A little sadness and absurdity courtesy of USDA

The Agriculture Department continues to have trouble making an award for its IT infrastructure contract, which is being hit with its fourth round of bid protests.

Lockheed Martin wins $784.2M contract to develop long range radar

Lockheed Martin has won a $784.2 million contract to develop, deploy, test and operate a Long Range Discrimination Radar.

SAIC nabs $200M contract to provide IT to NASA

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $200 million contract to provide NASA with information technology services.

NCI scores $211M agile acquisition, systems engineering contract

NCI Inc. has won a $211 million contract to provide agile acquisition, systems engineering and logistics to the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Soldier headquarters and subordinate PEO programs.

Serco wins $15.4M contract to support Navy personnel

Serco Inc. has won a $15.4 million contract to support the U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel.

ICF wins $40M in task orders to support HHS child care systems

ICF International has won two task orders totaling $40 million to support the Administration for Children and Families, Office for Child Care.

Aptima wins $12.4M Air Force contract to support Air Force training

Aptima Inc. has won a $12.4 million contract to support the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System weapon system trainer.

Engility captures $35M USAID contract

Engility has won a $35 million contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide technical and administrative support to the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office of USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

Industry groups widen fight to reform False Claims Act processes

A False Claims Act lawsuit involving AT&T has drawn the ire of industry groups, marking the second time in recent months that the groups asked the Supreme Court to intervene.

Leidos, Lockheed tangle in protest battle

Lockheed Martin is facing a challenge from Leidos over a multi-million dollar National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract for online apps.

Report: Plenty of awareness of cyber attacks but little done to prevent them

A recent report took a look at nation-state cyber attacks against corporations and agencies and found that almost half of respondents are not doing anything about trying to thwart future attacks.

GDIT gets $23.2M sole source task order to support DHA data efforts

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $23.2 million task order to support the Defense Health Agency.

LCG taps new Win Center director

LCG has appointed Tina Patterson to be the company’s new Win Center director.

DISA asks small firms for feedback on IT, engineering support

The Defense Information System Agency is checking the market for small businesses that are capable of providing IT software and hardware support for its National Gateway Center (NGC).

GSA opens a fast lane for commodity buys

GSA Advantage Select, a quick way for agencies to order commodity hardware, is up and running, officials say.

Carlyle CEO sends a message: Technology is great, but it isn't everything

The Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein may be one of the country's top tech investors, but this week, he voiced an uncommon opinion: the arts are just as important to life as technology.

SAIC wins second task order to support Army missile group

SAIC has won its second task order in two days to support an Army missile group. This time it's a $109 million contract for aviation systems engineering and software development.

NVTC names top tech winners of 2015

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has announced the winners of its 2015 Tech Awards, recognizing groundbreaking companies and innovative leaders.

Air Force releases RFP for ‘Office in the Sky’ IDIQ

The Air Force released a solicitation Oct. 15 for its seven-year, $350 million “Office in the Sky” contract.

DIA looking for IT roadmap

The Defense Intelligence Agency is looking for an IT roadmap to improve its decision making, budgeting and collaboration.