Dell, iGov lodge ITES-3H protests

Dell Federal Systems, iGov and Technology Integration Group have both filed pre-award protests because they are being excluded from the final competition for the $5 billion Army ITES-3H contract.

Tough lessons from Harris' lost bid protest

Harris lost its protest of an Army contract that went to Motorola, but GAO's decision offers important lessons to other losing bidders.

DOD policies killing innovation

The Defense Business Board has released a set of recommendations to help DOD revamp its antiquated acquisition practices that are stifling innovation.

Protest troubles continue for NetCents

Four large businesses have filed protests over the Air Force's decision to leave them off of the $960 million NetCents II Application Services contract.

Davies starts new CEO role at Altamira

Altamira made it official, announcing the arrival of former Unisys executive Ted Davies as the company's new CEO.

Engility exec joins new firm as CEO

Paul Strasser, most recently a senior executive with Engility - thanks to its acquisition of DRC - has been named CEO of Project Performance Company.

Northrop, NCI file early protests of Army contract

Northrop Grumman and NCI Information Systems are both protesting terms of a solicitation for an Army logistics support contract.

Readers support hateful relationship with LPTA

The comments following our new WT Insider Report on LPTA contracting support the conclusion that it is a nearly universally-hated procurement practice.

Do contractors hate anything more than LPTA?

In our latest WT Insider Report, Washington Technology readers sent a very clear message -- they hate LPTA. Read more to learn why.

Davies to be Altamira CEO

Ted Davies, Unisys federal leader, leaves his post this week and starts next week as the CEO of Altamira Technologies Corp.

Contractors beware, Virginia eyes insourcing

Virginia's new governor has kicked off an effort to pull back on the use of contractors. His assumptions are very similar to the insourcing efforts of the early days of the Obama administration.

Air Force wins last four NetCents protests

The Air Force has prevailed in the last four bid protests filed against the NetCents 2 contract, but don't expect clear sailing from here.

Acquisitions, changes drive new name for SI Org

The SI Organization has said good-bye to its name and has unveiled Vencore as its new brand, combining the Latin word for respect with the word core, a better representation of what the company is today, execs said.

Unisys says good-bye to federal leader

Ted Davies, long-serving president of Unisys Federal, is leaving the company this Friday. No replacement has been named yet, and where Davies is headed is still unknown.

Beyster outlines what went wrong with SAIC's employee-ownership model

Robert Beyster, founder of SAIC, has updated his book, the SAIC Solution, and explores what went wrong at the end of his 34-year leadership run, and how he should have saved the company's employee-ownership model.

IBM battles Accenture for $40M in Navy ERP work

IBM is fighting for a series of task orders for Navy ERP work that it lost to Accenture, complaining to GAO that the evaluation criteria was not applied properly.

Small-business deal builds tracking, analytics capabilities.

Knowmadics and Guardian Mobility have closed an acquisition that brings together situational awareness technology with global tracking and analytics solutions.

One-on-one with Lockheed's Marillyn Hewson

Lockheed Martin's Chairman and CEO Marillyn Hewson sat down with Editor Nick Wakeman to discuss her strategy and vision for the world's largest defense contractor.

Air Force loses NetCents 2 protests

The Air Force has lost a group of NetCents 2 protests, and the GAO is recommending that the service re-evaluate proposals and make a new source selection decision for its $5.8 billion network operations and infrastructure solutions contract.

Is the NetCents 2 protest saga about to begin again?

The Air Force has made more NetCents 2 awards, but the pool of disappointed bidders leaves the door wide open for more bid protests. Who made the cut this time and who didn't?