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Opinion

When it comes to Feds, LinkedIn is much more than a Rolodex

With 2.7 million federal employees on the platform, contractors who treat agency pages as intelligence feeds can grab a decisive advantage, writes marketing expert Mark Amtower.

Contracts

Court orders OMB to publish more info about how federal funding is distributed

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had asserted that officials violated an earlier mandate regarding the disclosure of spending data.

Companies

Capgemini to sell U.S. government unit over ICE work

The French government’s pressure on the Paris-based company over detention facility contracts has prompted the plan to divest the small but controversial unit.

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GovCons feel like they’re getting a fresh start when implementing a new contract lifecycle management (CLM) system.

Contracts

NITAAC finally pulls the plug on CIO-SP4

The troubled $50 billion IT contract vehicle has faced hundreds of protests that the agency could never fully resolve.

Contracts

As Trump administration cries ‘fraud,’ experts worry it does more harm than good

“It’s dismaying,” one longtime anti-fraud expert told Nextgov/FCW of how the administration is using fraud as rationale but firing the watchdogs that are tasked with finding it.

Opinion

The CMMC compliance gap is now a competitive risk

As enforcement ramps up and primes tighten supplier requirements, contractors face a choice: prepare now or lose access to DOD work.

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Contracts

AWS lands $581M sole source deal under Air Force Cloud One program

The three-year contract is the latest in a series of awards the service has made for its enterprise IT infrastructure modernization effort.

Contracts

‘We will have their backs:’ GSA pushes culture shift for FAR changes

GSA’s Larry Allen says training and backing up contracting officers are critical for getting the acquisition workforce to embrace new FAR flexibilities.

Companies

Finance, tech and growth leadership moves across the market

One former Air Force chief information officer starts a new role in the private sector, as does a former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency official.

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Companies

York Space Systems raises $629M in public offering

The 14-year-old satellite manufacturer got the valuation it wanted from Wall Street in an active year for space listings.

Companies

Reveal Technology acquires Anomaly Six to grow intelligence offerings

The defense technology company is adding global location tracking and behavioral analysis tools to its geospatial intelligence platform.

Contracts

GSA quietly rolls out CMMC-like cybersecurity framework for contractors

The General Services Administration's new requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information apply immediately to new contracts, at the contracting officer's discretion.

Companies

Copper River eyes larger modernization footing via acquisition

In buying The Prospective Group, Copper River is also looking to expand its portfolio of cybersecurity and analytics offerings for federal agencies.

Companies

Data Systems Analysts promotes Foley to CEO

Fran Pierce has led DSA as chief executive since 1991 and is remaining involved as a member of its board of directors.

Companies

Shift5 hires former L3Harris exec as interim CEO

Josh Lospinoso, a co-founder and Shif5's former chief executive, is transitioning out of day-to-day duties to focus more time and energy on longer-term planning.

Contracts

State Department takes third look at Alpha Omega’s $10B Evolve protest

The department takes another corrective action after the contractor challenges its exclusion from the enterprise IT contract.

Companies

The missing middle: America’s overlooked weakness in defense innovation

Federal funding flows to research labs and prime contractors, but the companies best positioned to turn prototypes into production are starving for capital — and that's a strategic vulnerability the U.S. can't afford, writes Stephen Empedocles, CEO of Clark Street Associates.

Companies

CTC's longtime leader Ed Sheehan to retire

CTC just completed its new 10-year strategic plan to shape the nonprofit's future as an applied scientific research-and-development firm.

Companies

Northwood closes $100M Series B round, books $50M Space Force contract

This space startup co-founded by Bridgit Mendler, the former actress-turned entrepreneur, is pushing a smaller-form alternative array to traditional means as a way to scale out ground infrastructure.