DHS taps four small businesses for blockchain identity management projects

DHS has awarded $100,000 each to four small innovators to explore the use of blockchain for identity management.

Opinion

Protest raises questions for Alliant 2

A pre-award protest of the Alliant 2 Unrestricted contract is raising questions about the challenges mid-tier companies will face under the huge GSA procurement.

DOT plans set-aside contract for crisis management support

The Transportation Department released a solicitation for a five-year contract to support its Crisis Management Center (CMC).

Army plans set-aside contract for wireless network system

The Army intends to release a solicitation in late August for wireless network system administration and support.

HP Enterprise makes $275M deal for data analytics, management firm

HP Enterprise has acquired SGI for $275 million in a move that boosts HP’s data analytics and data management solutions.

Commission for Enhancing National Cybersecurity requests information on IT security

The Commission for Enhancing National Cybersecurity has issued a request for information on the improvement of IT security, according to FCW.

Opinion

Cybersecurity as chess match: A new approach for governments

The continued growth of cybersecurity threats means that government needs to adopt a more dynamic approach to security. Expert William Eggers explains.

American Electronic Warfare Associates wins $91.3M engineering contract

American Electronic Warfare Associates has won a $91.3 million contract to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

MTSI wins $28M contract to provide engineering support to Air National Guard

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) has won a $28 million contract to provide modernization and engineering support to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center.

Leidos wins $99M contract to provide automated installation solutions to Army

Leidos has won a $99 million contract to deliver automated installation entry solutions to the Product Manager-Force Protection Systems (PdM-FPS) for the Army.

Opinion

Get ready for the rising tide of zero-code development

The advent of zero-code application development can help integrators deliver solutions faster and give them the freedom to focus resources on solving bigger challenges.

VA considering switching from VistA system to commercial offering

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for information on companies who can help switch the agency from its VistA electronic health record system to a commercial product.

Supreme Court ruling pays off with new awards for VA's $22.3B T4NG contract

VA's $22.3 billion T4NG contract has cleared its protest hurdles and then some, with the agency adding three more winners to the pool in response to a Supreme Court ruling that it needs to give a preference to service-disabled, veteran-owned firms.

Brocade appoints new head of federal sales

Brocade has appointed Phil O’Reilly to the position of vice president of federal sales.

IARPA to announce data protection project

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is planning to announce a project to increase data protection in the intelligence community’s private cloud in September.

How the Pentagon can help federal buying power

The Defense Department’s plan to stand up IT for a background check bureau could be a model for civilian-DOD cooperation.

GSA releases fast-lane FedRAMP template

The General Service Administration has rolled out a uniform template that cloud service providers can use to get into its "FedRAMP Ready" program.

4 win $100M Army fire control software contract

Four small businesses will compete for task orders to improve the software used on various fire control systems for the Army.

DOD plans for crowdsourcing cybersecurity contract

The Defense Department has released the solicitation for a task order contract to get support with crowdsourced vulnerability discovery and disclosure services.

Booz Allen Hamilton nabs $52.5M task order to support Military Health Service

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a $52.5 million task order to help the Military Health System implement changes laid out in the Secretary of Defense Military Health Service Review.