IBM argues corrective action creates problems in $786M Army ERP solicitation
IBM is renewing its protest over a $786.7 million Army enterprise resource planning support contract and zeroing in on changes to the solicitation.
John Garing, former Air Force and DISA exec, dies at 78
John Garing has died at 78, but leaves behind a legacy as a mentor to the people around him and a leader always looking for new and better ways to improve government.
SpaceX, L3Harris chosen again for huge satellite contract
The Space Development Agency paused to rethink its awards to SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies, but has reaffirmed its choice of those companies to build the first set of satellites to track hypersonic weapons.
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PROJECT 38: How 2020 has shaped 2021 opportunities
We can finally turn the page to 2021 but any look to the future requires some looking back at 2020. In this episode of Project 38, PM Consulting Group’s founder Walter Barnes gives Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers the ground-floor perspective on both what drove the federal market in 2020 and factors to shape it in 2021.
CACI pushes back after losing contract to support relocation program
CACI International has lodged a protest with the Government Accountability Office after rival bidder Telos won a $35.9 million contract to support a massive relocation program in South Korea.
House makes changes to FedRAMP
The House this week passed a bill aimed at standardizing the processes federal agencies use to onboard cloud computing technologies.
Industry groups, execs put focus on democracy in wake of Capitol building riot
In the aftermath of the Capitol building riot, industry associations and company executives have urged calm while also extolling the virtues of democracy.
Booz Allen loses ICE contract after not fully detailing exit strategy
Booz Allen Hamilton loses this Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract on not adequately explaining how it would transition out of the program in the event of a future recompete loss.
DARPA's tech 2021 priorities include space, sensors, human systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released its 2021 priorities for two of its main small business programs and on the list are space, sensors, human systems and IT.
What you need to know about the Polaris draft solicitation
The much-anticipated Polaris IT services vehicle for small businesses now has a draft solicitation out for industry to read through and make comments on.
Judge halts enforcement of diversity training crackdown on contractors
A nationwide injunction blocks sections of the order that apply to contractors and grant recipients, including a hotline created for employees to report training materials.
Protest holds up pool awards for GSA human capital support vehicle
GSA is moving forward with awards across two pools of its $5.75 billion human capital and training vehicle, but all of the second pool is on hold while a protest in the federal courts is resolved.
Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
FCW has extended the deadline for Federal 100 nominations until Friday, Jan. 15. Now is your opportunity to recognize your customers and even your employees, who have done something extraordinary in the past year.
The 'ifs' to ponder for 2021
Congratulations on getting to the end of 2020 however you got there. Now that we've closed the book on 2020, how about walking through and pondering some of the "if" scenarios and questions that hover over the 2021 government market?
Task order protests continue steady rise
The number of protests that involve task orders have grown steadily over the last 10 years, even as the overall number of protests have declined.
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PROJECT 38: 2020's hot GovCon stories
In the final episode of Project 38 for 2020, Editor Nick Wakeman gathered reporters from Washington Technology, FCW and Defense Systems to review their top stories of the year on topics ranging from the pandemic to JEDI to CMMC to the presidential transition.
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