Reset your shutdown clock for Dec. 11

The fiscal cliff and government shutdown have been avoided, but can Congress make any progress between now and Dec. 11?

More growth expected as cloud opportunities expand

Spending on cloud computing tripled between 2013 and 2014, and this year is expected to be up as well, according to new research from Govini.

CORRECTION: Wrong contract tied to protest

Yes, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been hit with some protests, but they just aren't related to a project to modernize its financial system.

False Claims Act prosecutions aren't always about lowest price

Pricing often plays a critical in False Claims Act violations, but in this exclusive interview, the counsel to GSA's inspector general explains that factors related to disclosure and intent often tip the scales toward a prosecution.

$40M Treasury contract draws protest fight

A pair of small businesses are squaring off over a $40 million contract to support Treasury Department efforts to fight financial crimes.

Agencies release plans for government shutdown

Though the likelihood appears remote, agencies have moved ahead and released contingency plans just in case the government shuts down.

Does Boehner's departure lessen the threat of a shutdown?

House Speaker John Boehner has announced he'll resign at the end of October. How does his departure change the risk that the government will shut down?

MacAulay-Brown takes protest fight to court

MacAulay-Brown was a winner of a $900M SOCOM contract, but protests have delayed the contract, and the company is taking the fight to the Court of Federal Claims.

Inside the 18F Agile BPA bid protests

At least four companies have filed bid protests over GSA's 18F Agile development contracts. We look into what the companies are claiming GSA did wrong.

Deloitte protests lost Defense Health Agency contract

Deloitte Consulting is protesting a $79.8 million contract it lost to a small business to provide program management support to the Defense Health Agency.

ManTech battles for incumbent Navy contract

ManTech finds itself in a protest fight for a Navy contract it has held for several years supporting radar, sonar and other acoustics systems.

Contracting officers hold the key to surviving the government shutdown

To work or not to work? There is no simple answer to that question if the government shuts down on Oct. 1, but your contracting office is the place to start looking for an answer.

Can anyone unseat HP and NGEN?

By the time its Navy NGEN contract expires in 2018, HP will have managed the Navy's IT infrastructure for nearly 20 years. Does that give the company an insurmountable advantage?

Navy releases RFI for $3.4B NGEN recompete

The Navy finally has released the request for information and has kicked off the recompete process for the $3.4 billion Next Generation Network contract.

Another day, another delay for NGEN RFI

UPDATE: Still no RFI for the $3.4 billion NGEN recompete as the Navy promised on Sept. 15.

Commercial tech evolves beyond the hype in the government market

The Professional Services Council's new alliance with the California Technology Council is just the latest sign of how important commercial technology is to the government market.

One more day for NGEN RFI

The Navy said the NGEN RFI would be released on or about Sept. 16. It looks like "on or about" is going to be Sept. 17. Stay tuned.

Carlyle, Chertoff make cyber play

The Carlyle Group and the Chertoff Group have joined forces to buy a majority stake in Coalfire Systems, a company that provides audit and compliance services around cybersecurity.

Layoffs planned for HP Enterprise Services

HP plans to cut as many as 30,000 people from its payroll as it prepares to split off the HP Enterprise Services business into a separate entity.

Analysis: CSC drawn to SRA's contracts, health IT work

Computer Sciences Corp.'s acquisition of SRA was driven by CSC's desire to build its portfolio of health related work as well as gain access to more task order-based business, according to an analysis by market research firm Govini.