How powerful is diversity in the government market?

The government market is dominated by middle-aged white guys, but is anyone paying attention to how diversity can supercharge innovation?

What would you send to the moon? Lockheed wants to know

Lockheed Martin is searching for ideas for commercial payloads to the moon but I don't think my idea will fly.

Oracle still finding plenty not to like about JEDI

Oracle continues to find things it doesn't like about the Defense Department's approach to the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract.

Bloomberg tells tale of massive hardware hack

Bloomberg Businessweek has published a story describing a massive hardware hack perpetrated by the Chinese government but the primary victim says it never happened.

GD taps small business team for $465M Army training contract

General Dynamics has put together a large team of small businesses to provide the Army with live training services under a $465 million contract.

Peraton battles on for lost State contract

Peraton is fighting for a lost contract to support the State Department's Consular Affairs bureau though a variety of services under a $164.7 million contract.

DOD cancels payment meeting, plans more outreach

As expected, the Defense Department cancelled its public meeting on a new payment policy that it pulled back. But a promised plan for more industry input is still an unknown.

Cerner formally unveils team for VA health record project

Cerner has tapped a large team including Leidos that it will use to implement the new Veterans Affairs electronic health record system.

DOD backs off controversial changes to contract payments

Industry and congressional pressure pushed DOD to pull back a controversial plan to revamp how progress payments are paid to contractors.

GE's dramatic fall offers cautionary tale

GE has fired its CEO and written down billions in value, giving a stark reminder that even the mightiest can fall.

ECS takes $79M machine learning contract

ECS Federal receives a $78.8 million Army contract for services related to machine learning and computer vision engineering.

Best value trumped price for these lucrative FEMA contracts

The Government Accountability Office upholds FEMA awards to Serco, Fluor and CH2M Hill to support FEMA across different regions of the country.

Contract modifications skyrocket with end of fiscal year

The close of fiscal year 2018 saw a significant jump in the use of contract modifications. What does that tell us about the habits of government buyers?

Celebrate the 2019 defense budget but be wary

There is a lot to cheer about the passage of the defense budget ahead of the end of the fiscal year but while 2019 should be a good year it is unlikely to last.

AT&T, Microsoft both win Air Force cloud OTAs

Under a pair of OTAs, AT&T and Microsoft will work with the Air Force to develop a cloud service to connect data and applications with military facilities and give access to remote and mobile users.

GSA completes integration of CenturyLink, Level 3 EIS contracts

GSA cancels CenturyLink's EIS telecom contract and renames the Level 3 contract as part of effort to integrate the contracts held by the now-merged companies.

Carahsoft wins $25M Army cloud migration contract

Carahsoft takes a $25 million fixed-price contract to migrate parts of an Army data warehouse to the cloud.

Leidos to complete navigation work for unmanned aircraft

Under a $9.8 million contract, Leidos will complete the integration and testing of a positioning, navigation and timing system for the Shadow unmanned aerial system.

Travel management issues helped nix Perspecta's TSA bid

Perspecta's high price was one issue in its battle for the TSA IT infrastructure contract, but the company's plan for managing travel also was too risky for the agency.

6 questions and considerations after losing a bid

After you lose a competition, you need to go into your debrief asking the right questions and listening for the most valuable information. Here is some expert advice.