DOD asks EHR providers about infrastructure info
The Defense Department is asking for the minimum infrastructure specifications that providers need to know to support an enterprise-level electronic health record (EHR) product.
Navy plans for tactical data link support IDIQ
The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center anticipates a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for tactical data link (TDL) systems support.
Air Force thinks small business for UAS ops support
The Air Force is performing market research on small businesses that can provide non-personal services for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Center Support (UASOCS) program.
Do Wal-Mart's pricing pressures offer lessons for contractors?
Wal-Mart's competitors are making some progress in closing the price gap with the retail giant, and it's not too much of a stress to see parallels with government contractors.
FedBid fights back against reverse-auction critics
Reverse auctions have absorbed a fair bit of criticism recently and FedBid, as the reigning king of the reverse auction space, has taken a few blows – but the company’s president, Joe Jordan, is fighting back.
GSA releases RFI on Networx replacement
The General Services Administration has taken another step in developing the follow-on to the Networx telecommunications contract, and they are looking for input from industry.
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How to target NASA $2B opportunity
NASA has one of the richest IT markets in government, but navigating the organization is a challenge worthy of a rocket scientist. immixGroup's Tom O'Keefe lays the ground work for a winning strategy.
TSA lays ground work for next IT infrastructure contract
The Transportation Security Agency is developing its new IT infrastructure contract and if history is any indication, this will be another hotly contested competition.
DynCorp teams with TAPS to support fallen contractors' families
In a move to provide support to families of contractors killed in the line of duty, DynCorp International signed a memorandum of agreement with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors on Monday, the first such agreement between TAPS and a private company.
Can agencies mine real value from reverse auctions?
Reverse auctions can be a powerful tool, but acquisitions experts say that agencies need to improve how they use this too often misunderstood process to foster more competition.
4 keys to building your international business
MCR LLC wants to expand its international business, and its strategy offers four lessons that any company looking to grow globally would be smart to follow.
Lockheed cyber group continues growth
Lockheed Martin adds CyberPoint International to its growing Cyber Security Alliance.
FCC seeking IT modernization, $13.5M on the table
The Federal Communications Commission wants information technology upgrades, and is looking to spend $13.5 million to get them.
Four cloud solutions win DOD approval
Four cloud service solutions have been provisional authority to compete for Defense Department contracts, though only for unclassified levels of information, FCW.com reports.
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Where to find growth in a tight DOD market
immixGroup analyst Stephanie Meloni explains where to find the growth areas inside an otherwise shrinking Defense Department IT budget.
Why cybersecurity needs a common vocabulary
The Cyber Security Research Alliance has enlisted Drexel University and George Mason University to help answer the question: how do we talk about cyber physical systems security?
Navy searches for geospatial intel software
The Naval Special Warfare Command released a sources sought notice for geospatial intelligence software, as it gauges what industry could provide via commercial off-the-shelf products.
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