How the DOD IG's report on JEDI is being received & what they were told

One of Microsoft's top legal minds has weighed in on what the DOD Inspector General's JEDI report means as we look at what investigators were told by current and former department officials, some of which AWS wants more information from.

NCI captures second Army Futures Command contract

NCI Information Systems is building on its Army relationship as the company wins more work with the branch's Futures Command.

Big-ticket awards highlight first quarter contract activity

During the first three months of 2020, Washington Technology covered over $95 billion in contract awards. Who were some of the big winners?

Deloitte prevails in HUD protest battle

A protest battle between Deloitte and Grant Thornton is another example of how agencies treat pricing as a determining factor in making contract awards.

DOD's IG finds no political interference in JEDI award

The Defense Department's inspector general said he could not find any political interference in the JEDI award to Microsoft even though the White House ordered officials not to answer questions about communications between DOD and the Administration.

Air Force awards $6.4B logistics contract

The Air Force makes eight awards on a potential $6.4 billion contract for logistics and other contingency-based professional services around the world.

CenturyLink raises objections to three EIS task order awards

CenturyLink is challenging the awards of three task orders through the General Services Administration's huge Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle.

VA chooses six for $1B health care transformation support contract

The Veterans Affairs Department makes six awards on a $1 billion contract to support an integrated health care transformation effort across the agency.

Air Force taps 17 for $783M security systems contract

The Air Force chooses 17 companies for a $783 million security systems contract that is a significant expansion of both value and number of participants from the prior version.

Pricing at the heart of GDIT's $6.5B grid contract protest

General Dynamics IT argued hat Leidos' pricing was too low to win a $6.5 billion DISA global grid network contract, but GAO had other thoughts.

Protest denial means Leidos secures $6.5B DISA recompete

The Government Accountability Office nixes General Dynamics IT's protest of a $6.5 billion DISA information grid support contract retained by Leidos.

GSA takes tough stance on EIS transition

GSA Stands firm on a key deadline for its next-generation telecommunications contract, telling agencies that haven't met transition criteria that they could be disconnected from older telecom contracts.

AT&T pushes back after SSA contract goes to rival

AT&T has lost an incumbent SSA contract to industry rival Verizon and is taking its objections to the Government Accountability Office.

NCI asks GAO to reconsider denied protest

NCI Information Systems lost a protest of a $145 million Army contract but wants the Government Accountability Office to re-examine the company's complaints.

AWS complains that DOD's JEDI corrective action is too narrow

Amazon Web Services only got part of what it wants in DOD's proposed JEDI corrective action and is asking the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to expand the scope.

SAIC clears protest, opens $950M DLA contract

Science Applications International Corp. can now move on a $950 million Defense Logistics Agency contract now that protest delays have been cleared up.

Sabre Systems takes $77.7M Navy digital transformation award

Sabre Systems wins a $77.7 million contract to support Navy digital transformation efforts and that includes work on the NGEN program.

ManTech, General Dynamics protest classified contract

ManTech International and General Dynamics IT have lost spots on a classified NRO contract for services in innovation and R&D. They are both asking GAO to remedy the situation.

SAIC-Amentum JV keeps Justice asset forfeiture support work

A Science Applications International Corp.-Amentum joint venture wins the recompete of its contract to support the Justice Department's asset forfeiture program.

Phoenix Logistics wins $516M Army training tech contract

Phoenix Logistics bests one other bid for a $516 million contract to help the Army further develop a training technology platform.