General Dynamics sees the COVID-impacted IT segment regaining traction

General Dynamics is still wrestling with revenue impacts from COVID-19 in the IT business, but quarter to quarter improvements show that the situation is stabilizing somewhat.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Opinion

Time for industry to change its culture to keep pace with automation

Too often, industry has delivered federal IT solutions designed to address only an immediate need but the time is running out on this short-sighted approach created and it is time to adopt DevSecOps with an emphasis on automation.

  • By Luther McGinty

For now, industry has few tools to fight anti-bias training ban

There is little industry can do to push back against President Trump's order banning certain anti-bias and discrimination training until the final rules are issued and start getting enforced.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Guidehouse shuffles exec roles in financial services

Guidehouse is continuing to make a series of appointments in its leadership ranks one year on from a large acquisition and these latest moves focus on financial services.

  • By Ross Wilkers

General Dynamics CEO to join JPMorgan Chase board

Phebe Novakovic's schedule will get slightly more busy as of Dec. 7, when she joins the board of directors at the U.S.' largest bank.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Lack of small business winners draws protest for $800M Army contract

The Army said it would make two small business awards for an $800 million engineering services vehicle but did not follow through and that has drawn one small business protest. A large business has also entered the fray.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Cubic appoints new chief scientist

Cubic Corp. hires four-decade aerospace veteran and former Boeing chief technologist David Whelan to oversee new technology development strategies.

Raytheon Technologies finds buyer for Forcepoint

Raytheon Technologies had two items of some interest to share with investors in its third quarter earnings release: proceeds being fetched in the sale of Forcepoint and what is being done to manage the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Peraton takes in Space Force contract extension

Peraton gets a five-year extension on its contract for orbital analysis and other support to a Space Force unit.

  • By Washington Technology staff
Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How implicit bias can lead to bad decisions

In this episode of Project 38, diversity and inclusion expert Minal Bopaiah tells us how unconscious bias can permeate how we make decisions and even how we design our technology. But Bopaiah also sees ways to mitigate the impact.

MetTel takes $711M State Department telecom task order

The State Department awarded MetTel a task order for data services worth over $700 million under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

  • By Mark Rockwell
Opinion

How the CARES Act impacts state, local governments

The use of the CARES Act by state and local governments offers a unique insight into how that market operates and where vendors might find opportunities.

  • By Rachel Eckert

Inside today's small business opportunity set

Challenges and opportunities of small businesses takes center stage Friday at our next WT Power Breakfast, featuring speakers from the Homeland Security Department and this year's group of Fast 50 companies.

  • By Nick Wakeman

AE Industrial adds new government tech investment

AE Industrial Partners makes another acquisition of a government technology services outfit to continue what has been an active second half of the year for the investment group.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Is it time to rethink IT governance?

In this Q&A from our sibling publication FCW.com, a U.S. Digital Service veteran talks about the need for IT stakeholders of all stripes to share their thoughts on governance obstacles that hinder successful acquisition and deployment of big and small technology projects.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

Once on deal pause, PAE presses play for $208M Centra acquisition

PAE became a publicly-traded company in part for more access to capital and credit for making acquisitions. News that PAE is acquiring Centra Technology means a pause on deals because of COVID-19 and its effects on financing markets is over.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Contractors vulnerable to China hacks

The National Security Agency released details on 25 existing vulnerabilities that Chinese state-sponsored threat groups are using to try to penetrate defense industrial base networks.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

What new CMMC rule and deadline mean to you

The Defense Department has codified NIST SP 800-171 and set a deadline of Nov. 30 for contractors to register their compliance. It's the bridge to CMMC compliance.

  • By Derek Kernus and Edward Tuorinsky

DISA taking more time to prep $11.7B IT 'Enclave' contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is telling industry that more time is needed to get a multi-billion dollar IT services contract ready for bids.

DHS previews large cloud acquisition for industry to see

The Homeland Security Department gives industry their first detailed glimpse at how the agency is undertaking a massive cloud services contract that will go to a single winner.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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