New Year brings same old problems for Beta.Sam

Users of Beta.Sam.Gov continue to face problems with getting the data and features they need from the procurement system. Unfortunately, there isn't much relief in sight.

EverWatch taps Salient vet as new CFO

EverWatch has hired a former Salient CRGT executive as chief financial officer.

Congress pushing Treasury, USDA to push on EIS

Members of Congress are offering advice to the Agriculture and Treasury departments on how to leverage Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions for modernization.

AWS wants work stopped on JEDI cloud roll-out

Amazon Web Services will ask a federal judge to order a stop on work by the Defense Department and Microsoft on the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract.

1901 Group adds Batsakis

1901 Group adds to its executive team George Batsakis, an industry veteran most recently at Accenture's federal arm.

Deloitte loses FDA contract to Guidehouse after objections to resume

Deloitte won a $112 million FDA contract, but then lost it to Guidehouse after the agency concluded a key resume didn't have enough years of experience.

MTSI scores space situational awareness contract

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has won a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract with the Air Force to continue developing a system that could improve space situational assessments.

ICF makes $255M acquisition to bolster its tech implementation skills

ICF has long touted its subject matter expertise as a plus in the federal technology arena and sees the $255 million acquisition of ITG as adding to its implementation chops.

Small business size calculation rule now in effect

A change to how the Small Business Administration calculates small business size is now final. But will it solve the problem?

State Department continues to fumble consulate IT contract

The State Department's struggles continue in awarding a $164.7 million contract for IT support to consulates around the world, which now faces its third round of bid protests.

More quantum funding coming from DOE

The Energy Department is investing $625 million in new opportunities to develop quantum computing capabilities.

Podcasts

PODCAST: What 2019 meant and what's ahead in 2020

Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers review the major events of 2019 and discuss what they see ahead.

How companies should prep for CMMC

Defense contractors should be getting ready for the Defense Department's impending cybersecurity standard expected to be released this month.

Opinion

Best-in-class vehicles are rising but agency contracts still rock

The majority of agency spending still flows through vehicles outside the Best in Class designation and that might be where your best opportunities are.

Lockheed hires former DARPA chief as CTO

Lockheed Martin hires DARPA's most recent director to be the company's next chief technology officer and its current CTO moves into a new position.

Army kicks off research phase of $10B IT product recompete

The Army has started the market research phase for the next iteration of its $10 billion hardware and software contract.

HUD taps four to update securities program

Four companies have won spots on a $127 million HUD blanket purchase agreement to help Ginnie Mae modernize the systems and processes it uses to sell debt.

Pricing lessons from NTT Data's failed FEMA bid protest

NTT Data lost its protest of a $158 million FEMA award to BAE, but this ruling gives insights into how agencies evaluate pricing and why it's important to look how the process is described in solicitations.

Dovel appoints new growth chief

Dovel Technologies hires a new chief growth officer as the company aims to further climb the food chain of the market's middle tier.

More antitrust probes of government procurement likely, thanks to new task force

Attorneys focused on the government procurement market warned vendors that the new Procurement Collusion Strike Force faces a steep learning curve.