Contracts

Leidos, Booz Allen keep pushing for $1.3B cloud contract

The Treasury Department's TCloud blanket purchase agreement was won by SAIC, but the two challengers claim the evaluation was improper.

Contracts

VA prepares next version of its cybersecurity support contract

The contract supports the VA Cybersecurity Operations Center, which is charged with monitoring and responding to threats across the VA enterprise.

Opinion

The need for clarity as GovCon faces a ‘Black Swan’ moment

Shutdowns and stopgap funding measures are familiar territory for government contractors, but a potential debt default is not. It's time to understand what that might mean.

Contracts

What's going on with DHS' enterprise cloud plan?

The Department of Homeland Security teased its plan for a 10-year enterprise cloud contract in the fall and then went relatively quiet. Based on previous cloud procurements, that could be a good thing.

Contracts

GSA tools flag diverse suppliers for procurement officials

Two new online tools give agency buyers a look at diverse vendors and reports on access by new entrants to the federal market.

Contracts

Navy finalizes $248M simulation R&D award with small business

Work supports an integrated battlespace simulation and test department that also acts as a Navy center of excellence.

Companies

General Dynamics IT wins $137M Air Force tech refresh contract

The Special Warfare Assault Kit is a system-of-systems for helping special operators carry out specific missions.

Contracts

HII misses out on IT contract with low-ball staffing proposal

The federal court system's administrative agency said HII's personnel plan showed a lack of understanding about the work needed to be done.

Contracts

DHA releases sample tasks for $700M software development vehicle

The Defense Health Agency is seeking to give industry a clearer picture of what it is asking for through the contract called DevMAC.

Contracts

NGA faces challenges to $250M cyber award

A pair of disappointed bidders want a second shot at this National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract reserved for small businesses.

Contracts

Space Force focusing on innovative procurement methods for commercial software

The Space Force is leaning on rapid prototyping and new software pathways to keep up with the commercial sector and its growing suite of software and services for space, according to a top official. 

Contracts

Court hits GSA over handling of Polaris small biz contract

A federal judge has told the General Services Administration to change how it evaluates past experience examples and pricing. The implications could stretch beyond just this one governmentwide IT contract.

Contracts

NGA awards $900M mission support contract

We know all the names of the 13 awardees, but given the classified nature of the work there is little publicly available.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs picks 4 for $1B telehealth support contract

The work supports efforts to monitor patients' chronic health conditions while they are at home.

Opinion

Another six-month extension for CIO-SP3

This takes place as the National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm works to clear out over 100 protests against the CIO-SP4 IT contract.

Contracts

DCS wins $2.1B Army ground vehicle engineering contract

Work takes place at one of the Army's main research-and-development hubs for collaboration between defense and automotive industry entities.

Opinion

Industry group urges changes to Alliant 3 solicitation

The Information Technology Competitive Coalition wants the General Services Administration to make four changes to the Alliant 3 solicitation so it will be more competitive and open to mid-size government contractors.

Contracts

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looks to boost cyber posture

The competition is underway for a set blanket purchase agreements to meet CFPB's cybersecurity needs and add protections to the financial data it holds.

Contracts

6 big-ticket contracts to watch in 2023

These multiple-award opportunities range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion.

Opinion

How listening skills drive the best outcomes

Program and project managers -- the front lines of business development -- need effective communication skills to lead their teams and serve their customers. A little training might go a long way.