Deloitte questions innovation in sobering defense outlook report

Innovative technologies are a critical part of many countries' defense strategies, but a new report by Deloitte questions whether the focus on innovation really pays off.

Supercomputer battle continues between SAIC, Lockheed

SAIC has won a $600 million supercomputing contract for the second time in two years, but it is again hit with a bid protest from incumbent Lockheed Martin, which is reluctant to give up work it has held for 13 years.

Xerox loses $157.7M workers' comp processing pact

Xerox Federal Solutions is fighting for a $157.7 million incumbent contract to process federal workers' compensation files after it lost the contract to another company.

GSA CTO headlines WT open source breakfast

Open source and the power to disrupt the market will take center stage at our next WT Power Breakfast on July 12.

Veteran-owned firm takes case to Supreme Court and wins

Kingdomware Technologies, a service-disabled, veteran-owned company in Maryland, knew it was right and, despite getting knocked down twice on appeal, took its case for the rule of two to the Supreme Court where it scored a unanimous decision.

Partner strategies to play critical role in Navy NGEN competition

The strength and flexibility of the teams that will pursue the Navy's NGEN recompete will play a critical role in whether your bid is successful or if it falls short.

More protest troubles for $900M Special Operations contract

A second round of awards has been met with a second round of bid protests as the U.S. Special Operations Command struggles to get its $900 million support contract off the ground.

ManTech makes another cyber deal

ManTech International continues to build its cyber capabilities with the acquisition of Oceans Edge, its second cyber-related deal in the past year.

SAIC captures $84.7M high-performance support contract

SAIC beats out two other competitors to capture $84.7 million Army Corps of Engineers contract for high-performance computing support.

CACI gets big win from L-3 NSS acquisition

CACI International gets a big win with a $445.9 million Air Force contract thanks to its February acquisition of L-3 National Security Solutions.

Line-spacing issue nixes $300M contract award

Criterion Systems saw a $300 million contract taken away after the GAO ruled that part of its proposal had compressed spacing between the its lines of text, giving it an unfair advantage over its competitors.

Sustainment as a small biz opportunity

With the Air Force keeping its platforms flying for longer and longer, there are openings for small businesses to bring innovative solutions to sustainment efforts.

Dirty little secret of small business goals

Small business speakers at the ACQUIRE Show shared concerns that while many agencies are exceeding their small business goals, there is a serious caveat to keep in mind.

Inconsistent proposal kills Wyle's F-35 bid

Wyle lost a shot at a $155 million contract supporting the F-35 program office because of inconsistencies with the key personnel it submitted with its proposal.

Lockheed marks last year as No. 1 on WT Top 100

Barring some unforeseen collapse, Lockheed Martin sits a top the Top 100 for the 22nd and final time, but just because it is selling its IT services business to Liedos don't mean it won't be an IT force to reckon with.

Acquisition issues take center stage at ACQUIRE show

PSC and Grant Thornton will release their biennial survey on government acquisition issue at ACQUIRE, and it promises to offer insights on the budget, compliance issues and industry/agency communications.

2016 Top 100 reflects a changing government market

Washington Technology has ranked the 100 largest government contractors for more than two decades, and this year's rankings reflect a market undergoing significant changes from top to bottom.

Introducing the 2016 Top 100

For the 23rd year, we've ranked the largest contractors providing IT, systems integration and other high-tech products and services to the federal government. Read our analysis of the trends and issues driving today's market.

Engility excluded from Army software competition

Engility Corp. has been excluded from the competition for an Army software contract, and they don't like it one bit.

Protestors line up against $11.5B HCaTS contract

So far, 26 protests have been filed by 23 companies complaining that they were left off of an $11.5 billion contract to provide training and other human capital services to the government.