Data standards are an Air Force priority in 2019
Air Force officials are talking about tech innovation and massive IT changes as priorities for 2019, starting with an emphasis on data standards to connect its stove-piped systems.
Podcasts
Project 38: Tom Davis on politics and procurement
In part 2 of our two-part interview with former Rep. Tom Davis, the congressman shares his views on procurement, politics and what he would do if he were king.
Opinion
Can the shutdown lead to better government?
The partial government shutdown will end ... eventually ... and when it does there are concrete actions that can be taken to avoid the current debacle in the future.
Shutdown roils the GovCon labor market
The ongoing partial government shutdown is taking a toll on today's workforce and is damaging the ability to build tomorrow's.
Why market share matters for the DOD cloud
There are only three general purpose clouds, DOD data chief Michael Conlin says.
Marines developing cloud migration contract
The Marine Corps is in the market research phase of an effort to develop a cloud migration services contract.
Huntington Ingalls makes another deal to expand services work
Huntington Ingalls Industries continues its push into the government services market with a second acquisition in two months.
DOD's other big commercial cloud contract moves forward
The $8.2 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solution contract for calendar and email services has a new timetable for the release of both the draft and final solicitations.
Constellis takes on reorg, shifts key execs
Constellis realigns its structure and moves several key executives to new roles.
Noblis hires Belcan, Booz Allen vet Jacques
Noblis hires two-decade federal IT industry veteran Rich Jacques to lead its intelligence practice.
Is the CIO era coming to an end?
The 809 panel that has been looking at defense acquisition says in its final report from that the era of the central CIO might be coming to a close.
GovCon CEOs should answer the call to be moral leaders
Calls are increasing for corporations and businesses to take leadership roles on social and moral issues. It's a role that government contractors are equipped to embrace.
Bad timing: Public GovCon firms will have to report on shutdown's impact
The timing of this partial government shutdown means that many of the market's public companies will have to address its impact on their businesses when they report financial results in the coming weeks.
Boeing's VC arm backs satellite tech startup
Boeing's venture capital arm continues its search for disruptive space and satellite technologies with a new investment in startup Isotropic Systems.
We want your opinion on the direction of 2019
In our 2019 Contractor Confidence Index survey we want to know how you feel about the market and whether you think it is headed in a direction that will help your company.
Army seeks R&D help to boost Common Operating Environment
The Army is developing a contract for R&D to support work to improve the computing infrastructure that drives its Common Operating Environment.
Will VA's Windows migration opportunity open more doors?
Veterans Affairs wants to migrate 12,000 computers to Windows 10. That's a lot of one-on-one touches for any aspiring VA contractor.
This CEO won't collect paycheck until shutdown ends
Moe Jafari, CEO of HumanTouch, a mid-size government contractor, has pledged to forego a paycheck until his employees affected by the partial government shutdown can get paid again.
Culmen makes another federal tech M&A move
Logistics contractor Culmen International makes another acquisition in the federal IT market, this time for Centrifuge Systems.
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