IRS set to award multiple BPAs for IT services

The IRS is creating a multiple-award BPA to buy a variety of IT program management and other support services.

ENSCO continues battle for incumbent DTRA contract

ENSCO is continuing its fight to keep incumbent contract supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and its role to assess nuclear weapons systems.

BAE objects to SRC sole source contract

BAE Systems is fighting a $92.5 million sole-source contract the Navy awarded to Scientific Research Corp. for services on aircraft carriers

NIH clears protest hurdle for CIO-SP3 on ramp awards

NIH has resolved a pair of protests that were holding up the veteran-owned small business on-ramp awards for the $20 billion CIO-SP3 contract.

Did DOD keep its JEDI report promise?

The Defense Department was to submit required reports to Congress on May 7 to explain its JEDI strategy.

FDA plans single award for $400M IT services contract

FDA has released the draft solicitation for a $400 million IT services contract to modernize and support its compliance and enforcement activities.

Accenture, SAP team on new defense offering

Accenture and SAP will collaborate to help defense agencies accelerate their digital transformation efforts.

House GOP considers limits on JEDI cloud funding

House Republicans are consider whether to hold back money designated for the $10 billion "JEDI" contract until they get more information from the Defense Department.

How thin is your website?

Company websites should contain more than just the basics but so often they fall woefully short.

Jacobs gets $110M sole-source special forces contract

Jacobs has won a $110 million sole-source contract to support surge activities for the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Is Amazon Web Services expanding its CIA cloud to Army intell?

Amazon Web Services might be expanding its CIA cloud to an Army intelligence agency and the rest of the service's intelligence operations.

IT industry group asks Congress to stop DOD from JEDI single award

The IT Alliance for Public Sector has sent a letter to congressional leaders that outlines industry's objections to the Pentagon's single-award strategy for its JEDI cloud contract.

Nutanix's JEDI play faces delay

Nutanix is facing delays to the launch of its public cloud offering that might jeopardize its chances of forming a team to chase the Defense Department's $10 billion JEDI contract.

Unisys takes $250M TSA award with 'Stealth' solution

Unisys' Stealth product creates huge price differential with competitor and nets the company a $250 million award to secure TSA passenger and baggage screening equipment.

What the F-35 can teach us about not sharing lessons learned

As sophisticated and advanced as the F-35 is, the early fielding of the next-generation fighter reveals that there are some problems technology can’t solve.

DOD says JEDI strategy justification coming May 7

Defense Department officials tell Senate lawmakers that required reports to justify the $10 billion JEDI cloud acquisition strategy will come by May 7, ahead of the final solicitation.

DISA plans major info systems network upgrade

DISA is planning a major bandwidth increase for the Defense Information Systems Network and the infrastructure that connects the various combatant commands.

Small or large business contract question at heart of bid protest

A small business is seeing an incumbent contract get switched to full-and-open and it doesn't like that one bit.

Encore III protester deemed too late by GAO

Planned Systems International's lost Encore III bid protest offers a lesson on timeliness for other government contractors.

Octo cleared for Army brain injury contract

Octo Consulting can move forward on a contract to support Army research efforts around traumatic brain injuries now that bid protest hurdles have been cleared.