Northrop wins $617M contract for Hawkeye UAVs

Northrop Grumman has won a $617 million contract modification that changes a previous contract for five Advanced Hawkeye UAV aircraft to a firm-fized-price contract.

QinetiQ North America nabs $20M contract to support bomb disposal robot

QinetiQ North America has won a contract with the Navy to provide man-transportable robotic system post-production support.

ASRC wins $403M NASA Ames IT contract

ASRC beat out six other contenders for NASA’s $403 million ARC Information Technology Services 3 contract, which calls for IT support at Ames Research Center.

Amazon goes to court to keep CIA contract

Amazon has filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in an attempt to derail the CIA's corrective action plan involving a $600 million cloud computing contract won by Amazon but protested by IBM.

Opinion

Where have all the RFPs gone?

In this exclusive Washington Technology Insider analysis, Bob Lohfeld tracks the flow of RFPs so far in 2013 and the picture isn't pretty. The number of solicitations has taken a nose dive. Is there any hope of a recovery?

Did we dodge the sequestration bullet?

Quarterly reports for the major defense companies show signs of relief that the biggest companies in the market are weathering sequestration just fine. Is now the time to celebrate?

Red River pushes into health care IT market

Red River has launched a new business called Red River Healthcare in order to push into the health IT market and meet the mission of government and private sector health care customers.

Northrop wins $29M contract to develop Medicaid eligibility system

Northrop Grumman has won a $29 million contract with Wyoming to provide full lifecycle support for a web-based Medicaid eligibility system, in part driven by Obamacare requirements.

Snowden scandal sparks internal reviews

The Edward Snowden scandal has contractors looking internally and reviewing their security processes. What critical areas should you be taking a look at?

Lessons from the fall of the Windows monopoly

Remember when the Justice Department accused Microsoft of being a monopoly? Well, those days are long over, and the rapid change in technology speaks volumes about the market, as well as where companies should focus their priorities.

15 companies win management consulting contracts

GSA has awarded 15 companies contracts worth $60 million a year as part of a new program to help agencies with performance management and continious process improvement. Who are some of the big names to capture this prize?

Lockheed nabs $35M energy contract with State Department

Lockheed Martin has won a contract with the State Department to deliver energy savings capabilities to the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua.

INADEV taps new chief strategy officer

INADEV has named Scott Armstrong chief strategy officer where he will lead the company’s mobile product strategy, partnerships, marketing, acquisitions and new business operations.

DOD's David Wennergren announces retirement

The Defense Department’s assistant deputy chief management officer and a recognized IT innovator, David Wennergren, has announced his retirement beginning Aug. 2.

DISA delays $427M enterprise storage contract

DISA has pushed back the release of its $427 million contract for on-demand storage services until after the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. The RFP had been expected this month.

ITES award update

Some confusion has surrounded our reporting of a $500 million contract extension involving the Army's ITES 2 contract. Editor Nick Wakeman clears the air.

HHS floats small biz contract for risk analysis, infrastructure protection

The Health and Human Services Department has released a request for information meant to measure small business capabilities in the areas of critical infrastructure risk analysis and mission support.

GD takes on role in post-shakedown of USS Independence

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has won a $7.5 million task order with the Navy to provide engineering and management services for the post-shakedown availability of the USS Independence.

Lockheed Martin wins Navy nuclear security contract

Lockheed Martin has won a $11 million contract with the Navy to provide security hardware and nuclear weapon security equipment.

SAIC nabs $38M task order under ENCORE II

SAIC has won a $38 million task order under DISA’s ENCORE II contract to provide command and control systems and technical services support to U.S. combatant commands.