Opinion

New rule does little to clarify communications between agencies and industry

While years in the making, the significant changes to how agencies and industry can communicate appear more cosmetic.

Podcasts

WT 360: The Info Session picks up where 2022 ended and starts on 2023

The premiere episode of what is now WT 360 is also the start of our new Info Session series that brings together the reporting staff from WT's partner publications. Frank Konkel of Nextgov and Carten Cordell of FCW join the conversation to preview storylines to watch in 2023.

Companies

Maximus names new leader for federal tech efforts

Joe Jeter will lead technology strategy and approach efforts with agencies as a senior vice president.

Podcasts

Introducing the new name for our podcast -- WT 360

As we retire the Project 38 brand, we look back at some of our favorite episodes from the past year and preview what to expect with the new name and look.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT fights for $246M VA records contract

The incumbent argues the winner cannot meet the requirements and there are different understandings of the solicitation.

Opinion

What does this tight response deadline tell us?

A new request for information out of the Veterans Affairs' IT office makes me wonder if the VA has unstated reasons for creating such a short window for responses.

Opinion

Lack of differentiation turns Army task order into a price shootout

Neither bidder's technical proposal stood out for the Army as the branch competed a data center contract.

Opinion

What 2022 tells us about 2023 and beyond

A look back at the top stories of 2022 offers us some insights and foreshadowing into what government contractors will care about in 2023 and the years after that.

Contracts

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Where Justice spends its IT money

For this presentation at a WT Power Breakfast, The Pulse of GovCon breaks down the budget and spending patterns throughout the Justice Department and its components.

Contracts

NOAA developing contract for coastal remediation efforts

Work includes data and information systems that support continuing efforts to address the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion nearly a decade ago.

Contracts

Incumbent and challenger protest $300M VA award

Allegations include poor evaluations, an improper best-value tradeoff and charges of an organizational conflict-of-interest on the part of the winner.

Contracts

Navy moves ahead on $100M weather contract

Proposals are due soon for the software engineering and development support recompete.

Contracts

EPA wants small business to support superfund work

The Environmental Protection Agency is developing contract to acquire support for how it manages the restorations of heavily-contaminated.

Contracts

SBA to rethink loan monitoring award

The agency will conduct a second evaluation of bids in a head-to-head contest to support SBA lending partners.

Companies

Intelligence firm adds new operations chief

Integral Federal's focus is on building the leadership team to drive growth into the federal market's middle-tier.

Contracts

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: What to do after a GWAC win

Securing positions on large government-wide acquisition contracts is key to success in the government market. But it is only step one as these contracting practitioners explain.

Contracts

Protest leads to spot on $1.8B training contract vehicle

The Office of Personnel Management admits to making a mistake in its initial selections for awards.

Contracts

$25B VA professional services contract hit with protests

Three companies are challenging how the VA evaluated their bids to join the vehicle called VECTOR.

Contracts

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Procurement leaders share advice on the market's biggest contracts

Three of the federal government's top procurement officials talk all things vehicles and provide some insights into how companies should think about them.

Opinion

DOD's huge cloud vehicle should open doors to innovation

Each bidder may be on the potential $9 billion contract, but their competition for work will be fierce and fuel advancements in battlefield tech.