science Foundation contract for research support services in Antarctica. NSF has maintained a significant U.S. presence on the continent since 1959 through the […]
FAA wraps up awards for engineering recompete
Five companies will work with a program management team that is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic organization. The Federal Aviation Administration has crossed the finish line on awards for the new iteration of a technical and professional services contract vehicle that has five companies as primes. Aurora Innovations and P17 Solutions won two […]