TOP 100: Inside the L3Harris push to put its 2 big pieces together

Over the summer, L3Harris Technologies marked the one-year anniversary of two longstanding market players. L3Harris' chief operating officer gives us an update on the integration, plus how the new company is managing through COVID-19 and thinking about the future of work.

Top 100: How Leidos' size drives its flexibility

Leidos might be the No. 1 company on the 2020 Washington Technology Top 100 but its size isn’t just about scale, it's also a key factor in their ability to adapt and be flexible in the face of customer demands.

Court denies Oracle's JEDI appeal

A panel of federal appellate judges affirmed a lower court decision denying a protest by Oracle in the Defense Department's $10 billion cloud procurement dubbed JEDI.

What the 2020 Top 100 says about today's market

From the top to the bottom, the 2020 Washington Technology have plenty to say about the major trends driving the market and how customers are pushing contractors in new directions.

OMB's interim supply chain rule targets 'untrustworthy' vendors

The Office of Management and Budget's interim regulation sets rules for how an interagency panel can exclude vendors from federal procurement if they are deemed untrustworthy.

Opinion

Renewal of CARES Act Section 3610 faces tough road

Few argue that an extension of section 3610 of the CARES Act isn't needed but getting there is a whole other story.

Introducing the 2020 Washington Technology Top 100

The 2020 Washington Technology Top 100 is now live. See our rankings of the largest contractors in the government market according to their prime contracts for IT, systems integration and other technology products and services.

Verizon takes $2.5B HHS telecom contract

Verizon has won a $2.5 billion EIS task order to provide telecommunications services for the Health and Human Services Department.

With new owners and a new CEO, NuWave eyes work in agencies' decision cycles

With a new owner and a new chief executive in place, NuWave Solutions is looking to expand its role in the decision cycles federal agencies go through when they look at data and determine what to do next.

Former Polaris Alpha CEO takes the helm at a new firm focused on space

Polaris Alpha's former CEO is now the chief executive of a new space technology player in Redwire that can trace its history back almost six decades through a legacy company. He tells us how Redwire plans to stand out in a crowded market landscape.

GSA stands by decision to shorten STARS II

Despite pressure from industry, the threat of litigation and questions from Capitol Hill, GSA isn't moving away from a new, shorter period of performance for the STARTS II 8(a) contract.

Opinion

Don't overlook rural America for your next great IT hub

Yes, there are roadblocks to IT job development in rural areas, but there also is a great equalizer. As 1901 Group's Brendan Walsh explains, rural America can be a great font of creative and highly skilled workers.

Cubic realigns defense businesses

Cubic Corp. will go from having three segments to two through a consolidation that sees its defense facing units become one.

General Dynamics in line for Navy overseas IT extension

General Dynamics is likely to get another extension for continued IT support to the Navy outside the continental U.S. as the transition to the next NGEN contract is delayed by a bid protest.

EIS and software-defined networks to play key role as operations bounce back from COVID

In the post-pandemic environment, the software-defined network capabilities of GSA's EIS contract might hold the key for more dynamically managed networks.

6 challenges managers of remote teams must master

As workers have shifted to remote work, the challenge for managers often had little to do with technology and more to do with leadership.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: GovCon's most important number isn't strictly about a dollar sign

In this episode of Project 38, Kea Matory of the National Defense Industrial Association updates us on a hoped for extension of Section 3610 of the CARES Act, the provision provides relief to contractors with employees sidelined due to COVID-19. It is set to expire Sept. 30.

DISA has hefty small biz requirements for $11.7B IT contract

Any prime wanting to capture the $11.7 billion Defense Enclave Services contract will need to have small business plans in tip-top shape because that could be what wins out.

GSA gets push back on cancelled OASIS on-ramp

Some 8(a) small businesses are complaining the General Services Administration acted unreasonably when it cancelled the on-ramp for Pool 5b of the OASIS professional services contract.

Palantir's real strength is its business model

As Palantir heads to the public markets, it's good to revisit how the software company cracked the federal market and why it will continue to be a challenge to traditional GovCon firms.