In-Q-Tel makes IT management investment

In-Q-Tel, the investment arm for the intelligence community, has placed a bet on BlueLine Grid, a company with an identity-based mobile communications platform.

  • By Nick Wakeman

The four 'Cs' of today's market dynamics

Competition, convergence, commodization and something called "community commons" are key dynamics in today's market. All four are shaping today's landscape and impacting companies of all sizes. Here's what you need to keep in mind.

  • By Nick Wakeman

List of GSA OASIS customers to grow in 2016

After half of a year, the Air Force is still the main customer of the General Services Administration’s OASIS contract vehicle, but 2016 could be a different story now that the Army has signed a memorandum allotting $500 million to the contract.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Alion plans public offering to pay down debt

In a registration statement that the company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, Alion Science and Technology said that it plans to go public to raise money to pay down debt.

  • By Mark Hoover
Opinion

Is your company in a graveyard spiral?

Savvy business developers recognize the need to get ahead of procurements because, if you don't, you risk failure and losing whatever competitive advantage you might have had.

  • By Bill Scheessele

Primes and Subs: Troubled partnership?

The need for healthy prime-subcontractor relationships has never been stronger, but our latest Washington Technology Insider Special Report points to plenty of areas where primes fall short in how they treat their subs.

  • By Nick Wakeman

FBI to contract with cyber experts on as-needed basis

The FBI is looking to create as-needed contracts for cyber experts to get support services and expertise on demand.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Amazon cloud disclosure marks maturity of the market

Amazon is disclosing its cloud revenue for the first time, and as impressive as the number is, it says even more about the evolution of the cloud market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Sequestration threat looms over defense innovation

Frank Kendall included a dire warning about sequestration as he told a Senate panel about the importance of DOD's research and innovation efforts.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Opinion

Five cybersecurity hotspots in a reorganized DISA

Now that DISA has been reorganized, contractors are uncertain where to find cybersecurity opportunities. Here's a guide to five critical cybersecurtity organizations inside the new DISA.

  • By Lloyd McCoy

GAO: DHS plagued by acquisition problems

A recent Government Accountability Office study shows that the Homeland Security Department is still struggling to execute its acquisition policies, with only two out of 22 major DHS programs on track for scheduling and costs, according to FCW.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Military Health System looking to consolidate, modernize data systems

The Military Health System is looking to improve the way it collects and analyzes information.

  • By Washington Technology staff

State & local contractors expect growth in 2015

Contractors focused on the state and local market see growth opportunities in 2015 and a new report from Onvia offers advice on strategies and areas of focus so they can realize that potential growth.

  • By Mark Hoover

Five strategies driving today's prime contractors

Companies are adopting a variety of strategies to succeed in today's market. Here the five most common approaches, and who's adopting them.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Forest Service needs help defining app requirements

The Forest Service needs to update an analysis application that is incompatible with current workstations that use 64-bit Windows 7 and later operating systems.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Raytheon makes $1.9B cyber statement

Raytheon is going all in on cyber with a $1.9 billion deal for Websense as well as a unique structure that might crack open the commercial market for the defense giant.

  • By Nick Wakeman

FDA solicits $20M IDIQ for data harmonization services

The Food and Drug Administration wants to set up a single, $20 million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for flexible purchasing of data harmonization services.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Contractors concerned about recent GSA proposed rule

Contractors are concerned that a recent rule proposed by the General Services Administration—requiring vendors to report prices paid by federal agencies for an item or service—could be costly and compromise their pricing information.

  • By Washington Technology staff

NS2020 draft faces plenty of questions

The draft RFP that the General Services Administration released for its upcoming next-generation NS2020 contract has yielded more than 1,600 comments and questions from industry and federal agencies.

  • By Washington Technology staff

WT launches industry day series

We are starting a series of events focused on business opportunities at specific government agencies. Each event will dive into a single agency, and you'll hear from senior leaders who will share their priorities, buying habits and upcoming contracts. First up is the Commerce Department.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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