CFPB explores shifting Office products to the cloud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is exploring the idea of moving away from an enterprise license agreement and to the cloud for a suite of Microsoft products.

Louis Berger continues fight for Marine Corps contract

Louis Berger is putting up a fight to keep a Marine Corps contract to support the consolidation of facilities in Okinawa.

Study: IoT adoption still slow for government agencies

The federal government’s adoption rates for the Internet of Things (IoT) is still low, according to a study by the Center for Data Innovation.

Is Google playing catch up in the cloud?

Google appears to be trailing Amazon and Microsoft as a major cloud provider, but the technology giant might have a role to play as the upstart.

DOT plans industry day for IT support services

The Transportation Department is hosting an industry day to discuss a range of IT support services opportunities that the Enterprise Services Center (ESC) offers to various agencies.

Navy looking for more answers for recompete of the NGEN contract

The Navy wants industry white papers that explain how they can improve the use of the cloud, network situational awareness and productivity when they recompete the $3.4 billion NGEN contract.

Education Department to release set-aside contract for admin, IT support

The Education Department will release a set-aside contract July 26 for program and project management support services for its Federal Student Aid program (FSA).

Missile Defense Agency plans IT management, analysis services contract

The Missile Defense Agency is planning a five-year, small-business contract for information technology management and analysis services.

SOCOM developing data fusion contract

The U.S. Special Operations Command has kicked off a search for commercial solutions that can fuse a wide range of data sources into a single system that will give it a better understanding of the operational environment.

Air Force asks for feedback an Acquisition App Store

The Air Force wants solution concepts for technical support related to an Acquisition App Store (AAS), as it considers a potential solicitation.

IT jobs continue to rise in June

Information technology jobs have continued the trend of tepid growth from last month, according to a report from TechServe Alliance.

Deadline looms for Contractor Confidence Index

The research is still going on for the next WT Contractor Confidence Index. Don't miss your chance to make your voice heard.

Army battles to award $450M contract

The Army continues to struggle with bid protests as it tries to award a $450 million multiple award contract for electronic security systems.

Opinion

Social selling pays dividends in fourth quarter rush

Market expert Mark Amtower offers tips on how to use social selling techniques and how they pay off during the annual frenzy that comes at the end of the fiscal year.

Navy floats need for innovation with new weather contract

The Navy is developing a new single-award contract to bring more innovative weather forecasting and modeling.

DISA extends due date on cybersecurity RFI

DISA is giving more time for contractors to respond to a sources sought notice looking for information on denial of service and distributed denial of service solutions.

DIA wants more social media analysis for background checks

The Defense Intelligence Agency wants a contractor to help it increase its analysis of social media as a way of improving background investigations it conducts on people pursuing security clearances.

Opinion

Four surging tech trends you must watch

Digitization, the chief data officer, and the shifting labor story are major trends affecting the commercial market that will have a major impact on government contractors. Here are four things you need to know.

Air Force Special Ops looking for new records system

The Air Force Special Operations Command is looking for a new solution to replace its current records management system that it says is tedious, too manual and not user-friendly.

FCC paves the way for next wireless revolution

The FCC has adopted new rules that pave the way for 5G wireless and all the innovation that will follow.