HHS leaders headline WT industry day

We have a great line up of senior HHS executives who will be offering their thoughts and insights Sept. 2 on the IT landscape at the Health and Human Services Department.

Should DynCorp have been warned its pricing was killing its bid?

The GAO and the Army say "No" because the decision wasn't about price, but when you read the GAO bid protest decision, it seems everything comes back to DynCorp's high price.

Veritas closes Alion deal

Alion Science & Technology's acquisition by Veritas Capital has closed, officially taking the employee-owned comapny off the IPO track.

QTS-Carpathia integration moves forward

QTS acquired Carpathia earlier this summer, and executives see the combination paying off as QTS strengthens its position in the federal market.

$30M settlement brings close to USIS saga

USIS and its parent, Altegrity, have agreed to give up claims to $30 million in OPM payments to settle fraud allegations with Justice Department.

Navy misteps add years to contract award

The Navy can't seem to get it right when it comes to awarding a contract to support its New Orleans data center. It is working on attempt no. 5 with no end in sight.

Software problem temporarily grounds Lockheed's air traffic control system

A software glitch with Lockheed Martin's En Route Automation Modernization system led to cancelled and delayed flights across the Washington region.

$900M Special Operations Command contract faces protest fight

Two losing bidders -- Jacobs and Academi -- filed bid protests objecting to the Special Operations Command's decision to not award them spots on a $900 million professional services contract.

If you aren't ready for September, it's too late

Nearly a quarter of all government IT spending happens in September, so billions of dollars are at stake. Have you laid the ground work for the busiest month of the year?

No protests for huge Leidos health record contract

IBM and Computer Sciences Corp. have decided not to protest Leidos' $4.3 billion Defense Department electronic health record contract, leaving us in the dark about many details of how Leidos pulled off the victory.

$700M State IT contract hits the streets

The State Department has released the final solicitation for its $700 million small business contract.

Lockheed wins DHS cyber accreditation

Lockheed Martin becomes the first non-telecom company to earn a commercial service provider accreditation from the Homeland Security Department.

GSA proposes cyber addition to Schedule 70

GSA wants to create a new category under Schedule 70 to make it easier to call out cyber and information assurance products and services.

Why Salient CRGT makes sense

Mergers of equals are rare in this market, but Salient CEO Brad Antle gives an inside view of how his company and CRGT made it happen.

CSC loses bid to save missile defense contract

Incumbency and a low price weren't enough to save CSC's bid to keep a systems engineering contract with the Missile Defense Agency.

CSC gets closer to split

Computer Sciences Corp. is moving steadily towards its split, and the public sector business is reporting strong results that bode well for an independent future.

PwC faces multiple protests over Defense Health Agency win

PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing protests from three companies who object to it winning a $53.5 million Defense Health Agency contract.

Salient, CRGT create merger of equals

Mergers of equals are rare in the government space, but Salient Federal Solutions and CRGT are doing just that to create a new mid-tier player in the market.

Microsoft scores $230M DHS services pact

Microsoft has signed a five-year, $230 million sole-source agreement with DHS to supply enterprise support services for its products.

CACI CEO on weathering market uncertainty

CACI International CEO Ken Asbury explains what his company has done to weather the current conditions in the market of uncertainty, low cost and procurement delays.