Maximus makes $300M federal play
Maximus is acquiring Acentia in a $300 million deal that significantly adds to its federal business by bringing on new customers and new contract vehicles.
SBA reopens comments on joint venture rule
The Small Business Administration has reopened the comment period on several rule changes, including when a joint venture can be considered a small business.
GSA considers new ideas for .GOV registration framework
General Services Administration officials have reached out to industry for ways to keep its .GOV program adaptable to constantly evolving uses of the Internet and domains.
DLA releases draft work statement for 8-year JETS IDIQ
The Defense Logistics Agency released a draft statement of work for a wide-ranging services contract called J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) contract.
Cyber requirements coming to Better Buying Power
Frank Kendall says next version of Better Buying Power guidance will address cybersecurity risks of weapons systems.
First SI steps up as bidder on $50B EIS contract
It looks like the General Services Administration is going to get their wish of having at least one non-telecom player on its $50 billion replacement of the Networx contract.
How good are your subcontractors?
We've launched phase two of our research into the prime-subcontractor relationship, and we need your input. Take the survey and make your views known.
Will integrators embrace the $50B Networx replacement?
The General Services Administration is pushing to get systems integrators to bid as primes on the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. Sure, it's a big opportunity, but can SIs stand up to the telecom companies?
Education seeks info for social media monitoring
The Education Department is looking for information on small businesses that can develop a social media platform to help its Office of Federal Student Aid better service students and their families.
OMB looking for better vendor engagement on IT projects
The Office of Management and Budget is looking to expand on a memo it released three months ago that called for more category management practices, digital acquisition strategies and more effective vendor engagement on large-scale IT projects.
CIA plans its own app store
As the CIA dives deeper into the cloud solution being built by AWS, it has decided to use a commercial model and create an app marketplace.
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