Contracts
DARPA looking for flaws in business systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to better understand what leads to breakdowns in these systems.
Opinion
How the Air Force stuck with CACI for $5.7B IT contract
The company hired three former Air Force officials as part of its pursuit, but a conflict-of-interest investigation indicated that none of them brought insider information with them.
Contracts
DHA seeks comments on $700M application development vehicle
The Defense Health Agency is looking to transform how it delivers care and build off of its electronic health record integration program.
Opinion
This court case could further shape commercial tech requirements in contracts
Percipient.AI says it has the right commercial data analytics tool for a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency program and wants a federal judge to ensure it joins the prime contractor's team.
Opinion
Why the Fed 100 should make us all optimists
Serious challenges are everywhere in the market, but a review of the 2023 Federal 100 class shows there is a lot of great work going on too.
Opinion
Protest denial clears Deloitte to take over TSA human capital support
The Government Accountability Office found that Deloitte took a proactive approach to avoid a conflict-of-interest, which fended off a protest over this $350 million task order.
Companies
General Dynamics, SAIC continue battle over $95M contract
Though a relatively small contract dollar-wise, both companies want to provide high-performance computing support to the Food and Drug Administration.
Rankings
Who and what drove GovCon M&A in 2022
Our annual roundup shows that 140 mergers and acquisition transactions took place in the government market during 2022 thanks to a diverse set of buyers and sellers.
Opinion
Is Lord Voldemort coming for the GovCon market?
The next fiscal year's budget and debt ceiling situations loom over the federal market and present great risks.
Companies
DISA asks court to pause litigation over $1B contract
In asking for a "remand," the Defense Information Systems Agency says it wants to re-evaluate proposals and make a new award decision over the contract originally won by American Systems Corp.
Contracts
NOAA kicks off process to improve satellite ground systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says its ground systems can't keep up with the large increases in data it expects by 2030 and beyond.
Contracts
DHA reworks $700M application development contract
The Defense Health Agency is emphasizing prototypes as part of its larger goal to become more of a world-class health organization.
Opinion
Our next Power Breakfast will explore how M&A reshapes the market
Our upcoming Washington Technology Power Breakfast will offer insights and analysis of how mergers and acquisitions are changing the competitive landscape.
Opinion
Is the government market in a new era of feudalism?
The proliferation of self-scoring evaluations has led to a world where small businesses must tie more of their future to large business partners in a joint venture. Is that what everyone should want?
Opinion
The risk of a shutdown is real. Prepare now.
Dysfunction on Capitol Hill increases the odds of protracted appropriations battles and agencies going unfunded.
Opinion
CIO-SP4 awards still in limbo
The list of preliminary winners is now out, but the protests continue to pile up for this $50 billion IT contract.
Contracts
Deadlines loom for contractor TikTok ban
By now, federal agencies must have TikTok completely out of IT systems. Contractors have some more time to stop using TikTok, but not that much.
Contracts
Companies push back on FBI elimination
Three protestors want back in on a competition to provide a range of agile IT and digital support services.
Opinion
Are agencies doing enough to enforce Section 889?
A newly-released Government Accountability Office bid protest decision raises several questions about the law that bans agencies from using certain telecom equipment from China-based companies.
Contracts