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Nick Wakeman
Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology
Nick Wakeman is the editor-in-chief of Washington Technology and joined the publication in 1996 as a staff writer. He's a graduate of Bridgewater College and earned a masters degree from American University. When he isn't writing about government contractors, he's thinking of cooking large pieces of meat over fire and dreaming of ways to embarrass his two sons.
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Contracts
Court narrows scope of T4NG2 protest case
Arguments against how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated bids for the $60 billion IT vehicle are allowed, but other claims will not move forward.
- By Nick Wakeman
Breaking News
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CMMC's final rule has now landed
Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Eagle Harbor's $377M Energy training win upheld
The company weathered multiple protests before it finally secured the contract to manage and operate the department's national training center.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Air Force awards global transport platform-as-a-service contract
The mystery winner of this classified contract will provide forward-deployed personnel with secure access to multiple networks and communication channels.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Deloitte’s $340M HHS award faces competitor's challenge
General Dynamics IT is alleging the Health and Human Services Department incorrectly evaluated proposals for the financial systems support contract.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Nuclear security IT contract faces challenges from disappointed bidders
The National Nuclear Security Administration chose General Dynamics IT for this bundled award that also includes cyber and mission integration work.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Resolution in the works for $1.9B IRS contract
The agency is offering a corrective action in response to protests over evaluations and transparency.
- By Nick Wakeman
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GSA names first group of Polaris small business vehicle selections
Exactly 100 companies have made the initial cut for the government-wide IT vehicle with three more blocks of awards to come later this year.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Accenture's federal arm wins major Army ERP contract
The Army is looking to centralize several of its business systems into a single SAP platform over the next eight years.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns
A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.
- By Nick Wakeman
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ODNI told to redo financial management contract
The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings
The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
FDA backs away from $500M data modernization award
The Food and Drug Administration will take another look at proposals in the wake of protests that challenged how it evaluated the bids.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Energy chooses nonprofit for $5B national lab contract
Fermi Forward Discovery Group will manage and operate the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory that focuses on particle physics research.
- By Nick Wakeman
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FirstSource III battle moves to court
Three companies are challenging the evaluations and other factors behind awards for the Homeland Security Department's $10 billion commodity IT contract.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Accenture books $90M CISA mission support award
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants more data analytics and vulnerability management solutions.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Godspeed Capital acquires majority ownership of airport engineering firm
BNP Associates will use this new investment to further expand the simulation and engineering services it offers for federally-funded projects.
- By Nick Wakeman
Companies
Maximus weighs next steps after CMS bid protest decision
The company could take its fight over the $6.6 billion Contact Center Operations contract to the courts.
- By Nick Wakeman
Contracts
Protests challenge DHS' $10B FirstSource III contract
Close to a dozen companies are taking issue with the Homeland Security Department's evaluation process, pricing, and best-value decisions for the small business commodity IT vehicle.
- By Nick Wakeman
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Army Corps of Engineers seeks R&D support across multiple domains
A new broad agency announcement covers seven labs, emphasizes climate change, engineering, remote sensing and IT advancements.
- By Nick Wakeman