Opinion

More signs pointing to AI's growth in the federal market

The use of artificial intelligence is expanding, especially as more recognize the role it can plan in IT modernization.

Protest holds up $1.4B Justice IT contract

22nd Century Technologies is protesting the Justice Department's decision to not include it on the $1.4 billion IT Support Services 5 contract.

NCI promotes Gillespie to COO

NCI Inc. promotes Sandra Gillespie from the senior vice president ranks to chief operating officer at the government IT contractor.

Sevatec hires former acting ICE CIO Smith

Sevatec has hired 35-year government service veteran and former acting ICE CIO Steven Smith as senior vice president of federal civilian programs.

DOD's JEDI report to Congress still leaves unanswered questions

DOD's JEDI report to Congress offers plenty of insights but still falls short of fully explaining the strategy of a single-award contract.

IP and R&D will set Perspecta apart from peers, execs say

Nearing its debut, Perspecta (the combo of DXC's federal arm, Vencore and KeyPoint) is touting its IP and R&D chops as key differentiators from competitors.

Merlin reports $200M in DHS, VA IT wins

Merlin International reports nearly $200 million in enterprise IT contract wins with the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments.

NASA awards $8M in universe life research grants

NASA awards three grants each worth up to $8 million over five years for studies of origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

Leidos keeps $210M Army training system contract

Leidos receives a $210 million contract to develop simulated training environments for the Army to prepare for fights in modern battle environments.

CACI takes in $23M DOD financial system contract

CACI International receives a $23 million contract to help the Defense Department further develop and maintain an enterprise financial management system in part for its audit readiness efforts.

Maximus sounds ready to buy, if the price is right

Maximus is seeing an acquisition environment full of businesses it sees as selling at "lofty valuations." But that has not stopped them from looking at deals.

Hidden DOD market headlines WT Power Breakfast

The world of "Other Transaction" contracts, agency challenges and other innovative procurement practices will take center stage at our May 18 "Inside the Hidden Market" event.

NGA talks acquisition overhaul

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Justin Poole said the key to acquisition reform is more autonomy.

Salient CRGT prevails, captures large State Department contract

It took nearly two years, but Salient CRGT can finally celebrate the win of a five-year contract to support the State Department's Foreign Service Institute.

BAE-Dell EMC partnership targets hybrid cloud market

Defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. and global IT giant Dell EMC have joined forces on a hybrid cloud offering to increase their shares of the market.

Protest pressure can speed agency answers

Sometimes your government customer needs a little push and a bid protest might just be the tool you need.

Navy chooses three for $550M McAfee product supply contract

The Navy selects three companies for a $550.8 million blanket purchase agreement to supply McAfee-branded IT products and services for use across the Defense Department, Coast Guard and intelligence community.

L3 adds former Apple exec Lane to board

L3 Technologies grows its board of directors to 10 with the appointment of longtime commercial technology executive and Apple veteran Rita Lane.

IRS set to award multiple BPAs for IT services

The IRS is creating a multiple-award BPA to buy a variety of IT program management and other support services.

Classified IT market growing and the data shows it

While few know exactly what is in there, it is known that the highly sought-after classified IT market is a growing opportunity for vendors.