Army sees early protests over plan to overhaul communication systems

Cisco Systems and a woman-owned small business are taking on the Army because its plan to replace communications systems is restricting competition.

Get ready, the robots are coming

Half of today's work activities could be automated over the coming decades, and it is a change that will impact nearly all of our jobs.

Raytheon fights back against contract lost to Leidos

Raytheon is trying to hang onto to an incumbent defense contract worth $100 million that it lost to Leidos.

Tech leaders push ideas for saving $1T. Will anyone listen?

In a new report, the Technology CEO Council is touting solutions for the government to save $1 trillion over 10 years. They told President Obama the same thing in 2012.

Is Alliant 2 now bulletproof?

GAO decision upholding much of GSA's evaluation processes for the $50 billion Alliant 2 contract may have just made the vehicle protest-proof.

Alliant 2 clears last pre-award protest hurdles

The Government Accountability Office has ruled against the last group of businesses protesting against aspects of the solicitation for GSA's $50 billion Alliant 2 contract.

VA looking for cloud-hosted device management system

Veterans Affairs is developing a five-year contract for a cloud-based mobile device management system that will cover at least 45,000 devices.

Accenture protests lost Army business system contract

Accenture has filed a protest after it lost a contract to support the Army's general fund business system, which it has worked on for more than 10 years.

GSA explores regional transition issues with new EIS posting

GSA is asking industry for feedback on how best to transition regional phone and communications services from current contracts to the $50 billion EIS vehicle once it is awarded.

Phacil employees buyout founders, create ESOP

Employees of Phacil, a 15-year-old IT contractor in Arlington, Va., bought out their founders and created an ESOP so they can continue as an independent company.

WT Insider Report: Government buyers looking for value over price

Over the next 12 months, government buyers will be focused on a variety of technologies, but a common thread that connects them is that they are looking for value and for a tangible business result, according to our new WT Insider Report.

Air Force seeks better system for getting cyber data

The Air Force wants to develop what it calls a knowledge portal for collecting and using cyber data, analysis and other reports needed for its cyber command and control system.

GSA extends on-ramp deadline for OASIS small business

GSA has extended the deadline for the Pool 2 of the OASIS small business contract.

LGS sells spot on NIH CIO-SP3 contract to Capstone

LGS Innovations has sold its spot on the NIH CIO-SP3 contract to Capstone.

Navy looks to modernize procurement system

The Navy says it wants commercial software to be the backbone of a new electronic procurement system.

Labor threatens Google with debarment

A dispute between Google and the Labor Department over a records request has escalated into a lawsuit and a threat to debar Google from doing business with the federal government.

Protests threaten delay of $500M Navy contract

A pair of companies who were eliminated from the competition for a $487 million Navy R&D contract are asking GAO to let them back in.

Are protesters getting smarter?

GAO's annual report shows protests increasing, but so is the rate of success, and that might mean that companies are finding substantive mistakes in government procurement decisions.

2016's top stories and a look ahead to 2017

One year has ended, and what a year it was. We look at some of the top trends from 2016 and what we expect will drive a lot of conversations in the year ahead.

Better data, better decisions drives software company InQuisient forward

Scott Smith, the CEO of software company InQuisient, has a simple vision for the company: Give customers better data so they can make better decisions.