Contracts
Library of Congress told to redo $450M agile software contract
The Government Accountability Office found problems with evaluations, the best value tradeoff process and poor documentation.
Contracts
GSA begins work on new telecom strategy
The General Services Administration wants industry input on what today's telecommunications and IT trends are, plus insights on the challenges they faced while transitioning to the current Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle.
Contracts
CIO-SP4 faces more court challenges
In the meantime, the National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm has extended the current contract into the fall.
Contracts
FBI pushes back award date for $7B IT pact
Protests continue to dog the blanket purchase agreement called ITSSS-2, through which the FBI will buy a broad range of IT services.
Companies
Veritas Technologies agrees to merge data business with Cohesity
The companies are touting this new and larger data protection business as increasing research investments, customer access and partnerships.
Contracts
Polaris small business contract gets green light to move forward
The General Services Administration successfully fends off a pair of protests and can finally move on making awards for the IT solutions vehicle.
Contracts
GovTribe's Top 20 contracts for February
These opportunities are generating the most activity on GovTribe, based on an analysis of traffic on the website.
Opinion
Our next Power Breakfast explores the new National Defense Industrial Strategy
Danielle Miller, a Defense Department official and one of the strategy's authors, will share insights into the strategy and what comes next at our Feb. 16 event.
Companies
Rescale draws on investor to bring in public sector leader
Kiley Naas has moved over from a venture capital firm that backs the supercomputing-on-demand company to lead its government arm.
Contracts
Space Force leans on OTAs to bring innovation
The four-year-old service branch is looking to lower the barriers for small businesses and non-traditional companies to offer space-related solutions.
Contracts
Jacobs loses fight to keep $2.8B Special Operations IT contract
All of the incumbent's claims were rejected and that clears the way for the transition to a new prime.
Contracts
SAIC protests elimination from $1.3B NASA IT competition
The company is the incumbent on several contracts that are being bundled into this single-award task order.
Contracts
Army updates Common Hardware Systems program to streamline purchases
The Army overhauled the four-decade old program with the goal of making it easier for buyers to purchase ruggedized commercial technology for use in the tactical space.
Podcasts
WT 360: CMMC lessons from the voluntary assessment program
Derek Kernus explains how his company went through the Defense Department's assessment process for complying with the standards at the heart of CMMC, the rule that will lay out how contractors protect information on their systems.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs to again rethink $400M file conversion contract
GovCIO continues to challenge VA's choice of General Dynamics IT and the department has opted to look at the award again.
Opinion
CMMC's effective date appears likely to be early 2025
The Defense Department needs to adjudicate comments and Congress needs to review the final rule on how contractors protect information before the standard takes effect.
Companies
Maximus adds former Leidos exec to C-suite
Derrick Pledger will lead technology modernization and enterprise IT strategies in a newly-created role at Maximus.
Contracts
L3Harris takes fight for $500M contract to court
L3Harris Technologies now wants a federal judge to hear its argument against NASA's choice of Ball Aerospace for the satellite technology award.
Companies
Paul Strasser joins Attain Capital to find GovCon investments
He is the second high-level hire by the Greg Baroni-led private equity group that brings deep experience in the government market.
Contracts