Opinion

Don't overlook rural America for your next great IT hub

Yes, there are roadblocks to IT job development in rural areas, but there also is a great equalizer. As 1901 Group's Brendan Walsh explains, rural America can be a great font of creative and highly skilled workers.

General Dynamics in line for Navy overseas IT extension

General Dynamics is likely to get another extension for continued IT support to the Navy outside the continental U.S. as the transition to the next NGEN contract is delayed by a bid protest.

EIS and software-defined networks to play key role as operations bounce back from COVID

In the post-pandemic environment, the software-defined network capabilities of GSA's EIS contract might hold the key for more dynamically managed networks.

6 challenges managers of remote teams must master

As workers have shifted to remote work, the challenge for managers often had little to do with technology and more to do with leadership.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: GovCon's most important number isn't strictly about a dollar sign

In this episode of Project 38, Kea Matory of the National Defense Industrial Association updates us on a hoped for extension of Section 3610 of the CARES Act, the provision provides relief to contractors with employees sidelined due to COVID-19. It is set to expire Sept. 30.

DISA has hefty small biz requirements for $11.7B IT contract

Any prime wanting to capture the $11.7 billion Defense Enclave Services contract will need to have small business plans in tip-top shape because that could be what wins out.

GSA gets push back on cancelled OASIS on-ramp

Some 8(a) small businesses are complaining the General Services Administration acted unreasonably when it cancelled the on-ramp for Pool 5b of the OASIS professional services contract.

Palantir's real strength is its business model

As Palantir heads to the public markets, it's good to revisit how the software company cracked the federal market and why it will continue to be a challenge to traditional GovCon firms.

DISA plans single award for $11.7B IT contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is working on the solicitation for an $11.7 IT support contract and as things currently stand, there will be one winner.

Palantir's public filing reveals plenty about its federal ambitions

Palantir filing to go public says a lot about the company and the work it does for the government, but the S-1 registration statement for the data and analytics software company also leaves some gaps to be filled.

Opinion

The 'is,' 'was' and 'gonna be' world of BD

The business development world has been rocked by COVID-19 with organizations finding ways to operate in a pandemic, but now is also the time to focus on what the new world of BD will be like when we emerge from the crisis.

GSA's ASTRO unmanned solicitation hits the street

The General Services Administration releases the final solicitation for its massive unmanned systems contract vehicle called ASTRO. For now, pricing apparently doesn't matter.

Microsoft reportedly sees JEDI as international launch pad

JEDI is a huge contract on its own, but Microsoft also apparently sees its win of the Defense Department's cloud infrastructure contract as a launching pad for similar projects with international governments.

Downselect? What downselect?

CGI Federal and Ascendant Services were rejected from a $2 billion Patent and Trademark Office contract and lost their arguments over that because this agency gets to play by its own rules.

DOD's China-tech waiver targets high-volume buys, excludes major weapons systems

Nearly three-fourths of what the Defense Department buys will be temporarily exempt from the government-wide Huawei ban.

Pentagon advances domestic drone plan

The Defense Department names five U.S. vendors for domestic sourcing of small drone aircraft.

Opinion

Remote work can be secure but risks must be addressed

The new office is the home office but unique security risks, even from kids or roommates, exist and must be addressed.

After early surge, pandemic buying stabilizes for GWACs

Now, federal contract managers are prepping for the annual end-of-year spending spree.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: COVID-19 as a trigger for innovation

Science Applications International Corp.'s Charles Onstott explains how COVID-19 is an innovation trigger that is changing how we work and the technologies that we rely to make decision, protect our health and increase our security.

Opinion

OTA growth drives more innovation

Spending through Other Transaction Agreement contracts has been a boon for innovation. Here are four ways OTAs foster and ease the path for new technologies.