IT modernization fund passes House hurdle

The Modernizing Government Technology Act, which includes a $500 million IT fund, passed the House of Representatives this week on a voice vote, but the Senate outlook is less certain.

Army CIO looks for support for planning, IT governance

The Army wants a company to provide it with CIO function support, such as personnel, equipment, strategies, and facilities.

CMS wants better data system for health plan management

In a new RFI, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services look for better way to manage the Health Plan Management System and its various data collection efforts.

Army moves to Phase 2 awards for $34.5B RS3 contract

Take heart incumbents and other bidders who failed to make the cut for the $34.5 billion RS3 contract. The Army is looking to make more awards in Phase 2.

CSRA protest raises questions about what should or shouldn't be a small business contract

CSRA's protest of a DHS small business contract raises more issues than just an incumbent getting shut out of a recompete.

OPM explores contract to meet workforce reforms

The Office of Personnel Management is looking for a systems integrator to support efforts to give agencies a manage services solution for human capital and training solutions.

Opinion

Army budget points toward multi-domain operations

The Army still spends a lot of staffing, training and equipment and not enough on modernization but there are still significant opportunities to help the service improve multi-domain operations.

NCI sees improved outlook, some organic growth in 'rebuilding' year

NCI sees a return to organic growth for the first time since 2010 as IT contractor continues year its CEO says is one of "rebuilding."

VA plans 5-year contract for enterprise data management

The Veterans Affairs Department is prepping itself for changes in the IT world as it considers a five-year contract for enterprise data management support.

Get ready, the robots are coming

Automation and machine learning has swept through the commercial world and the wave is getting ready to hit the government was well.

CSRA fighting for chance to compete for incumbent contract

Often incumbents protest after they've lost a competition. But in this case, CSRA is protesting just to get the chance to compete.

Defense Health Agency eyes better analytics

The Defense Health Agency wants better analytics to measure the quality of the health care in the Military Health System and meet requirements set in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

DISA plans $592M vehicle for processing power

DISA has released a solicitation for a set of contracts that will let it buy on demand processing power.

Maximus details "period of pause" over U.S., U.K. political uncertainty

Maximus' chief executive tells investors that healthcare legislation activity and Brexit are streams in this "period of pause" for company and industry.

Hybrid cloud demand drove Equinix's $3.6B deal for Verizon data centers

Equinix has bet $3.6 billion on a hybrid cloud vision when it acquired 29 Verizon data centers that include many hubs focused solely on government users.

CACI touts enterprise IT push in bid strategy

CACI International describes the enterprise IT bids it plans to submit during the company's most recent earnings call.

Opinion

Old ways of BD don't cut it in today's market

With the market going through so much change and so much uncertainty, companies face the challenge of re-examining their business development strategies but you should look at your BD culture first.

Opinion

New tools have power to revolutionize citizen engagement

New tech-enabled tools are showing promise to improve government customer service and they could represent a growing line of business. Here's what you need to know.

Leidos views civilian presence as 'aligned' to Trump priorities

Leidos responds to investor inquiries over civilian portfolio as Trump seeks cuts, says places of strength are "aligned to administration priorities."

DoD officials to bring cloud lessons to Microsoft/WT event

We're co-hosting a cloud event with Microsoft next week to dive into the cloud at the Defense Department with DoD and industry speakers talking security, lessons learned and where we are headed next.