NCI continues fight for $145M incumbent Army contract

NCI Information Systems has filed a second bid protest as it fights to keep a $145 million contract to support the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier organization.

Coast Guard planning cloud transition contract

The Coast Guard is planning a contract to help it buy a variety of services that will support the transition to a cloud environment.

New DOD cloud email award expected in early 2020

A new award for the Defense Department's commercial cloud email contract could come in late January or early February.

SAIC focuses on revenue growth as Engility integration nears finish line

Science Applications International Corp. has largely completed the integration of Engility almost one year on. Now the focus is on organic revenue growth.

Navy planning quarterly tech demo events

The Naval Postgraduate School is planning quarterly events for companies to come and demonstrate emerging technologies around automation, unmanned systems and cybersecurity.

Drone Aviation joins group pushing new 5G capabilities

Drone Aviation, formerly led by the late Jay Nussbaum, is merging into a consortium of companies building capabilities around the emerging 5G market.

How DARPA's Mosaic program could disrupt federal contracting

DARPA is working on a different approach for deploying battlefield capabilities and it just might drive changes in how the military buys technology.

Accenture putting up a fight after losing Healthcare.gov contract

Accenture has lost the recompete of the Healthcare.gov portal contract to Deloitte and is now protesting that decision.

MCR continues Air Force protest fight

Despite a successful bid protest, MCR has again lost an Air Force contract to a competitor and is not giving up the fight for it.

Small-business advice worth repeating

Those charged with forming partnerships with small businesses see some of the same mistakes made on repeat. Here's their advice on how to form the best partnerships with prime contractors.

InCadence wins DOD biometrics system support work

InCadence Strategic Solutions has won a task order to support a Defense Department identity operations system that uses biometrics.

Complaints continue as GSA moves forward with Beta.Sam.Gov

Incremental updates are rolling out on the new Beta.Sam.gov website as complaints continue to come in regarding functionality and ease of use.

Army looks for way to measure soldier performance

The Army is researching ways that commercial technologies can help track the status and performance of warfighters.

PSI wins $83M Air Force special operations contract

Under an $83 million contract, Planned Systems International will support the Air Force Special Operations Forces.

Inside the courtship of PAE to take it public

New regulatory filings involving the transaction that will make PAE a public company give us a glimpse at how a major deal goes from initial talks to final agreement.

Leidos battles Perspecta over lost HUD contract

Leidos is waging a battle for another shot at a $147 million contract won by Perspecta to support the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

GWAC dominance drives evolving market

Government-wide contracts are a major driver of change in today's federal market. We'll explore the latest trends at our Dec. 13 Washington Technology Power Breakfast.

Activity around DOD's new cyber certification to heat up in early 2020

Activity around the Defense Department's new cybersecurity certification for contractors should heat up in early 2020 and expectations are that civilian requirements will begin to hit in 2021.

GSA claiming Beta.Sam.gov a success. Really?

The official in charge of Beta.Sam.gov describes the transition to the new portal from FBO.gov as a "good news" story and that complaints have been resolved. But we remain skeptical.

DOD putting IT focus on 'Great Power' competition

The Defense Department is banking on IT to fill capability gaps as it faces more competition from global powers such as Russia and China.