Pricing disclosure leads to canceled $1B contract
Inmarsat's pricing was inadvertently disclosed in the competition for a $979 million satellite services contract, which the Defense Information Systems Agency has canceled to rework.
GDIT steps back from $2B PTO protest
General Dynamics IT has withdrawn its protest of a $2 billion Patent and Trademark Office contract after seeing the agency's response.
VTG wins contract to manage Navy small business research program
VTG will help the Navy manage a small business research and development grant programs.
Warner previews cyber breach notification bill
The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said he will introduce legislation to mandate that companies notify the government to major cybersecurity breaches, a promise several lawmakers have made this year.
Top 100 kick off features leading execs
We kick off the annual Top 100 rankings with a virtual event featuring leading executives from Peraton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corp., CACI International, Accenture, LMI and Dovel Technologies. This a great opportunity to hear what's driving today's market.
Pandemic's impact mixed but GovCon remains strong
The COVID-19 pandemic had a broad and wide-ranging impact across GovCon, but Deltek's new Clarity report finds the overall the business impact was not as bad as many feared.
AWS, venture capital firm finalize selections for space startup accelerator
Amazon Web Services and its venture capital partner choose 10 startup space companies to participate in a four-week accelerator program focused on cloud computing and analytics technologies.
Biden return to office memo is a conversation starter with customers
The Biden administration's new return-to-office memo includes a call to think about the future of the workplace. That's a conversation contractors can take the lead on.
Protestors push back on $1B USAID award
Four companies protest a $1 billion award that went to 11 competitors for a broad range of professional services to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
First CMMC assessment organization approved
The accrediting body overseeing the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program announced the debut of the first organization authorized to assess defense contractors.
SAIC wins $126M task for modeling and simulation work
Science Applications International Corp. has been tapped by the Army for R&D and modeling simulation focused crewed and unmanned ground combat systems.
FBI developing new data center strategy
The FBI is looking to pick up more professional services support as it looks to shift its data centers to a cloud solution.
Navy picks small businesses for video support
A group of small businesses have won spots on a $100 million Navy contract for engineering and technical support related to audio and video systems used for command and control and other related missions.
ThunderCat pushes back on $500M VA award to Peraton
Peraton had no time to celebrate a $500 million Veterans Affairs cloud support award before it was challenged by a competitor.
Space Force focuses on building a digital workforce
The U.S. Space Force is focusing on building its cadre of super coders amid a workforce boon with more interested applicants than available positions, according to the branch's chief of space operations.
How Viasat is pushing 'satcom as a service' in government
Viasat's overall government market strategy is somewhat simple: layer new innovations on top of its commercially-developed satellite network that federal agencies can connect to. Helping change how they connect is also part of that.
JEDI remains key to Pentagon's JADC2 dreams
The Defense Department has an official strategy for implementing Joint All Domain Command and Control, but it still needs an enterprise cloud capability like JEDI to make it real.
Opinion
Biden's budget promise ... and peril
The Biden administration's proposed 2022 budget has been increases for IT spending as well as pushing IT-rich priorities. But the reality is that the proposal has long, uphill journey that it might not complete.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Finances and the art of IT modernization
Investments in technology and modernization don’t happen without the right financial modeling in place and to walk us through that process Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers sits down with BAE Systems' Peder Jungck and Dell Federal’s Cameron Chehreh.
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