Recordings prove DIA wrong in $814M intelligence contract protest
Recordings prove DIA wrong in $814M intelligence contract protest
Opinion
Why some organizations accelerate while others stall
Under the Pentagon's new Portfolio Acquisition Executive model, success depends on relationship intelligence and workforce capability—not just technical prowess, writes BD and capture expert Nic Coppings.
Companies
Knexus gets DC Capital's backing
The 20-year-old company is looking to further scale its capacity for producing enterprise artificial intelligence offerings and shorten the time from development to fielding.
Contracts
New Pentagon science-and-innovation board arrives as administration cuts research funding
Even as department leaders work to fast-track new tech, the administration is slashing funding that supports and secures innovation.
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Contracts
White House cyber shop is crafting AI security policy framework, top official says
ONCD chief Sean Cairncross also said a bedrock National Cyber Strategy, initially expected last month, is coming “sooner rather than later” without specifying a date.
Opinion
The hidden risk in the Army’s new ‘speed to capability’ doctrine
Most defense contractors have aligned their pipelines to the Warfighting Acquisition System but almost none have prepared their program managers, writes Nic Coppings, BD and capture expert.
Contracts
Accenture’s complaints over $1.6B Transportation Command contract fall short
The Government Accountability Office denies Accenture Federal's claims of a conflict of interest at CACI International, whose technical proposal and a willingness to take a lower profit won out.
Companies
Auria acquires command, control software developer
The Enlightenment Capital-backed company grows its workforce to roughly 500 people with BCubed in the fold.
Contracts
Pentagon chooses 7 for military data collection, analysis contract
Work under this contract directly supports the department's Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
Companies
A trio of CEO transitions to highlight
PDW and Valiant Integrated Services look within their own ranks, while Valkyrie Enterprises brings in a former longtime leader at Science Applications International Corp.
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Opinion
When it comes to Feds, LinkedIn is much more than a Rolodex
With 2.7 million federal employees on the platform, contractors who treat agency pages as intelligence feeds can grab a decisive advantage, writes marketing expert Mark Amtower.
Contracts
Court orders OMB to publish more info about how federal funding is distributed
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had asserted that officials violated an earlier mandate regarding the disclosure of spending data.
Companies
Capgemini to sell U.S. government unit over ICE work
The French government’s pressure on the Paris-based company over detention facility contracts has prompted the plan to divest the small, but controversial unit.
Contracts
NITAAC finally pulls the plug on CIO-SP4
The troubled $50 billion IT contract vehicle has faced hundreds of protests that the National Institutes of Health's acquisition arm could never fully resolve.
Contracts
As Trump administration cries ‘fraud,’ experts worry it does more harm than good
“It’s dismaying,” one longtime anti-fraud expert told Nextgov/FCW of how the administration is using fraud as rationale but firing the watchdogs that are tasked with finding it.
Podcasts
WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on industrial base management matters and pressure points
Lauren Williams, business editor at Defense One, jumps in to break down how industry pros are viewing President Trump’s executive order on stock repurchases and other ways the Pentagon is pushing companies to do more.
Opinion
The CMMC compliance gap is now a competitive risk
As enforcement ramps up and primes tighten supplier requirements, contractors face a choice: prepare now or lose access to DOD work.
Contracts
AWS lands $581M sole source deal under Air Force Cloud One program
The three-year contract is the latest in a series of awards the service has made for its enterprise IT infrastructure modernization effort.
Contracts
‘We will have their backs:’ GSA pushes culture shift for FAR changes
Larry Allen of the General Services Administration says training and backing up contracting officers are critical for getting the acquisition workforce to embrace new flexibilities in acquisition regulations.
Companies