Jacobs objects to lost $650M incumbent Army contract
Jacobs has lost a $654.8 million incumbent contract to rival bidder Trax International and is seeking another shot at continuing to support the Army's Aberdeen Test Center.
CACI joins GitLab's partnership network to advance software development skills
CACI International has become the first federal systems integrator to join GitLab's strategic partnership program as the company adds more capabilities around software development.
Google leaves no doubt: it will pursue DOD's new cloud initiative
Google is very clear in its messaging: the search giant will pursue the Defense Department's new cloud hosting contract that is the replacement for JEDI.
Inside Lockheed's work with Verizon to start creating '5G.MIL'
Lockheed Martin started working on what it calls "5G.MIL" well before CEO Jim Taiclet first spoke of that acronym and has lined up an initial partner in Verizon, the U.S.' largest wireless carrier, to help tune that vision into a reality for the Defense Department.
Guantanamo Bay contract stuck in ping-pong match
The Navy can't seem to get a contract right for services at its Guantanamo Bay base with awards switching back-and-forth between the two competitors.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: How digital & agile go beyond the tech
Infrastructure becoming increasingly digitized and federal agencies showing a willingness to try new ways to buy goods and services are two trends that Siemens' federal leader Tina Dolph lives and works with everyday. In this episode of Project 38, the CEO of Siemens Government Technologies explains to our Ross Wilkers how those topics are changing conversations with customers.
Leidos, Peraton among winners of $32.6M in spectrum OTAs
The awards were made via an other transaction agreement through the National Spectrum Consortium. DOD has increasingly used OTAs to rapidly buy and fund prototype development as well as fielding new technologies.
Peraton back in CBP competition after contract confusion
Peraton is back in a competition for a Customs and Border Protection task order after clearing up the agency's confusion over whether the company to deal with was Peraton or Northrop Grumman.
Funding challenges hamper cyber EO compliance, CIOs say
A group of agency CIOs shared their biggest obstacles in meeting a series of aggressive deadlines and modernization goals of the Biden administration's sweeping cybersecurity executive order.
USAID unveils plan for climate change support contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development is setting up a new contract with an eye toward how climate change will impact its operations.
DIU director: Look beyond reform to keep the technological edge
Mike Brown, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit says that more than acquisition reform is required if the U.S. wants to regain its technological edge.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Our reporters discuss troubles at VA, CMMC reboot, COVID-19 mandates
Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman leads a discussion with FCW editors and reporters on today's hot topics in the federal market: trouble inside the Veterans Affairs Department, the Defense Department's reboot of its cyber standard for contractors, and the latest with COVID-19 mandates.
DHS extends timeline to award $10B IT product vehicle
An "overwhelming" number of proposals has led the Homeland Security Department to say it needs more time to make awards for its $10 billion FirstSource III vehicle.
DOD revamps controversial CMMC program
After a nine-month review, the Defense Department is replacing its original cyber compliance program for the industrial base with CMMC 2.0, putting more emphasis on self-assessment.
Who won 2021's edition of the GovCon awards?
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council announce this year's class of companies and executives to receive the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards.
White House extends vaccine deadline for contractors
Federal contractors have until Jan. 4, 2022, to comply now that the White House has extended the deadline into early next year.
SAIC renews battle with Leidos over $2.5B NASA IT contract
NASA upheld its award to Leidos of a $2.5 billion IT services contract, so Science Applications International Corp. is back with another protest over the evaluation.
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