Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Your next big tech hub might be in rural America

In this Project 38 episode, Brendan Walsh from 1901 Group talks with Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman about how today's tech revolution is creating an opportunity to build successful businesses in rural America.

Accenture, small firm forge SEWP partnership

Accenture Federal Services has formed a partnership with a HUBZone small business to sell its security solutions through the NASA SEWP vehicle.

Former Lockheed CTO joins unmanned vehicle software firm

Ray Johnson, the former Lockheed Martin chief technology officer, joins the board of directors at a startup focused on developing software for unmanned vehicles.

Navy looks to small business for surface ship testing

Tekla Research has been picked for a $27 million contract to test combat and other systems onboard Navy surface vessels.

Guidehouse promotes partner to public health lead

Guidehouse promotes one of its partners to lead growth and innovation strategies in the public health care market.

VA expands $722M medical center telecom contract

The Veterans Affairs Department doubles the number of wired telecommunication providers to medical centers under a $722 million contract vehicle.

IBM wins sole-source contract to support ACE disaster recovery

IBM will continue to provide disaster recovery services to the Automated Commercial Environment after being awarded a sole-source contract.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: How COVID drives cultural change

The COVID-19 crisis has forced agencies and companies to field a dispersed workforce that relies on technology to stay productive and connected. In this episode of Project 38, Gary Hix of Hitachi Vantara Federal discusses with WT Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers how many of those changes could be permanent.

Former DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen joins IBM

Terry Halvorsen, the former Defense Department chief information officer, has joined IBM to help lead transformation and modernization efforts for public sector clients.

Labor under fire for shirking small business bidders

The Labor Department has drawn the ire of small businesses after it tried to run parallel solicitations for the same work, then picked the single large business bidder over multiple small business proposals.

Perspecta tapped to help DHA take patient data to the cloud

Perspecta has been tapped for a one-year contract to configure its digital health platform for helping the Defense Health Agency modernize and migrate patient data to a cloud computing environment.

Lockheed acquisition centers on hypersonics growth

Lockheed Martin is acquiring another company's hypersonics portfolio to position for growth in that key defense technology priority.

DHS prepping $2B cloud draft solicitation

The Homeland Security Department gets closer to having a more detailed preview of a $2 billion cloud operations contract ready for industry to see.

Paradyme opens lab to build innovation culture

Paradyme Management has created a research arm to create a culture built around innovation.

IBM to spin off managed infrastructure business

IBM plans to split into two companies by the end of 2021. Big Blue will remain focused on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, while the spinoff will take the managed infrastructure work.

PROJECT 38: Inside NCI's AI-driven growth strategy

NCI Information Systems CEO Paul Dillahay talks with Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman about headwinds the company has faced and how a set of artificial intelligence solutions are now driving growth.

Cyber intelligence firm looks to former In-Q-Tel chief as new CEO

Cyber intelligence company LookingGlass reshapes its executive leadership team and that includes the appointment of In-Q-Tel's first ever leader to become CEO.

Xenith adds IT services portfolio through acquisition

Xenith makes an acquisition to gain more IT service offerings for federal agencies and combine that with what the company already does in business process consulting.

Army keeps incumbents for $800M info systems engineering contract

The Army sticks with who it knows for an $800 million contract to carry out broad engineering services for the branch’s Information Systems Engineering Command.

COPT's board adds former NGA director

COPT, which rents real estate to agencies and contractors, sees a former intelligence community leader join the company's board of trustees.