What to expect from the Army's $82B LOGCAP V awards

With the help of Moody's Investors Service, here is a primer of what to expect when the Army makes awards next year on its $82 billion LOGCAP V vehicle: one of the government services market's largest opportunities of the decade.

Where opportunity lies in the massive Cerner-VA EHR program

Given the Cerner-VA electronic health record program's size and complexity, analysts speaking at immixGroup's annual Government IT Sales Summit view that effort as one technology providers should pay close attention to.

Lockheed hopes new $30M scholarship program spurs 'K-to-Career' STEM path

Lockheed Martin is putting some of the corporate tax cut windfall toward a new $30 million STEM scholarship program partly envisioned as helping chart a "K-to-Career" path.

Perspecta sums up Amazon HQ2 impact: 'Stress on the system'

Amazon's decision to place half of its much-touted second headquarters in the D.C. region certainly affects government contractors. And Perspecta had the "honor" of being the first to talk specifically about it with Wall Street.

DOD reorgs to fuel cyber, AI and space opportunities

At the immixGroup's annual Government IT Sales Summit, analysts describe how several DOD reorganization efforts will fuel new opportunities in cyber, space and artificial intelligence.

Oracle's JEDI protest denied

Oracle's protest fell short on all three arguments it made to GAO in protest of the single-award structure of the Defense Department's $10 billion JEDI cloud contract.

Sizing up the federal cloud market

Just how big is the overall federal cloud opportunity and who is poised to be the leaders from industry? Here's one look over the horizon.

Opinion

Program Management: Intersection of Collaboration, Curiosity and Constraint

Program managers might not feel they are part of the business development team but they can play a critical role in customer engagement with their intimate knowledge of customer challenges.

Are OTAs overused?

Top acquisition officials from DHS and DISA are worked that Other Transaction Authority procurement might be getting overused and will draw congressional scrutiny.

HQ2 or not, Amazon already a major public sector player

There will be a lot of hype around Amazon's decision to locate half of its second headquarters in Northern Virginia. But the fact is, Amazon is already here and a major player.

It's not too late to grab some 2020 census business

It's not too late to find opportunities around the 2020 census, especially if you focus on application integration, security and privacy.

Inside Octo Consulting's big 'jump'

Octo Consulting is a few years into its journey as a middle-tier player and CEO Mehul Sanghani believes the opportunity is ripe for others to emerge also.

DOD seeks analytics support for nuclear, chemical defense

A new sources sought notice details the Defense Department's search for analytical services to support the Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense program.

How SAIC's 'Innovation Factory' & Red Hat pact explain the commercial IT push

How SAIC's new "Innovation Factory" to test and deploy technologies quickly with Red Hat as the initial partner feeds into the larger story of how federal systems integrators want to be a bridge to agencies for commercial tools.

Deadline looms for Army's ACCENT cloud on-ramp

The Army is moving full steam ahead with the on-ramp for its ACCENT cloud procurement and proposals are due in a matter of days.

Five winning strategies for attracting top talent

In today’s professional services market, competition for talent is more intense than ever so it is worth rethinking how your firm positions itself to attract the best talent. Here are five strategies to help you gain a competitive advantage.

CACI & industry peers unfazed by midterm election, near-term budget outlook

CACI International is the latest public government IT and services company to show lack of concern over the midterm election and what that could mean for budgets. Here is what they and their peers have said.

Engility near growth as acquisition by SAIC gets closer

Engility looks poised to return to organic growth in 2019 just as it closes its $2.5 billion acquisition by SAIC.

IBM's Red Hat deal targets longer-term federal success

IBM isn't looking for a quick hit from its $34 billion Red Hat deal. But Big Blue is more focused on longer-term capabilities for the federal business.

Two battle to remain in White Sands range competition

Incumbent Trax International and AECOM's URS Federal business are fighting back after being eliminated from the competition to support the Army's White Sands Missile Range under a $360 million contract.