Opinion

4 must-do's if you are bidding on Alliant 2

The RFPs for Alliant 2 will be out shortly, and there is no time like the present to get organized. Here are four things you must do before the final solicitation drops.

Delays bring extension of IBM VA project

IBM Corp. has been given another year to complete the transition of Veteran Affairs employees to a new human resources system because of agency challenges and defects.

FirstNet on schedule to make $6.5B award in November

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is aiming to be finished answering questions about its upcoming $6.5 billion network contract by next week, according to FCW.

LMI wins $51.6M program management contract

Logistics Management Institute has won a $51.6 million contract to support the Army.

Data centers and the value of getting close to your customers

Iron Mountain's plan to open a new data center in the Washington D.C. area is another sign of both how important cloud computing has become to the federal market and also how closeness to your customer can pay dividends.

Are you ready to share your code?

Federal CIO Tony Scott has released a draft policy aimed at sharing more of the custom code developed for the government in-house and by contractors as Open Source Software. Sound policy? That's what he wants to know.

Engineering Research and Consulting Inc. wins $44.1M contract to support Redstone Test Center

Engineering Research and Consulting Inc. has won a $44.1 million contract to provide the Army with missile and sensor test support for the Redstone Test Center.

LGS Innovations appoints new general counsel

LGS Innovations has named Douglas Manya executive vice president, general counsel and secretary.

Salient CRGT subsidiary wins $9M contract to support Transportation administration

Guident Inc., a Salient CRGT subsidiary, has won a $9 million contract to support the Transportation Department Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

General Dynamics U.K. to upgrade tactical comms systems for British military

General Dynamics United Kingdom has won a nearly $200 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide enhanced Bowman tactical communications systems to the British Armed Forces.

Veris Group hires new EVP of BD

Veris Group has appointed Maureen Kaplan executive vice president of business development, effective March 21.

Contract consolidation shifts the competitive landscape

As companies prepare for major recompetes of the GSA Alliant vehicles and DISA's Encore III contract, there are several changes at work in the market that bidders need to be aware of.

DHS opens cyber division in Silicon Valley office

The Homeland Security Department has selected Sean McAfee, deputy director of the National Cybersecurity Assessment and Technical Services, to lead a new cyber operations division of its new Silicon Valley office.

Lockheed Martin announces voluntary layoff program for Aeronautics business

Lockheed Martin has announced a voluntary layoff program affecting its Aeronautics business.

CSRA wins $54M recompete to continue EPA R&D support

CSRA has won a $54 million recompete contract to create, apply and distribute complex environmental simulations in support of research initiatives conducted by EPA’s Office of Research and Development.

Sierra Nevada Corp. wins $29.5M contract to support Navy personnel

Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a contract extension and been awarded an option totaling $29.5 million to continue support of Navy explosive ordnance disposal personnel.

General Dynamics scores $75M contract to support CMS

General Dynamics has won a $75 million contract to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

VA makes 21 awards under $22.3B T4NG contract

With a series of bid protests out of the way, the VA has moved ahead and made 21 awards under its $22.3 billion T4NG contract. Who made the cut, and who missed it?

VA's $22.3B T4NG contract cleared for awards

Before VA could make awards under its $22.3 billion T4NG contract, it had to get through several bid protests.

CACI wins $199M O&M task order to support Agriculture Department

CACI International has won a $199 million task order to provide operations and maintenance in support of the Agriculture Department’s Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system.