Acquisition & Procurement

The Biden administration is increasing the threshold of procurement dollars awarded by the government to small, disadvantaged businesses to 13 percent in fiscal year 2024. The Office of Management and...

The Defense Innovation Unit has finalized its second cohort for the 2023-2024 Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program, which trains acquisition professionals in the Department of Defense on the Other Transaction Authority...

NASA, the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration are implementing an interim rule aligning the Federal Acquisition Regulation with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018....

A proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation would reflect policy changes made by the Small Business Administration regarding protest submission requirements for multiple-award contract set-asides and reserves. The Department...

IBM has agreed to acquire information technology modernization and digital transformation services provider, Octo, from Arlington Capital Partners in a deal advised by Baird.The acquisition, which marks IBM’s eighth this year, is...

Federal management consulting and advisory firm Deep Water Point and its investment partner, Renovus Capital Partners, have finalized an agreement to acquire Wolf Den Associates. The deal will combine Wolf Den Associates’ specialization...

The 2022 edition of Baird’s annual Government & Defense Conference brought together leaders from top public and private companies that do business with the federal sector, as well as government officials and...

SUSE, a company specializing in enterprise-level open-source solutions, has acquired NeuVector, a growing company specializing in full-lifecycle container security. The acquisition has a total value of $130 million, which comes...

DMI, the digital transformation services organization, has acquired data analytics, cybersecurity and mission support company Ambit Group in an undisclosed transaction. The acquisition will advance DMI’s collection of digital services...

NTT DATA announced on Thursday that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta-based Aspirent, a leading data, analytics and advisory firm. The acquisition supports and enhances NTT DATA’s strategy...