Opinion

How tech will force the next shutdown

The government's aging technology might cause the next shutdown instead of the lack of a budget deal.

Dell forms stronger bonds with distributors in federal market

Dell Technologies has launched a new program, through which it will work closer with three distributors as way of providing more support to small and mid-sized partners.

OPM seeks industry support for IT modernization effort

The Office of Personnel Management needs contractor support to modernize the systems that manage more than $1 trillion in federal employee benefits.

Huntington Ingalls closes Fulcrum acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries closes its acquisition of Fulcrum, the latest in a series of deals to help build its government services arm.

Leidos books $93M in USCIS agile development work

Leidos takes in a $93.5 million task order to implement new agile development processes for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency’s IT environment.

Lockheed looks to nature in $10M research effort

Lockheed Martin will research ways cells can create new materials that can be used to improve optical technology and coatings.

Intell agencies looking for a better knowledge management tool kit

The intelligence community is looking to develop a new tool kit that can help address collaboration and knowledge management challenges.

GSA's e-commerce push enters next phase

The Federal Acquisition Service is closing in on deadlines for its e-commerce push and a new contract writing system.

Will conflict of interest investigation derail the JEDI cloud contract?

The Defense Department is focusing on one person as it reassesses whether there was a conflict of interest that affected the JEDI cloud infrastructure contract's development. The results could derail the whole process.

Hexagon eyes visualization tech growth through bolt-on acquisition

Swedish precision tech outfit Hexagon buys visualization product maker Thermopylae to grow a portfolio of tools used to create tactical edge maps.

Opinion

Do you know the security questions your customers want answered?

Federal buyers face a complex set of considerations when buying IT. Here are seven questions they need to ask before hiring an IT contractor.

Devis hires Perspecta, GDIT vet Anstett

Government IT consulting firm Devis adds two-decade industry veteran Frank Anstett to its leadership team.

Power failure knocks out SEWP

A power failure at the main building housing NASA's SEWP has knocked out access to the contract for up to two days as the contracts technical staff scrambles for a fix.

Booz Allen hires former AWS exec DiGammarino

Booz Allen Hamilton adds to its leadership team Frank DiGammarino, a former executive from Amazon Web Services and White House senior adviser.

Opinion

How investors can play a critical role in national security

The investment community can play a key role in fostering innovation if they follow a core set of principles to inform their investment decisions.

IBM loses argument over Procurement Integrity Act violation claim

GAO denies IBM's protest involving a data theft claim and says that it really doesn't matter what one company does to the other. It only matters whether the government did something wrong.

DTRA awards large biz piece of $535M IT services contract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency doles out awards for the full-and-open piece of its $535 million enterprise IT services contract.

Leidos closes sale of commercial cyber business

Leidos completes the divestiture of its commercial cyber business and becomes the latest in a long line of government contractors to do the same.

DHS wants to revamp data centers, move to cloud

The Homeland Security Department is looking for industry advice on how it can overhaul its data centers and make better use of the cloud.

ManTech not sounding apt for megadeals as organic growth shines

ManTech feels almost no pressure to make the same type of megadeal that many of their competitors have as they look to gain market share on their own accord.