Industry wants more liability cover for threat info
Commercial providers of technology and infrastructure want more federal protection for liability to share specific cyber threat information about risky products and services.
How balancing speed and cost works in fielding new space systems
Space is one of the most talked-about areas as agencies look to deploy new systems and capabilities faster, but sometimes there are trade-offs to emphasize speed.
Lost protest leads to layoffs at NetCentrics
NetCentrics will lay off nearly 100 people after it lost a protest to hang onto a large incumbent contract with the Defense Department.
SAIC stays dedicated to vehicle integration business
Science Applications International Corp. will have a military vehicle services business no matter the result of an Army competition to provide a lighter-weight truck, which SAIC has passed the gate to be in the running for.
Steampunk hires Salient CRGT, CSRA vet as new defense lead
Steampunk appoints former Salient CRGT and CSRA executive Nick Trczinski to the leadership team to help steer defense growth.
NVTC's Kilberg to retire
The Northern Virginia Technology Council's long-time leader Bobbie Kilberg has announced that she plans to retire next year after 22 years at the helm.
AWS appoints new public sector partner head
Amazon Web Services shifts one of its executives into a new position focused on the cloud provider's network of public sector market partners.
Where does Veritas Capital go from here with latest fund?
Veritas Capital nearly doubles the financial commitments for its latest fund compared to the one it raised three years ago. All eyes now on where those dollars go.
What does best value really mean?
The government has for the most part moved away from lowest-price contracting and more towards best value, which seems to have different definitions across each agency.
BAE wins $437M award for Army open-source work
BAE Systems' U.S. arm secures an estimated $437 million task order to help the Army manage open source data and build a cloud to host it.
Booz Allen lands Digital Soldier opportunity with open concept
Booz Allen Hamilton has won a $561 million Army contract to build a Digital Soldier system built on an open architecture that supports technologies from other companies.
Leidos, civil group president part ways
Leidos announced in a regulatory filing that the company and its civil group president are parting ways, effective Oct. 18.
AECOM finds buyers for government services business
AECOM is opting to sell its government services business to a pair of private equity firms for $2.4 billion rather than spin that unit off into a new public company. One of those buyers is not new to the market, while the other one is.
FBI CIO joins tech lobbying group
Information Technology Industry Council is renewing its focus on public sector with the addition of FBI CIO Gordon Bitko.
Tech trumped price in Booz Allen's $1B VA win
Booz Allen Hamilton had the highest price in the competition for a $1 billion Veterans Affairs IT modernization contract, but higher technical scores carried the day.
4 push back after missing out on $5B CMS award
Four companies, including one incumbent, have filed protests after missing the cut for a $5 billion Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Guidehouse closes Navigant acquisition
Guidehouse closes its acquisition of Navigant Consulting to gain critical mass in services supporting highly regulated industries.
Shareholders approve Raytheon-UTC combination
Raytheon and United Technologies shareholders vote to approve their merger, which is getting close scrutiny by antitrust regulators.
From ship driver to senior exec, GDIT's Gilliland shares career advice
General Dynamics IT President Amy Gilliland shared her career path and along the way offered lessons on overcoming adversity, resiliency and not being afraid to take leap of faith.
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