Contracts

Companies push back on FBI elimination

Three protestors want back in on a competition to provide a range of agile IT and digital support services.

Contracts

Senate committee advances open source software and digital identity bills

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved 24 bills on Wednesday, many of which aim to secure federal systems and enhance government operations around data management and digital identity.

Companies

SAIC hires new Navy business leader

Barbara Graham joins SAIC as a senior vice president and will be responsible for strategy and business development functions for this $1 billion-annual revenue portfolio.

Opinion

Are agencies doing enough to enforce Section 889?

A newly-released Government Accountability Office bid protest decision raises several questions about the law that bans agencies from using certain telecom equipment from China-based companies.

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NASA plans to consolidate cloud contracts

The agency will combine several existing cloud contracts into a $685M small business set-aside procurement.

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Report: These 9 trends are reshaping government in 2023

Technology and efforts to improve digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report by Deloitte's Center for Government Insights.

Companies

Electrosoft adds new business development leader

Wes Postol will focus on the company's defense and civilian cybersecurity portfolios.

Companies

Former AWS exec joins small business as CEO

Meadowgate Technologies is launching a new strategy with its hire of three-decade national security veteran Tom Lash.

Companies

FAA selects Verizon for $2.4B telecommunications contract

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to move toward a more modern network environment that is less defined by copper wires.

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US needs improved regulation to foster drone R&D

Unmanned aircraft system innovation is hindered by the current regulatory framework, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing.

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Senators try again to advance software license bill

The proposed Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act aims to spur more visibility into software acquisition contracts.

Opinion

The true lesson of Moore's Law is not about chips

Beware of thinking too narrowly about that certain rule coined by the late Gordon Moore. Whether he intended it or not, the idea of Moore's Law is more about what makes innovation and investment go than it is transistors on a chip.

Opinion

Program managers play a bigger BD role as recompete landscape shifts

Incumbency is no guarantee of success, so program managers must embrace their business development role and to do that they should get more training to recognize and communicate their customers needs.

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Biden budget has clear priorities even with uphill battle

President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget request appears to lay the groundwork for technology and professional opportunities, no matter what the final numbers add up to.

Contracts

Space Force chooses 18 companies for $900M data contract

The service branch prioritized commercial software offerings and current accreditations for the awardees' products.

Companies

Google hires former Navy CIO

Aaron Weis joins the global tech giant to lead its public sector technology strategy after four years as the Navy's lead IT official.

Opinion

Drone strike in Syria highlights risks faced by contractors

Contractors have lived and worked in war zones since the Sept. 11 attacks, a fact government agencies do not acknowledge enough.

Opinion

CIO-SP4 award plan changes

The agency running this $50 billion IT contract is working to send out a "preliminary notification" of potential winners instead of announcing final awards.

Companies

Bluestone closes third investment fund

Existing and new limited partners have committed capital into Bluestone Investment Partners III for backing lower-middle market companies.

Contracts

DOD partners with GSA to get sustainable products to agencies

General Services Administration officials have agreed to leverage Defense Department program that assists agencies in their acquisitions of sustainable commercial off-the-shelf technologies.