A number of government officials weighed in last week on the considerations of and risks posed by the use of lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracts.
A number of government officials weighed in last week on the considerations of and risks posed by the use of lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracts.
Government spending hit bottom last year, and improving budgets will make growth among contractors achievable, one chief executive told Inside Defense this month.
The Congressional Budget Office is working to analyze why the Defense Department's operations and maintenance budget continues to grow, despite a concurrent decrease in the size of the U.S. military force structure.
Cybersecurity company Tresys Technology, which was purchased by a private-equity firm in 2013, is aggressively pursuing growth, but not through acquisitions, the company's chief executive tells Inside Defense.
Cybersecurity company Tresys Technology, which was purchased by a private-equity firm in 2013, is aggressively pursuing growth, but not through acquisitions, the company's chief executive tells Inside Defense.
Faced with reconciling its defense policy bill with that of the House, the Senate Armed Services Committee is summoning government and industry officials to provide expertise on the issues.
Faced with reconciling its defense policy bill with that of the House, the Senate Armed Services Committee is summoning government and industry officials to provide expertise on the issues.
The chief executives of four services contractors said Tuesday the market isn't getting easier, but their private-equity ownership has proved helpful.
Focused on innovation, Booz Allen Hamilton has pursued a closer relationship with technology companies and a more agile approach, the company's chief executive told Inside Defense this month.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a provision it says would incentivize non-traditional contractors to perform independent research for the Pentagon.
The controversial lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracting approach is set to receive more scrutiny if policy bills moving through Congress are approved.
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.
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.
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.
Following multiple acquisitions, stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations has rebranded itself as Janus Global Operations and is seeking growth.
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.
The Pentagon has launched a new review of all services contracts to ensure they are still required, according to Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord.
The Pentagon has launched a new review of all services contracts to ensure they are still required, according to Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord.
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.
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.
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