Margie Graves named vice chair of ACT-IAC industry committee
A former top IT official will head up a key committee at the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council.
Opinion
Five regulatory changes for contractors to watch
Five supply chain risk mitigation initiatives are likely to result in new regulations on government contractors. Market watchers at law firm Covington walk through each change contractors should pay attention to and where the implementations of them currently stand.
GSA makes 3 awards in e-commerce test
The General Services Administration awarded spots on its long-awaited e-commerce platform proof-of-concept test to Amazon, Overstock and Fisher Scientific.
Telework's impact on the state & local market
The shift to telework has accelerated because of the COVID-19 and in many jurisdiction there is evidence the trend might continue after the market reaches the new normal.
CMMC training begins worries persist
The first group of DOD cybersecurity assessors is expected to graduate by early August, but concerns loom over Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Perspecta wants DEOS protest reimbursement
Because of a late move to take a corrective action on the $7.6 billion DEOS contract, Perspecta is asking for its protest costs to be reimbursed.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Making competent diversity happen in national security
The conversation around diversity has hit a peak in recent weeks and Maggie Feldman-Piltch, founder and CEO of #NatSecGirlSquad shares how talk and action on diversity go hand-in-hand.
Federal CIO Kent to exit in July
During her tenure, Suzette Kent pushed on policies including Trusted Internet Connection, identity management and the creation of the Chief Data Officers Council.
GSA gives $7B boost to STARS II ceiling
GSA has raised the ceiling on its current STARS II contract vehicle by $7 billion to get the needed runway for the transition to STARS III.
DynCorp's run of protests may not be what you think
DynCorp has five active protests ongoing which may be unusually high, but they say something important about the company.
Early 2021 NDAA markup focuses on AI leadership restructuring, IT policy oversight
The House Armed Services Committee began marking up its draft of the 2021 defense policy bill with some focus on artificial intelligence efforts and oversight of IT policy.
Accenture files new protest over Healthcare.gov contract loss
Accenture is arguing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services didn't conduct a proper evaluation when it picked Deloitte to run the Healthcare.gov portal.
GSA plans for final Networx sunset
GSA has released a plan for how it will sunset Networks and help agencies move to EIS.
Now open: nominations for 2020 Fast 50
We've opened the nomination process for our annual Fast 50 program that ranks the fastest-growing small businesses in the government market.
Levers of change that drive the market forward
ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren highlighted the levers of change and why industry needs to prepare during our WT Power Breakfast on the evolving role of the systems integrator.
Air Force sole-source software award raises questions of transparency
In a sole-source software license award to Red Hat, the Air Force has hidden away all of its pricing and cost data and that's just not right.
Opinion
Now is the time for leaders to speak out
Thought leadership isn't just for when times are good, writes marketing guru Joyce Bosc. Whether it is COVID-19 or activism around Black Lives Matter, GovCon leaders should speak out because it is critical to their employees and their mission.
Perspecta's NGEN protest denied
The Government Accountability Office determines the Navy did not err in its decision to pick Leidos over Perspecta for the $7.7 billion Navy NGEN contract.
Opinion