GWAC's biggest competitors aren't other GWACs

It might seem like the natural competitor for GWAC contracts are other GWACs. But the truth is that single-award contracts still capture nearly half of all IT spending.

Beta.Sam.Gov continues to disappoint

Beta.Sam.Gov remains mess for many people who use the new website. Fears are growing that small businesses will pay a price.

Veterans Affairs looking for commercial pharmacy solution

The Veterans Affairs Department is developing a contract to buy a commercial software solution for pharmacy inventory management.

Unisys objects to CFPB cloud award

Unisys pushes back against a competitor's win of a cloud services contract to support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

What Palantir's latest win says about the competitive landscape

Palantir has captured a large Army contract to supply a single dashboard for human resource and supply chain functions. The win also says a lot about where the company sits in the competitive landscape.

Verizon fighting Air Force EIS task order award method

Verizon believes the Air Force is not using the right evaluation method for a task order under the huge EIS telecom vehicle and has gone ahead with a protest.

NIH acquisition hub working on approvals for next CIO-SP vehicle

The National Institutes of Health is working with the Office of Budget and Management to get approval for the next CIO-SP contract vehicle.

Special Ops Command eyes prototype system to spot misinformation

The U.S. Special Operations Command is exploring ways to use commercial technology to spot disinformation campaigns in real-time.

Inside Perspecta's protest of $7.6B DEOS cloud contract

Newly-obtained protest documents offer insights into Perspecta's arguments that it didn't get a fair shake in the competition for the $7.6 billion DEOS cloud email contract.

Why you need to be at this week's WT Power Breakfast

Our upcoming GWAC Power Breakfast has a lineup of government leaders ready to share what's next for these market-shaping vehicles.

Nominations open for 31st annual Federal 100 awards

The nomination period is open for the 2020 Federal 100 awards, a program that recognizes individuals who are making a difference in the government IT market.

Gansler fellowship to focus on procurement research

The Professional Services Council Foundation and Procurement Roundtable have launched the Jacques S. Gansler Fellowship to foster research on acquisition, national security, the public-private sector nexus and technology.

Accenture loses incumbent USCIS contract

Accenture has lost the chance to compete for a $100 million incumbent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services contract after the firm's technical solution was deemed unacceptable.

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.