Opinion

Beyond the budget: 9 issues you should care about

The budget isn't the only issue that is impacting government contractors. We review nine others that will effect the way government contractors go to market over the next 18 months.

Primes rate the most critical factors in picking partners

Our second Washington Technology Insider Report examines the most important factors primes use when picking their partners. Do you know what to focus on to get on the best teams?

SAP CEO: Go young or go home

Bill McDermott, co-CEO of SAP AG, urges companies that want to survive the next decade to embrace their young workers because ignoring their talents, ambitions and needs will only doom you to failure.

Four win NVTC innovator awards

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has picked four companies who best exemplify innovative technology in the categories of agile systems development, cloud, cyber and mobile.

GDIT nabs $16M contract for Afghan IT work

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $16 million task order to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with information technology management services for its work in Afghanistan.

Specpro wins $23.4M contract to support DOD joint medical facilities

Specpro Technical Services has won a $23.4 million contract to provide the Navy with a slew of information technology services in support of the Defense Department joint medical facilities in the National Capital Area/National Capital Region.

NCI wins $7.9M Marine Corps contract for IT support

NCI has won a $7.9 million contract to provide IT support to the U.S. Marine Corps, including SharePoint and .NET application development.

Northrop Grumman wins $43M contract to modernize Joint STARS aircraft

Northrop Grumman has won a $43 million contract to retrofit the Air Force’s Joint STARS aircraft, trainers and laboratories.

3 lessons from latest WT Insider Report

We dive deeper into the relationship between prime contractors and their subs in our second exclusive Washington Technology Insider Report. This time, we look at partnerships from the perspective of prime contractors, exploring what's working and where both sides of the equation can find room for improvement.

New WT Insider Report explores prime-sub relationships

Part two of Washington Technology’s Insider Report is out, further exploring the relationship between prime contractors and subcontractors. What do primes really think about their subs?

Is IBM waving the white flag in battle for CIA contract?

IBM says it won't ask for an injunction to stop Amazon from working on a $600 million CIA cloud contract, essentially ending its fight for the contract. What have we learned, and what questions still remain?

NCI wins $9.4M task order to deliver two data storage nodes

NCI Inc. has won a $9.4 million task order to develop, integrate and deliver two additional nodes of the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) Data Storage and Dissemination system.

ICF taps ex-DHS director as VP

ICF International has named Debra Tomchek vice president, where she will expand the company’s work in human resource and capital management work for the federal government.

Lockheed-Northrop venture wins $93M Apache contract

A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has won a $92.8 million contract to provide life cycle contractor support to the U.S. Army's Apache helicopter program.

Leaked intell docs offer insights on new opportunities

Intelligence documents leaked by Edward Snowden offer valuable insights into how and what intelligence agencies are buying. Now is the time to hone your strategy for this $50 billion market.

Lockheed fights for lost radar contract

Lockheed Martin is fighting to hang onto a $30 million contract to develop a new radar system for the Navy that it lost to one of its biggest rivals.

DynCorp wins option to manage War Reserve Materiel assets

DynCorp International has won an option to continue managing the Air Force’s War Reserve Materiel assets in the Middle East and United States.

Northrop Grumman wins $143M contract to modernize Defense Travel System

Northrop Grumman has won a $143 million contract with the GSA to develop new capabilities for the Defense Travel System.

Raytheon nabs $12M contract to support military satellite broadcast system

Raytheon has won a $12 million sole sourced contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with sustainment services in support of the Military Satellite Communications System Global Broadcast System.

Lockheed Martin wins $113M contract to provide training simulators

Lockheed Martin has won a $113 million contract with the Air Force to design, develop, field and sustain aircrew training devices for HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopters.