Veterans Affairs struggles to award $466M hardware contract

The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling to field a $466.1 million contract to help it buy personal computers.

More protests hit OASIS on-ramp awards

Two more companies have filed protests objecting to their exclusion from the $50 billion OASIS professional services contract's on-ramp awards.

Oracle public sector chief Mark Johnson dies

Mark Johnson, senior vice president for Oracle's public sector group, has died.

Protest denial clears way for $100M Navy IT award

The resolution of a bid protest cleared the Navy to make 11 awards for a $100 million IT services contract reserved for small businesses.

Deloitte mourns loss of veteran principal

Deloitte Consulting is mourning the death of Jon Anders Taillon, one of its principals.

Overstock backs away from commercial marketplace protest

Overstock.com has withdrawn its protest that claimed the General Services Administration is restricting competition for the commercial marketplace portal it wants to launch.

First protest hits OASIS small business on-ramp

The first protest has been filed against the OASIS vehicle's small business on-ramp that saw its first set of Pool 1 awards last week.

Dark Wolf's $75M Air Force award offers lesson in leveraging flexible contracting

Dark Wolf Solutions has secured a $75 million Air Force award that serves as an example of how companies can leverage flexible contracting methods to bring their solutions to the market.

NetCentrics still fighting for $268.5M DOD contract

NetCentrics is continuing its fight, now at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to get back a $268.5 million Defense Department IT contract.

Former FAA exec to lead iBiz transportation business

IT solutions company iBiz adds a former Federal Aviation Administration official as vice president of transportation solutions and strategies.

New Army intelligence system in the works for Middle East operations

The Army has started to develop a new contract as part of its "DCGS" intelligence system program with a focus on warfighter needs in Afghanistan, Kuwait and other parts of the Middle East.

Steampunk names first CEO

Steampunk has promoted an executive from within its own ranks to be the company's first CEO.

CACI continues battle for $300M DIA contract

CACI International has filed a second bid protest over $300 million contract to support the Defense Intelligence Agency and Central Command's intelligence directorate.

Former GSA official among Trump's pardons

Included in the list of people receiving clemency from President Trump was former General Services Administration Chief of Staff David Safavian, who was convicted of perjury related to the Jack Abramoff scandal.

Accenture back in the running for HealthCare.gov recompete

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has decided to take a second look at its recompete of the Healthcare.gov portal support contract, which means Accenture has a second shot at keeping it.

GSA makes awards on OASIS on-ramp Pool 1

The General Services Administration has chosen 89 small businesses for Pool 1 of its OASIS professional services contract and more awards are in the works.

Is Verizon winning its LPTA battle with DISA?

Verizon has filed a pair of protests involving the use LPTA for a DISA task order to provide communications services to the Air Force. Each protest has pushed the Air Force to take a corrective action, but will it finally abandon LPTA?

Score one for AWS; judge grants JEDI injunction

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has granted an injunction stopping work on DOD's JEDI cloud contract while AWS' protest is still pending.

FBI looks for better character recognition capabilities

In a push to improve its forensic accounting work, the FBI is turning to industry to find better character recognition capabilities that includes artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Applied Insight targets broader cloud services with latest acquisition

Applied Insight makes acquisition number four since its launch two years ago and this latest deal eyes expansion in cloud management offerings.