Podcasts
WT 360: Budget disconnects, opportunities define today's federal market landscape
John Caucis and James Wichert, public sector analysts at the market intelligence firm Technology Business Research, share their findings on how government contractors are working through the lack of regular budgets and the larger tech talent competition.
Opinion
TSA backtracks on $93M award to Deloitte after protests
Three unlikely competitors pursued this blanket purchase agreement to help the Transportation Security Agency run its security operations center.
Contracts
Treasury sketches out family of enterprise cyber contracts
These blanket purchase agreements will go by the apt acronym of PROTECTS and focus on security operations center functions.
Contracts
Army developing next version of enterprise-wide payroll system
CACI International has worked on the system since 2015. but will almost certainly face competition for the recompete.
Opinion
KBR joint venture takes back lost NASA contract
KBR lost this program in 2017, but joined forces with another company six years later to win the work back. That reminds us that nothing is forever in the federal market, among other lessons.
Contracts
Booz Allen books $630M Space Force engineering contract
With the protest phase now done, the company and customer alike can go ahead on integrating new technologies and techniques into space-based sensing programs.
Contracts
Booz Allen stands alone in T4NG protest fight
The Veterans Affairs Department's potential $60 billion IT services and solutions vehicle remains tied up in the courts.
Contracts
New cyber rules aim to standardize requirements for federal contractors
The proposed rules would create new information sharing and incident reporting requirements.
Contracts
Fight over DHS consulting contracts moves to court
Companies are complaining about how the Homeland Security Department evaluated bids for a set blanket purchase agreements worth up to $450 million combined.
Contracts
Agriculture unveils pair of cloud solicitations
This new 10-year basic ordering agreement called STRATUS is designed to cover all aspects of cloud computing, from the hyperscale hosting itself to the related integration services.
Contracts
Special Operations Command starts process to recompete $8B logistics contract
A pair of site visits are on the calendar for companies interested in this largest of SOCOM's service contracts currently held by Lockheed Martin.
Contracts
DIA looks to increase public info analysis
The Defense Intelligence Agency needs a contractor to help manage the licenses for collecting and analyzing publicly-available information.
Contracts
NSF developing a tech-rich Antarctic research vessel
The construction and operation of this new National Science Foundation research vessel will offer plenty of technology opportunities.
Contracts
GovTribe's top 20 contracts for September
GovTribe has analyzed its traffic to determine the top 20 contracts and opportunities in the federal market.
Contracts
L3Harris sees plenty of flaws in NASA's $500M weather satellite contract
L3Harris says NASA didn't follow the solicitation and didn't account for an alleged conflict-of-interst in awarding the contract to Ball Aerospace.
Contracts
Connolly releases new FITARA scores without usual committee hearing
“We could not allow a lapse in the scorecard,” Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said of the Tuesday roundtable discussion held without Republicans.
Contracts
GDIT wins first tasks under $4.5B classified Air Force contract
It's been over two years since the Air Force awarded the Special Access Program Security Support Services vehicle and task orders have finally begun after clearing a series of protests.
Contracts
GAO's reminder for all bid protest cases: Show your evidence
The Government Accountability Office said it had no choice but to rule against the Defense Department because it wouldn't show how it investigated a conflict-of-interest allegation.
Contracts
Last CIO-SP4 protest resolved
Re-evaluations are now underway ahead of another attempt at awards for this potential $50 billion government-wide IT vehicle.
Contracts