The controversial lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracting approach is set to receive more scrutiny if policy bills moving through Congress are approved.
Defense IT and Services
May 17, 2016
The head of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Tuesday downplayed reported delays in the foreign military sales process -- but said the agency is working toward improved speed and transparency.
May 5, 2016
Two large services contractors have filed protests over the Defense Information Systems Agency's ENCORE III solicitation, which has generated controversy by using the lowest-price, technically acceptable contracting approach.
May 4, 2016
Leidos is laying the groundwork for its merger with Lockheed Martin's information systems and global solutions unit, readying for additional business units and a more sizeable corporate office.
May 3, 2016
Following multiple acquisitions, stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations has rebranded itself as Janus Global Operations and is seeking growth.
April 27, 2016
NEW YORK -- L-3 Communications, one of the nation's largest defense contractors, is quietly remaking itself by jettisoning its less-profitable services work and pursuing additional international and commercial sales.
February 17, 2016
The Pentagon has launched a new review of all services contracts to ensure they are still required, according to Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord.
February 17, 2016
The Pentagon has launched a new review of all services contracts to ensure they are still required, according to Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord.
February 4, 2016
With the appointment of contracting veteran David Dacquino to a newly created position, Serco has adjusted its structure to ensure it remains close to its customer.
January 28, 2016
A think tank report released this week found that Pentagon spending on services contracts has largely been insulated from a declining defense budget, despite a significant drawdown in the U.S. military presence overseas and a desire in Congress and the Defense Department to funnel greater resources to other priorities.
January 26, 2016
Leidos said Tuesday it has agreed to combine its company with Lockheed Martin's IT services business in a deal that would create the largest government services contractor with about $10 billion in annual sales and roughly 33,000 employees.
January 19, 2016
Security contractor PAE said Tuesday that private-equity firm Platinum Equity has agreed to acquire it from owner Lindsay Goldberg, also a private-equity company.
January 15, 2016
The Defense Department is focusing on how to better manage the $145 billion it spent on the acquisition of services in fiscal year 2015, while the Government Accountability Office is in the final stages of crafting a report on the matter, according to a top Pentagon official.
January 14, 2016
A new instruction on Defense Department services acquisition represents a positive step, several industry analysts tell Inside Defense.
January 8, 2016
Fresh off two years as chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Christian Marrone said he was drawn to his new job at government services contractor CSRA because of the company's opportunity to carve out a place for itself.
December 15, 2015
Following CACI International's announcement that it will buy L-3 Communications' services business, CACI's chief executive said he expects the contractor to continue to actively pursue deals in a rapidly changing industry.
December 8, 2015
CACI International said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire L-3 Communications' national security solutions business, a services unit that works with the Pentagon as well as intelligence and civilian agencies, for $550 million.
December 3, 2015
Split from Computer Sciences Corp. and designed to focus on U.S. government work, CSRA will still retain a focus on commercial practices, the contractor's chief executive told Inside Defense this week.
December 2, 2015
Lockheed Martin has postponed a planned decision on its government IT infrastructure services and technical services businesses from the end of this year to the first quarter of next year, according to the contractor's chief financial officer.
November 23, 2015
Lou Von Thaer, the new chief executive of training and logistics contractor DynCorp International, is hoping to grow the business with foreign sales while staying close to the company's core skills, he told Inside Defense in an interview.