Carahsoft books $125M Red Hat distribution pact

Carahsoft has received a new $125 million BPA to distribute Red Hat software and IT services for defense and intelligence agencies along with the Coast Guard.

May ends without final JEDI cloud RFP. What now?

The Defense Department has been consistent that the final solicitation for the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract would be out in May but that hasn't happened. Will the planned September award slip as well?

What you need to know as Perspecta opens for business

We've done extensive coverage of the DXC U.S. government-Vencore-KeyPoint combination to create the new company 'Perspecta.' Here's a roundup of our coverage to date.

Federal ban on Kaspersky products upheld

A federal judge has ruled that a ban on Kaspersky security products are constitutional.

Podcasts

Project 38, Episode 2: The maturity of the market

In episode 2, our guest is John Hillen, former CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions and current Executive in Residence and Professor of Practice at George Mason University’s School of Business. In our conversation we explore the evolution of the market and how the changes of the last decade are accelerating competition and creating a more open and transparent market as we move forward.

GDIT moves ahead with CSRA tech strategy

With CSRA now in the fold, General Dynamics carries forward "Emerging Tech Day" for commercial vendors and agencies amid the public sector's desire for more innovation.

NGA chooses 10 for $920M data services contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to support efforts to work with data in multiple formats.

Leidos unveils new partnership program

Leidos has launched a new partnership program so it can work more closely with its supplier base.

TWD names new VP of business development

TWD & Associates has appointed Cathy Simpson as vice president of business development.

IBM, GSA reach governmentwide agreement for database solutions

The General Services Administration and IBM have reached an agreement for a single IBM contract for database solutions that any agency can use.

CoVant, Madison Dearborn make another deal

CoVant Management and Madison Dearborn have done another deal together, this time for space system provider LinQuest Corp.

Army moves closer to more RS3 awards

The Army expects to make phase two awards for its $37.5 billion Responsive Strategic Sourcing contract no later than October.

Booz Allen CEO: Strongest market in 5 years

Booz Allen CEO Horacio Rozanski says this is the best market in at least five years and here's where he sees the growth coming from.

Leonardo DRS gets $841M contract to extend Army computing system support

Leonardo DRS has received a potential $841.5 million contract to continue its hardware supply and engineering services for an Army computing platform used to manage networked-battle command information in a common environment.

State Department looking to build new global infrastructure

The State Department wants to build a worldwide infrastructure that will support commercial cloud services.

DHS sees a different kind of contract for next Eagle vehicle

Contractors eying a future Eagle 3 contract should be prepared for something that looks very different from the current vehicle.

Defense authorization bill sails through House

The $717 billion 2019 National Defense Authorization Act has moved closer to approval with a positive vote by the House.

DHS' CIO wants multi-cloud strategy

DHS CIO John Zangardi made it clear at a WT Industry Day that the department will eschew DOD's single-cloud approach in favor of a hybrid cloud with room for multiple cloud service providers.

Companies with dismissed protests might get another shot at $15B Alliant SB contract

Fourteen companies saw their bid protests dismissed over the $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract. They might get a second shot at it.

Army hands down $93M unmanned target contract

Four companies get spots on a $93.4 million contract to help the Army research and develop unmanned aerial target systems.