No competition for private intell cloud contract

DISA awards a $45 million contract with no competition to Alliance Technology Group to build a private cloud for an unnamed intelligence agency.

Former GTSI execs reunited at new firm

Jeremy Wensinger, former COO of GTSI, is back with his old CEO, Sterling Phillips, who is now the CEO of U.S. Investigations Services.

Bjorklund hangs up consulting shingle

Ray Bjorklund, the budget guru of FedSources and Deltek, has launched his own consulting firm to help companies crunch the numbers in these tough times.

You can't afford to be a vanilla contractor in today's market

One of today's big buzz words is differentiation, but does your customer see you as anything more than a "plain Jane" contractor? A focus on delivering results might just help you stand out in the crowd.

Do you have the energy for adjacent markets?

Finding the right adjacent markets to pursue is a holy grail for many government contractors, and it looks like the energy market and the cyber needs of the smart grid might finally be emerging as a great opportunity.

VA’s Roger Baker picks Agilex for next career chapter

Roger Baker, a leader of IT transformation inside the government as CIO at VA, has joined Agilex as chief strategy officer with plans to bring a results-first philosphy to more contractors.

CDW-G pays $5.7M to settle False Claims Act allegations

CDW-G will pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that it improperly charged for shipping, sold goods from China and under-reported sales to GSA.

Data guru Ray Bjorklund leaves Deltek

Few people have a command of the federal budget like Ray Bjorklund. With his departure from Deltek, Editor Nick Wakeman says thanks for the help and guidance that he’s provided to Washington Technology, and wishes him luck with his as-of-yet unannounced next move.

Insights from our top stories of the month

Whether it's insights from a top executive, or news on the latest contract awards, what you read on our site says much about what worries and intrigues you have, and what you want to learn more about.

Can you survive two more years of budget chaos?

Stan Soloway, a leading industry voice, sees reasons for contractors to be optimistic long term, but the market has plenty of rough road to navigate until things get better.

Do you know how to thrive under LPTA?

Our experts present a webinar on the challenge of lowest price contracting and the importance of knowing your customer if you expect to thrive during these LPTA times.

SEC reworks Edgar procurement strategy

The Securities and Exchange Commission are weighing four different approaches to how it will procure operations and maintenance and modernization services for its online Edgar database of financial filings.

Is quantum computing the next big thing?

With companies like Lockheed, HP, IBM and Microsoft pumping money into quantum computing, and the CIA contributing millions to its development, can we be that far from a major breakthrough?

Lockheed continues diversification push

Lockheed Martin is looking to buy another IT company in Australia, as it continues to execute its diversification strategy.

Other investors join battle to buy Dell

A billionaire and a private equity group have joined the battle against Michael Dell to buy his company and take it private, but the big question is, what will Dell become?

Big leadership changes mark first half of fiscal 2013

At the half way mark, 2013 has seen a plethora of changes among the senior leadership ranks of some of the largest government contracts. What do you think is behind all of the changes and are more to come?

Amazon-CIA deal triggers plenty of questions

Amazon won a $600 million contract to build a private cloud for the CIA, and with it has come many questions that may go unanswered, starting with how much of a game-changer it is.

6 questions to drive the LPTA debate

Editor Nick Wakeman shares six questions he plans to ask during a roundtable discussion on lowest price, technically acceptable contracting, the dreaded LPTA. Is he taking the conversation in the right direction?

CIA's $600M Amazon award heralded as game-changer

Amazon Web Services quietly won a $600 million CIA contract that has everyone talking. Yes, it is a big deal, but is it a game-changer?

Lockheed's 5-part succession plan

In a market that has become hyper competitive, developing talent should be a top priority. We draw some lessons from Lockheed Martin's succession process, and its emphasis on identifying future leaders of the company.