“We have a deep bench” and “We have great corporate reachback” are some of my favorite lies. While this is not always flawed, it can most definitely boomerang around to kill your bid. Let’s take a journey down the yellow brick reachback road to see examples of the good and the bad. In this blog…
ASRC Federal is a perennial top GOVCON competitor and we last examined ASRC Federal in July 2021…so let’s give this high flying Alaskan Native Corporation another look. There is much to consider about ASRC Federal so we will only touch on a few aspects of their business in this blog. Buy, buy, buy! ASRC Federal…
SMX was created in 2019 by combining several acquisitions into a new platform company through the support of private equity firm OceanSound Partners. Some may think that SMX is merely a rebrand of legacy Smartronix, but instead it is the private equity funded and larger Smartronix better equipped to compete with larger GOVCON businesses. Figure…
Oh, the nonsense we con ourselves into believing is not always going to catch on! It’s that time for the obligatory eye roll at another deadly sin. Read on as we continue our series in win-loss trends. Sin #13: Industry leading best practices = strength U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) IT…
Since our last competitor highlight on Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the company has fully integrated its acquisition of Alion Science and Technology into HII’s Mission Technologies division, formerly known as Technical Solutions. For this blog, we will focus on Alion’s impact on HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII reported an FY2022 annual revenue of $10.7 billion,…
You may know Jacobs from their series of surprising takeaway wins executed in recent years. As some of the recompetes for these wins approach, it’s important to explore how Jacobs has changed as a competitor over the past five years. Strategic Developments The most apparent indication of change at Jacobs is their rebranding effort. In…
By Light Professional IT Services was founded in 2002 as a small family business and has since expanded to a large organization with more than 2,000 employees. By Light serves government customers in the Defense, Intelligence and Federal Health sectors and provides solutions in artificial intelligence (AI); cloud and managed services; communications; cyberspace operations; IT…
We first examined Palantir in April 2021, outlining the company’s history, products, and core U.S. government customers. Included below are updates on their financials, work with top customers, and several noteworthy company developments. Developments over 2020 and 2021 According to their 2021 annual report, Palantir’s government business continued to constitute the majority of their business,…
Leidos is eating ALL the candy. Read on if you want to know more.
Historically, antitrust enforcement has not been a significant factor in the government contracting (GOVCON) industry. However, the GOVCON industry has seen a recent increase in antitrust activity with involvement from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Are these isolated incidents or the beginning of a new trend? In February 2022,…
