DISA preps to kick off $11.7B IT contract bidding

A final solicitation is expected within a couple of weeks for a $11.7 billion Defense Information Systems Agency contract to consolidate a wide range of IT services into one vehicle that will have one winner.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Inside BAE's Top 100 strategy and COVID-19's impact on operations

BAE Systems Inc. CEO Tom Arseneault explains why the company moved quickly to buy the military GPS and airborne radio units from Raytheon Technologies and he shares how COVID-19 has impacted the company's operations.

Opinion

Distance Work: A three generation perspective

As we wrap up our eight-part series exploring the challenges and opportunities of remote work, our three commentators share their personal experiences working from home and what worked and what didn't.

CenturyLink has a new name: Lumen Technologies

CenturyLink changes its name to Lumen Technologies to better reflect how the company sees the market.

Brillient tapped for COVID work at IRS

Brillient will help the Internal Revenue Service to automate processes involved in its response to the CARES Act.

Oracle, Mythics prevail in cloud battle

Oracle and Mythics pushed back against the Library of Congress' cloud plan and won.

Sev1Tech adds former General Dynamics exec

Sev1Tech adds to its leadership team Yogesh Khanna, former chief technology officer for General Dynamics IT and two of its heritage businesses.

American Systems promotes new VP

American Systems promotes two-decade company veteran Sheri Murphy to a nearly-created vice president post.

Leidos nets $450M contract to support TSA security capabilities

Leidos has won a $450 million single award contract with the Transportation Security Administration to deploy transportation security abilities to the agency’s Office of Security Capabilities.

Coast Guard seeks new IT directorate

To fully carry out its modernization plans — including a new command structure for IT — the Coast Guard must obtain additional authorization from Congress, GAO says.

Introducing the 2020 Top 100

Here is a sneak peak at the 2020 Washington Technology Top 100, where we rank the biggest companies in the federal market.

Opinion

Why you should care about GSA's verified products portal

GSA has begun work on a verified products portal and even if you don't plan to participate you should pay attention because it still might impact your business.

Where diversity lags among the Top 100

An analysis of the senior leadership teams of the 2020 Washington Technology Top 100 show that African Americans and minorities are greatly under represented, and while women seem to have made strides, 25 percent of Top 100 companies have no female executives.

Contract modifications on the upswing as 'Huawei ban' takes effect

More contractors are asking GSA for contract modifications as they work to comply with acquisition rules banning certain communications equipment from China.

White House wants cybersecurity built into space tech

A White House memo proposes that space-based technology must have cybersecurity built in at the design stage while also allowing flexibility for operators to adapt on the fly.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Top 100 insights into Leidos' capture strategy

Leidos' executive vice president Roy Stevens shares how the company chased the $6.5 billion Global Solutions Management Operations and $7.7 billion Navy NGEN contracts simultaneously.

TOP 100: NCI sees end to revenue headwinds

NCI Information Systems has been pushing an AI-rich strategy has it works through several LPTA contracts that have dampened its growth but now it sees positive signs ahead.

MetTel names new leader for federal business

MetTel has named Robert Dapkiewicz as the new leader of its federal business, replacing the late Diana Gowen.

TOP 100: CenturyLink's Level 3 deal bears fruit

CenturyLink acquired Level 3 in late 2017 and the integration of that business is starting to pay off in the federal market as task orders flow under the massive Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle.