By Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies Understanding the Cost of Technical Debt in Federal IT The United States has long struggled with managing its financial debt—borrowing beyond its means, deferring payments and accumulating obligations that eventually come due. The same holds true for technical debt, the si...
The U.S. Space Force has released a draft request for proposals for the third iteration of the GPS Engineering, Analysis and Remote Site Sustainment, or GEARSS, program. According to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday, Space Operations Command Mission Delta 31, 31st Sustainment Squadron will accept comments, questions and feedback on the dra...
Leidos reported $4.4 billion in fiscal year 2024 fourth-quarter revenue, up 10 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its full-year revenue rise 8 percent year-over-year to $16.7 billion, driven by robust demand across all customer segments, particularly for managed health services. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the defense an...
Global supply chains were thrown into the spotlight in 2020 when Covid sparked massive disruptions. Now, focus on supply chains has taken a new shape as the U.S. shifts its priorities to cybersecurity, global competition and more. GovCon Wire spoke with two Chertoff Group leaders — CEO and Co-Founder Chad Sweet and Michele Iversen,...
Until surprisingly recently, U.S. state and local governments have had a limited awareness of populations and demographics; it’s unclear who lives where and especially what their health needs might be. This becomes glaringly apparent when a weather disaster hits. When Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeast in 2012, followed by several other disast...
Robert Dowling is humble about his qualifications and leadership bona fides, but his resume suggests a finance and business guru twice his age. Dowling has deep experience in mergers and acquisitions—he has successfully brought to term more than 35 transactions in the government services and aerospace and defense markets, exceeding $2 billion in e...
By Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek The 2025 federal fiscal year is well underway, and with the new year comes a new slate of federal government contracting opportunities for businesses to target as they look to develop their public sector pipeline. Deltek recently released the top contract vehicles in four...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index inched 0.09% lower at $4,947.67 (-0.09%) on Friday, a fourth daily loss in five days like the previous week. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, has lost more than 2% in two consecutive weeks and -4.95% overall in the first half of December. The Nasdaq...
Government contracting firm CATHEXIS has acquired technology company Paradyme for an undisclosed sum to expand its presence in the mid-tier federal market. Taking Tech-Agnostic Approach to Meet Federal Market Needs Founded in 2003, Paradyme provides advanced technology platforms in artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevSecOps, human-cente...
The General Services Administration has released the list of 28 Phase 1 awardees under the unrestricted track of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, or OASIS+, contract program. GSA said Friday it issued notices to proceed, or NTPs, to OASIS+ Unrestricted contract awardees across six domains: technical and engineering, managem...
