Govini, a big data and analytics company that helps users make sense of public-sector data, has brought on a new chief executive and named several well-known defense and industry officials to its board as it seeks new customers.
Services Contracting
August 15, 2017 |
President Trump today issued an order to consider a Section 301 investigation into China's intellectual property practices, a move welcomed by many in industry and on Capitol Hill -- although some Democrats blasted the administration for not going far enough to counter Chinese forced technology transfers.
August 14, 2017 |
In 2016, the Pentagon reviewed 12 of the roughly 380 defense-related mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report to Congress from the Defense Department's manufacturing and industrial base policy office.
August 11, 2017 |
As federal agencies prepare reports on their compliance with Buy American laws, contractors should be checking their own processes and documentation, according to one government contracting adviser.
August 09, 2017 |
The Professional Services Council opposes several provisions in the Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill, including one requiring large contractors to cover the cost of their failed bid protests.
August 03, 2017 |
Many defense contractors, including several major services contractors, said they saw sales increases in the most recent quarter.
July 31, 2017 |
The Pentagon last week said it plans to survey nearly 13,000 businesses and not-for-profit organizations to develop a defense industrial base information system.
July 06, 2017 |
Artificial intelligence company SparkCognition last month closed a nearly $33 million series B funding round meant to bolster the expansion of the company, which is increasingly focused on national security.
June 28, 2017 |
Bill LaPlante, the former Air Force acquisition executive, is seeking to ensure MITRE Corp.'s national security sector is positioned to link the military with the technologies, pace and processes of the commercial sector.
June 22, 2017 |
Chuck Prow, who took over as chief executive of Vectrus late last year, plans to maintain the contractor's focus on logistics and facilities, but bolster the company's technology capabilities.
June 21, 2017 |
The Army is preparing to issue further awards for a services contract vehicle worth up to $37.4 billion.
June 20, 2017 |
Booz Allen Hamilton's stock price is down about 18 percent since the company disclosed late last week it is under investigation by the Justice Department.
June 15, 2017 |
Boeing's new global services business unit, which will be operational July 1, will be based around four capabilities and four markets, the group's new chief executive told Inside Defense.
June 09, 2017 |
Technology contractor Buchanan & Edwards is seeking to grow, hiring several new executives, completing its first acquisition and planning a new facility in Chantilly, VA.
June 08, 2017 |
Proteus Technologies has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over an Army contract vehicle worth up to $37 billion.
June 02, 2017 |
In the weeks following the presidential election, optimism rippled through the defense industry as contractors talked of the military buildup promised by the newly elected President Trump.
May 24, 2017 |
CSRA said this week sales in the company's most recent fiscal year, which ended March 31, hit nearly $5 billion, up from almost $4.3 billion a year earlier.
May 18, 2017 |
BWX Technologies, which builds the nuclear reactors used on Navy aircraft carriers and submarines, has created a new pool of funding for research and development projects meant to spur innovation, according to the company's chief executive.
May 16, 2017 |
Industry is watching closely as the Navy prepares to finalize an acquisition strategy for the contract that will follow Naval Sea Systems Command's sprawling “SeaPort-e” services contract vehicle.
May 15, 2017 |
A nonprofit consortium designed to link commercial technology firms to the military has put in place two contracts -- and has contracts worth close to $50 million more in the pipeline.