Viasat captures $6.7M datalink pact

Viasat has won a $6.7 million sole-source contract with the Navy to support the ArcLight Mobile Satellite Communication System.

QinetiQ North America wins $6.8M robotics contract

QinetiQ North America has won a $6.8 million contract to support the robots that help keep bomb technicians safe.

Incumbents and the risk of the lost recompete

Incumbents are losing recompetes at an increasing rate, so three capture management experts share their advice on how companies chasing recompetes can improve their chances of winning.

Is OMB wrong to set so many performance goals for agencies?

OMB says it has 100 performance goals that agencies should meet. Goals are great, but with so many, does anyone expect anything to get done?

Battle continues for $165M State Department contract

The State Department's $165 million Vanguard contract draws another round of protests after DynCorp wins the contract for a second time.

More protests for Eagle II

Four more companies have filed protests over the DHS Eagle II contract, begging the question of why keep going?

Did GSA get OASIS right?

The low number of protests seems to indicate that GSA is in a strong position to defend its small business awards under the $60 billion OASIS contract. But there is still room for improvement.

Who's who on OASIS small business?

If you want to dig deeper into the small business winners of the OASIS contract, we have the tool for you: a spreadsheet that includes addresses and websites of each winner. But you have to be a WT Insider to get it.

Budgets, modernization, disasters, oh, my

The federal budget continues to be big news across the market, but so are plans for modernization, disaster recovery and special operations. Here's our new weekly review of the latest IT news.

PSC embraces tech as markets converge

The Professional Services Council has formed a new technology policy council to focus on the implications of the growing convergence of technology and services.

Eagle II and the big "so what"

The Homeland Security Department said this week that it's re-evaluating all the large business bids for the service delivery category. But haven't they been doing that since December?

Lockheed prevails in bid protest fight; here's why

GAO's decision against Booz Allen Hamilton and SRA International and in favor of Lockheed Martin offers some good pointers about what to make sure you include in responses to solicitations.

Protest season opens for OASIS

So far, 10 companies have filed protests because they were not included in the pool of 123 OASIS contracts that went to small businesses.

Ray Oleson remembered for success, kindness, leadership

Salient Federal Chairman Ray Oleson died early this week at 69. He leaves a legacy of success, and is remembered as a leader who never wanted to be the center of attention and built a culture of partnership and collaboration at his companies.

Gens. Lawrence, Sorenson share insights on transformation

Whether it is everything as a service, cloud computing, big data or mobile, the government technology landscape is evolving quickly. Retired Lt. Gens. Susan Lawrence and Jeff Sorenson talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with change.

Will protest decision bring Eagle II relief?

Don't count on it. A recent GAO decision to deny a bid protest of Eagle II small-business awards could clear the way for the $22 billion contract to get underway. But it's not quite that simple.

Sometimes no competition makes good sense

A recent GAO protest decision sheds some light on when a brand name requirement in a solicitation isn't such a bad idea, and why protesting the decision just seems silly.

L3 buys big data firm focused on national security

L-3 Communications has acquired Data Tactics in a move that bolsters its data analytics and cloud computing capabilities in the national security market.

An insider's guide to the 2015 budget

It's easy to dismiss the annual release of the president's budget as political theater, but it's hard to ignore the policy and spending priorities that will guide government actions whatever the final budget numbers are.

Six win $80M SEC modernization contract

Six small businesses have won spots on an $80 million SEC contract to help the agency modernize its IT capabilities.