Hitachi Vantera Federal challenges plan for SSA data storage contact

Hitachi Vantera Federal is challenging how the Social Security Administration is looking to acquire data storage solutions through an LPTA method.

CGI fights to get back in PTO competition

CGI Federal wants back in on a $2 billion Patent and Trademark Office contract after being eliminated from the competition.

Opinion

4 steps to being the servant-leader your company needs today

As the COVID-19 pandemic eases and economies reopen, many companies and people will return to the office. But remote work may become even more popular, which creates challenges and opportunities for employee engagement and optimizing teams. Now is the time to be a servant-leader.

DOD's $7.6B cloud email buy heads for redo

A corrective action is in the works to mitigate an accidental disclosure of Perspecta's pricing information to a competitor for the Defense Department's $7.6 billion DEOS cloud email contract, which likely means significant changes to the DEOS solicitation.

EIS buying patterns start to emerge

A case study shows agencies have made $7.4 billion in orders, seeking a mix of old and new technologies via the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract.

Army has $5B IT equipment contract start date lined up

The Army appears to perhaps finally have a finish line in front of it for getting a nearly $5 billion IT equipment contract off the ground.

Army to study benefits of modernization

Bruce Jette, the Army's acquisition chief, said at an AUSA virtual event June 8 the Army is working on a "holistic economic model" that extends beyond the current two-year budget planning cycle, which can impede modernization efforts.

Special Ops Command planning $600M global analytics platform buy

U.S. Special Operations Command wants to field a new global analytics platform that will combine several capabilities onto a single architecture.

As Essye Miller retires, she focuses on next-gen workers

Essye Miller, DOD's outgoing principal deputy CIO, talks about COVID, the state of the tech workforce and the hard conversations DOD has to have to prepare personnel for the future.

E3/Sentinel's fifth acquisition to pave way for rebrand

E3/Sentinel's fifth acquisition in the less than two years since E3 and Sentinel merged paves the way for a rebranding.

Transportation adds pair to $280M agile software BPA

The Transportation Department adds two more companies onto a $280 million blanket purchase agreement that seeks to help move the department toward a more agile approach for software development.

LMI names leader for combined digital practice, hires former White House CIO

LMI combines its advanced analytics and digital services practices into a single shop and promoted a new leader for it as a former White House CIO also joins the nonprofit.

Opinion

No turning back from telework's rise

In Part 4 of IBM's John Kamensky analysis of telework, he explores the early results of so many people working from home and the impact on productivity and collaboration.

KBR scores $570M NASA takeaway win

KBR wins a $570.3 million NASA facility and systems management contract that represents new business for the company.

In-Q-Tel backs speech recognition outfit

The intelligence community’s venture capital arm invests in an automatic speech recognition startup to determine how that technology can be of use for government agencies.

HawkEye 360 board adds Raytheon, Airbus execs

The board of directors at space and data analytics company HawkEye 360 adds two new members that are top executives at some of its investors.

General Atomics' unmanned shop makes acquisition

General Atomics' unmanned aircraft business acquires the assets of a company that makes technologies to augment those vehicles in-flight.

1901 Group appoints new CFO

1901 Group appoints a new chief financial officer that formerly held the same role at TeraThink.

SAIC recompete successes, new wins set its course

SAIC captured several large recompetes and won new contracts to strengthen its position as it continues managing through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Achieving lightning speed in the contracting process

Whether a government agency or a company pursuing business, there is real pressure to keep up with rapid IT deployment and spiraling customer needs. A flexible way of procuring eases that pressure.