The future indeed looks bright to government contractors.
That is the overwhelming sentiment we found in our latest Contractor Confidence Index survey.
Source: Contractor confidence hits a high point for 2018 — Washington Technology
The picture surrounding the Defense Department’s effort to field a massive cloud contract should get a little clearer next month as DOD will host an industry day to outline its plans.
Source: DOD plans industry day for massive JEDI cloud contract — Washington Technology
Global consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to sell its U.S. public sector business to private equity firm Veritas Capital in a move that continues a busy period for acquisitions in the government market.
Source: PwC shedding U.S. public sector arm to Veritas — Washington Technology
The General Services Administration has made 81 awards for its potential 10-year $15 billion Alliant 2 small business contract for IT and professional services across the government.
Source: GSA makes 81 final awards on $15B Alliant 2 SB — Washington Technology
The Defense Department, Howard University and the Washington, D.C., Chamber of Commerce are hosting a small business workshop Feb. 28.
Government officials will discuss topics such as category management, cybersecurity practices, and the Mentor Protégé Program.
The event is free. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. Visit Business.defense.gov to register or click here to see the FBO.gov notice.
The workshop will be held at the Howard University School of Business.
Source: Defense officials to speak at small business workshop — Washington Technology
General Dynamics has agreed to pay $6.8 billion to acquire CSRA in a deal that consolidates two of the largest players in government IT, the companies said Monday.
Source: General Dynamics buying CSRA in watershed federal IT deal — Washington Technology
Things are heating up around the Navy’s $3.5 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network services follow-on contract with the solicitation expected to drop in the coming weeks and possible award by the end of the year.
Source: Navy’s $3.5B NGEN recompete heats up — Washington Technology
The General Services Administration has added 31 companies to the second pool of the almost $60 billion OASIS Small Business contract.
Source: GSA names winners of first OASIS Small Business on-ramp — Washington Technology
With the New Year just underway, this is a great time for every business leader to consider different approaches to their organization’s growth strategy. For many firms, the default is to grow organically. For others, mergers and acquisitions are the pursued path forward.
Source: Should M&A be part of your 2018 growth strategy? — Washington Technology
Government contractors hunkered down on Monday and hoped the shutdown would remain short with minimal impact on their business.
Source: Contractors survived Monday’s shutdown but is the worst yet to come? — Washington Technology