Protest battle continues for $100M DHS contract

As Presidio Network Solutions is learning, winning a protest is no guarantee of ultimately winning the contract, as the company continues its fight for a $100 million DHS contract.

State preps 'highly complex' IT contract

The State Department has begun development of a contract to provide IT support and software engineering for its comptroller and global financial services group.

In-Q-Tel makes IT management investment

In-Q-Tel, the investment arm for the intelligence community, has placed a bet on BlueLine Grid, a company with an identity-based mobile communications platform.

The four 'Cs' of today's market dynamics

Competition, convergence, commodization and something called "community commons" are key dynamics in today's market. All four are shaping today's landscape and impacting companies of all sizes. Here's what you need to keep in mind.

Linxx founder picks alternate buy-out strategy

Linxx Global Solutions founder could have had his pick of buyers, but he instead picked a group he knew very well -- his own employees.

Former USIS unit continues protest fight

The business formerly known as U.S. Investigative Services has scored a $200 million victory for its owner, PAE, but there is still a fight ahead.

Primes and Subs: Troubled partnership?

The need for healthy prime-subcontractor relationships has never been stronger, but our latest Washington Technology Insider Special Report points to plenty of areas where primes fall short in how they treat their subs.

Amazon cloud disclosure marks maturity of the market

Amazon is disclosing its cloud revenue for the first time, and as impressive as the number is, it says even more about the evolution of the cloud market.

Sequestration threat looms over defense innovation

Frank Kendall included a dire warning about sequestration as he told a Senate panel about the importance of DOD's research and innovation efforts.

HP, STG, Lockheed net bid protest victories

Decisions to take a new look at two contract awards have given HP, STG and Lockheed Martin a second chance at wrestling awards away from their rivals.

HUD loses fight for no-bid contracts

A recent Supreme Court decision upholding a lower court ruling makes a strong statement in support of competition, but where it goes from here is still a bit unclear.

Five strategies driving today's prime contractors

Companies are adopting a variety of strategies to succeed in today's market. Here the five most common approaches, and who's adopting them.

Raytheon makes $1.9B cyber statement

Raytheon is going all in on cyber with a $1.9 billion deal for Websense as well as a unique structure that might crack open the commercial market for the defense giant.

Incumbents battle for lost training contracts

General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman have filed protests after losing a competition for a new training contract that consolidated two of their other vehicles.

WT launches industry day series

We are starting a series of events focused on business opportunities at specific government agencies. Each event will dive into a single agency, and you'll hear from senior leaders who will share their priorities, buying habits and upcoming contracts. First up is the Commerce Department.

65 win spots on $20B NIH IT contract

NIH has named 65 winners of its $20 billion CIO Commodities and Solutions contract.

Unisys taps former GSA exec as new civilian leader

Unisys Federal has picked former GSA CIO Casey Coleman to be the new leader of their civilian business.

SRA wins protest victory, for now

GAO sided with SRA International as it battled for a GSA supply chain management contract, but recent history proves winning a bid protest doesn't automatically net a contract award.

Lockheed files protest to keep $700M NORAD contract

Lockheed Martin is in a fight to keep a $700 million Air Force contract it has held since 2009.

Dueling protests hit Afghan army contract

Both the winner and the loser of $245 million contract to support Afghan army and police facilities have filed protests with GAO.