The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have extended the deadlines for solicitation responses to two separate information technology contracts reserved for small businesses. DHS posted a notice Thursday on SAM.gov to inform vendors of a 14-day extension and they can submit second phase bids for FirstSource III co...
As today’s cyber threat landscape grows ever more dangerous, federal officials are looking to zero trust for answers to their toughest cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The zero trust model operates on a foundation of “trust nothing, verify everything,” and today, organizations are moving away from the castle-and-moat approach to security an...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has been awarded a one-year, $236.2 million contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Navy design and engineer operational strategic and attack submarines. The modification will extend Electric Boat’s engineering, technical, design agent and planning yard support to the service branch, the Depa...
Don Parente, a 25-year veteran of AT&T (NYSE: T), has been named a vice president at MetTel‘s federal business where he will be responsible for driving sales to the Department of Defense and through systems integrators. In his new capacity, Parente will aim to expand MetTel’s business with defense organizations and oversee its collaborat...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected five companies to compete for environmental remediation task orders under a firm-fixed-price contract worth up to $100 million over five years, according to a Department of Defense notice published Monday. Contractors will support customers serviced by USACE Alaska District. Solicitation documents releas...
QinetiQ Group’s U.S. arm has agreed to buy Avantus Federal from NewSpring Holdings for approximately $590 million to expand its U.S. footprint and establish a growth platform to address the defense and intelligence challenges facing government clients. QinetiQ US said Friday it expects the acquisition to close by the end of calendar year 2022, pen...
Applied Research Associates has won a potential 10-year, $582 million contract to provide operational support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s research and development directorate The New Mexico-based company will implement R&D enabling capabilities for the directorate, which is tasked with helping the U.S. military counter weapons of ...
Woodbridge, Virginia-based Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions has been awarded a potential $350 million contract to provide support services to the State Department’s Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services. The department announced the Charleston Global Financial Services indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contr...
AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) technical services subsidiary has won a $91.5 million task order from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command to repair two berthing structures at a Portsmouth, Virginia, military shipyard. NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic received three bids for the project covering Norfolk Naval Shipyard Berths 40 and 41 repairs and Dry Dock 8 mo...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will manage an integrated center to support the Army National Guard’s network and security functions under a potential four-year, $267 million contract. The Guard Enterprise Cyber Operations Support program covers technical assistance to an ANG network that facilitates internet...
