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Military offers lessons as it adapts to COVID operations
The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing organizations across all industries to external forces that they could not have predicted and the global defense industry is no exception. For many the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation, with some organizations claiming to have completed years’ worth of transformations in a matter of weeks. Matt Medley, senior product manager, IFS, explains.
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PROJECT 38: How COVID drives cultural change
The COVID-19 crisis has forced agencies and companies to field a dispersed workforce that relies on technology to stay productive and connected. In this episode of Project 38, Gary Hix of Hitachi Vantara Federal discusses with WT Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers how many of those changes could be permanent.
Labor under fire for shirking small business bidders
The Labor Department has drawn the ire of small businesses after it tried to run parallel solicitations for the same work, then picked the single large business bidder over multiple small business proposals.
Tech groups slam Trump's diversity training executive order
The pushback comes as the Labor Department tries to explain what the memo does and does not allow with regard to diversity training.
Perspecta tapped to help DHA take patient data to the cloud
Perspecta has been tapped for a one-year contract to configure its digital health platform for helping the Defense Health Agency modernize and migrate patient data to a cloud computing environment.
Paradyme opens lab to build innovation culture
Paradyme Management has created a research arm to create a culture built around innovation.
IBM to spin off managed infrastructure business
IBM plans to split into two companies by the end of 2021. Big Blue will remain focused on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, while the spinoff will take the managed infrastructure work.
OFPP focusing on removing procurement barriers
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants agencies to use the procurement flexibility they have to remove barriers that slow down procurements, says OFPP leader.
DOD project pushes RPA to the next level
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is working with a pair of vendors to develop machine learning models that can go beyond the capabilities of robotic process automation and make decisions about financial transactions.
Contract changes needed to improve cybersecurity, Space Force leader says
Lt. Gen. John Thompson, a leader of U.S. Space Force, says cybersecurity is increasingly integral to space missions and infrastructure contracts need to change to keep up.
PROJECT 38: Inside NCI's AI-driven growth strategy
NCI Information Systems CEO Paul Dillahay talks with Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman about headwinds the company has faced and how a set of artificial intelligence solutions are now driving growth.
Army developing contract for enterprise program management system
The Army begins the development of a contract for an enterprise-wide project and program management system.
NASA reports another stellar SEWP year
NASA reported a strong year of growth for its SEWP vehicle with sales jumping nearly 40 percent from fiscal year 2019 to 2020.
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Insights on NASA procurement plans
Washington Technology Insiders get exclusive access to our recent WT Power Breakfast exploring procurement trends at NASA.
Court fight upends $4B DHS software buy
A push to buy a modernized DHS financial management system is being held up by another court battle, one that threatens to again upend a project that already suffers from a long history of failure.
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