How COVID-19 can drive innovation
The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant innovation trigger. Here's how you and your company can take advantage of the opportunity.
Defense prime tech investments hint at bigger picture
Two of the defense market's largest players make investments in commercial tech companies that are much smaller in size but whose products are seen as disruptive to the market and customer.
DISA looks to establish RFID database
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants a new radio frequency identification database to help it track equipment and property.
Altamira adds new leads for human capital, BD
Altamira Technologies Corp. adds to its leadership team both a new chief human capital officer and vice president of business development.
As Huawei ban looms, waivers are an option
Waivers for a looming federal rule prohibiting agencies from signing new contracts with companies that use a list of Chinese-made communications gear are only a temporary fix, says one expert.
Financial concerns remain top of mind for small businesses during pandemic
A survey by the National Defense Industrial Association finds that small businesses continue to face and fear a variety of financial stressors as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to roil the nation.
Lockheed's new CEO debuts his agenda
Lockheed Martin's new CEO is barely a month into his tenure and he faces many political unknowns as the pandemic continues and the presidential election gets closer. While Wall Street asked him about these factors, he also highlighted a new area of long-term focus for the company.
Mistakes sunk CenturyLink's claim of unequal treatment
CenturyLink argued it was treated unfairly when the Commerce Department rejected its EIS task order bid but that the agency accepted Verizon's when both companies made similar mistakes. But sometimes size matters.
Huntington Ingalls reorgs services segment
Huntington Ingalls Industries reorganizes its government services segment in an effort to achieve function efficiencies and align with customers.
NCI promotes finance chief
NCI Information Systems gives its chief financial officer Chuck Hicks additional responsibilities to steer the company's growth strategy.
What does the dramatic shift to telework mean for GovCon's future?
The rapid shift to telework driven by COVID-19 is raising significant questions for individual workers and the organizations they work for. We look at what's working well, what challenges are ahead and what we don't know yet.
How Planet Federal has made more imagery market inroads
Planet Federal, the public sector arm of commercial satellite player Planet Labs, is bringing that model to the federal market and has wins to prove its business case.
Deloitte wants back in on $400M FDA competition
Deloitte has filed a protest after being eliminated from the competition for a $400 million Food and Drug Administration contract to support regulatory enforcement activities.
GSA offers guidance for looming telecom equipment ban compliance
With just a few weeks left to meet the legislative deadline, GSA is offering some guidance to contractors on how to comply with the ban on using telecommunications equipment from certain manufacturers out of China.
DHS pushes toward data center consolidation
The Department of Homeland Security is closing in on a final solicitation for the management of its Mississippi data center, with an eye to supporting cloud and hybrid IT operations.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Understanding the impact of COVID and the social justice movement on the GovCon market
The continuing acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the simultaneous revival of diversity and social justice movements in the United States can be overwhelming. In this episode of Project 38, we attempt to distill what it all means with the help of Capitol Hill veteran and GovCon community leader Tonya Saunders.
Redo in the works for $5.5B IT product buy
The General Services Administration Air Force are amending the solicitation for the $5.5 billion 2GIT hardware and software contract.
L3Harris pushes 'Sixth Prime' strategy with latest Navy unmanned vessel win
L3Harris Technologies beat out four other bidders to help design the Navy's medium-sized unmanned surface vehicle and that is just the kind of program the company wants to win as a the "Sixth Prime" in the defense market.
DynCorp loses protest over mismatched 'CAGE' codes
DynCorp International submitted its examples of its own work as part of its bid for a $180 million contract but the Army rejected that proposal because the CAGE codes didn't match.
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