Weekly Roundup Oct 24 – Oct 30 2014
Weekly Roundup Oct 24 - Oct 30 2014 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The government services market is set to go through another large-scale reshaping as two of the sector's most notable players said this week that they would combine forces. Engility will pay $1.1 billion in stock for TASC, whose current owners will hold a...
Weekly Roundup Oct 17 – Oct 23 2014
Weekly Roundup Oct 17 - Oct 23 2014 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The U.S. Army’s civilian leader that manages its purchases of weapons and technology singled out one of the branch’s most notable programs as a priority in an uncertain budget environment. Heidi Shyu -- assistant Army secretary for acquisition, technology...
Weekly Roundup Oct 10 – Oct 16 2014
A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The head of the federal government’s primary human resources agency described a new push to incorporate data into the process to identify and recruit workers in the STEM fields. Katherine Archuleta, director of the Office of Personnel Management, said Wednesday that the agency hosted a “Datapalooza” event in Washington to highlight the...
GovCon Exec's Weekly Roundup for Oct 3 – Oct 9 2014
Weekly Roundup Oct 3 - Oct 9 2014 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The U.S. military's chief weapons buyer said this week that the Pentagon will adopt a similar approach to that of the 1970s in a move to explore new technologies. Frank Kendall told a Crystal City audience that this effort will help inform the next...
Weekly Roundup for 9/26/14 – 10/2/14
From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder The federal government entered its 2015 fiscal year Tuesday without the backdrop of a potential shutdown as lawmakers made moves in late September to ensure normal operations. With nearly a week and a half to spare, both chambers of Congress approved legislationto continue funding the government at current levels and set aside an aid...
Weekly Roundup for 9/19/14 – 9/24/14
Weekly Roundup for 9/19/14 - 9/24/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder The federal government body responsible for helping build a nationwide public safety communications network has called for ideas on how to design and develop that system. In that request for information, FirstNet asked for methods that would work to help operate and manage the network’s core...
Weekly Roundup for 9/12/14 – 9/18/14
Weekly Roundup for 9/12/14 - 9/18/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder The GovCon sector and all stakeholders in the country’s space program trained their eyes and ears on the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Tuesday, where NASA leaders announced the companies that will help the agency move forward on its drive to send U.S. astronauts without reliance on foreign help....
Weekly Roundup for 9/5/14 – 9/11/14
Weekly Roundup for 9/5/14 - 9/11/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder This week, two of the GovCon industry’s largest players announced next steps to reshape their business structures and adopt to an ever-changing defense market picture. Exelis, which spun itself off from ITT Corp. in late 2011, said it wouldcomplete the spinoff of the mission systems and...
Weekly Roundup for 8/29/14 – 9/4/14
Weekly Roundup for 8/29/14 - 9/4/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder Professional services contractors now have the “green light” to offer their work to federal agencies through a contract vehicle that the government wants to function as a single source for acquiring that support work. The General Services Administration announced this week that it has opened the...
Weekly Roundup for 8/22/14 – 8/28/14
Weekly Roundup for 8/22/14 - 8/28/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder News surfaced this week on two of the federal government’s most-watched programs as one agency officially started a competition for a contract and another could be near the end of a contest. Industry has received the green light to start preparing their bids for a multibillion dollar contract with...
Weekly Newsletter For 8/15- 8/21
Weekly Roundup for 8/15/14 - 8/21/14 From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder The federal government’s primary acquisition body wants to place several contract vehicles it uses to acquire professional services for agencies into a single schedule to help contracting officers better manage purchases. Under this initiative, the General Services Administration would consolidate...
Weekly Newsletter For Aug. 8-14 2014
From Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic President & Founder The Defense Department took another step in forming a closer and more collaborative relationship with the private sector this week through an agreement with a consortium that represents satellite operators. DoD and the Space Data Association will exchange intelligence on space debris and electromagnetic interference through the Space...