DOJ ties IT upgrade to building consolidation

The Justice Department is moving in parallel to upgrade its desktop infrastructure while it undertakes several building consolidation efforts. The result could be a wide-ranging IT opportunity.

3 Phoenix tapped for open architecture work

3 Phoenix Inc. will provide engineering services for software development of commercial products and engineering under an $8.7 million Navy contract.

Booz Allen wins $12.4M extension of Saudi navy work

Booz Allen Hamilton will continue to provide support services to Royal Saudi Naval Forces under a $12.4 million contract extension.

HP loses fight for CDM contract at DHS

HP Enterprise Services cried foul when DHS found its technical solution "not acceptable" but GAO sided with the agency. What are the lessons learned for HP and the rest of the industry?

WT Contractor Confidence Index takes a dip

Lower scores on several key questions have pushed the Washington Technology Contractor Confidence Index down slightly in its first follow up since the launch in March with the index number dropping to 97.3.

DLT nets $1M Amazon Web Services contract

Reseller DLT Solutions will provide Amazon Web Services to the National Science Foundation as part of a sole source contract that grew out of a cloud pilot project.

Radiant Group makes deal to boost analytics

The Radiant Group has acquired data analytics and software development capabilities through the purchase of Human Geo Group.

New ownership feeds new energy at LGS Innovations

LGS innovations became an independent company last year and its new ownership group is pushing a reinvestment strategy that is paying off with growth and an eye toward mergers and acquisitions.

Three win $63.4M contract to support Navy subs

Three companies have won a $63.4 million task order contract to support Navy submarines.

STS Systems Integration wins $77.6M IT contract

STS Systems Integration has won a $77.6 million contract to provide the Navy with information technology and information management services.

OPM's Archuleta steps down

Katherine Archuleta has stepped down from her role of director of the Office of Personnel Management following a breach that affected the agency in June 2015, according to FCW.

CACI to continue support of C4 directorate under $9.7M contract mod

CACI Inc. has won a $9.7 million contract modification to continue providing systems development support to the Navy.

Who won June's biggest contracts?

Contract activity slowed down a bit in the sixth month of 2015, but June still saw some pretty substantial awards come to market with ceilings in the billions of dollars.

Harris to maintain corporate headquarters location

Harris Corp. will maintain its corporate headquarters in Melbourne, Fla., and will also base two newly formed segments in Florida following the company’s acquisition of Exelis.

GSA digesting industry feedback for Alliant 2

General Services Administration director Casey Kelley is very talkative about the agency's upcoming Alliant 2 contract and is paying attention to feedback he is getting from industry.

Northrop Grumman wins contract to replace mission computers

Northrop Grumman has won a contract to deliver its next-generation computer for Lot 12 of the Marine Corps’ H-1 Helicopter upgrade program.

PAE joint venture wins $1.2B facilities O&M contract

Syncom Space Services has won a $1.2 billion contract to support NASA’s Synergy Achieving Consolidated Operations and Maintenance program.

EMC completes acquisition of Virtustream

EMC has completed its acquisition of Virtustream in a deal that adds managed cloud services to EMC’s data storage capabilities.

Opinion

Developing relationships is key to success

It's not only who you know, but also what kind of relationship you have with that person. Mark Amtower talks about how relationships can be a key to your success if you bring something to the table as well.

Company dishes out $7.8M for falsely claiming 8(a) status

LB&B Associates is dishing out $7.8 million to settle claims that the company falsely represented itself as a small disadvantaged business, Federal Times reports.