Opinion

Drone strike in Syria highlights risks faced by contractors

Contractors have lived and worked in war zones since the Sept. 11 attacks, a fact government agencies do not acknowledge enough.

Contracts

NOAA seeks unmanned systems to monitor Hawaii's waters

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants the crafts to work alone for 30 days or more as they collect data in calm and rough seas.

Contracts

New protests likely to thwart CIO-SP4 award plan

The National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition hub could still make awards, but will have to certify that its need to move on this $50 billion contract is urgent.

Opinion

Final T4NG2 solicitation draws small biz complaints

Some service-disabled, veteran-owned small business claim they are at a disadvantage in competing against joint ventures for places on this $60 billion Veterans Affairs IT vehicle.

Contracts

FDA seeks more access to medical records

To meet its mission of ensuring safety and effectiveness of medical products, the Food and Drug Administration wants to tap the rich vein of data inside electronic health records.

Opinion

CIO-SP4's award date is officially set

The agency running this governmentwide $50 billion IT contract sounds ready to announce who won, but will even more protests follow?

Contracts

Labor rates sparked fight over $4B Air Force contract

Hidden from sight for more than a year, a newly-released bid protest decision shows why even a winning contractor can find reasons to make such a filing.

Opinion

Leidos' retiring CEO explains his decision

In talking to investors about why his time is now, Roger Krone also cites what boards of directors have to do as part of the succession planning process.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT to get second shot at $400M VA contract

GDIT successfully argued it was at a disadvantage in how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated proposals.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 selection process to get revamp

The National Institutes of Health organization running this $50 billion procurement says it has discovered inconsistencies in the source selection methodology.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs unveils final T4NG2 solicitation

Bidders have a month to get their proposals together for the department's go-to IT contract vehicle that has a $60.7 billion ceiling.

Contracts

CACI court filing alleges lack of transparency by the Army

CACI International claims it did not have a chance to fully defend itself against conflict-of-interest allegations and otherwise would have stayed eligible for a $7.9 billion Army hardware contract.

Companies

Optiv makes acquisition to build its federal business

Optiv is looking to grow its federal market footprint amid the release of the new National Cyber Security Strategy.

Contracts

SAIC faces challenges to $1.3B Treasury cloud win

Two disappointed bidders are protesting the award that consolidates all of the Treasury Department's cloud buying activities.

Contracts

9 tapped by Air Force for technical support in Europe, Africa

The Air Force has picked nine companies for a $995 million contract to support policy, decision making and other services in Europe and Africa.

Opinion

Air Force to industry: Forget the fluff

Government buyers often see a lack of substance and focus in what companies offer in their proposals and marketing materials. Here is some advice straight from your customer.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT takes on NGA geospatial data work

The company will develop tools to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in gleaning data from multiple sources.

Contracts

Protestors lose bids to get on $25B VA management services contract

Two firms have seen their challenges involving the "VECTOR contract" denied. A third is still waiting on the outcome of a corrective action.

Contracts

CACI leans on courts to regain eligibility for $9B in Army contracts

The company claims it was unfairly eliminated from the competitions for an encryption contract and a hardware contract.

Contracts

Peraton keeps up fight for $5.7B Air Force enterprise IT contract

This protest battle is in its final weeks as Peraton continues to raise new challenges over the award.