Opinion
Why a national cyber academy is a bad idea
A cybersecurity academy modeled on the military academies isn't an efficient use of resources, but rather ROTC programs are a better option.
Contracts
AT&T wins $300M DISA telephony award
AT&T wins a $300 million contract for telephony and trunking services across both of the Americas regions for the next 10 years.
Contracts
Federal court system planning cloud computing contract
The federal court system is planning a pilot program to shift services such as infrastructure provisioning, development and website management to a cloud computing environment.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Our pick of the episodes worth a second listen
We produced nearly 50 episodes of our podcast in 2021. Here is a sampling of those that will offer insights and lessons of equal value in 2022 as they were when first released.
Contracts
Northrop wants L3Harris kicked out of $500M jammer competition
Northrop Grumman has asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to ban L3Harris from a $500 million competition to build the next-generation jammer for the Navy's EA-18 Growler aircraft.
Opinion
GAO: Navy should disqualify Booz Allen from $400M Navy win
Two former Navy officials helped shape Booz Allen Hamilton's winning bid for a nearly $400 million Navy task order, but the Government Accountability Office agrees with incumbent Serco Inc. that the winner had an unfair advantage.
Companies
New entrant makes first federal market acquisition
Galway Holdings has entered the federal market through its acquisition of Simatree, which recently won a spot on the General Services Administration's schedule.
Contracts
Insight scores early victory in $2.5B fight versus Dell
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has sided with Insight Public Sector and has given the Navy 45 days to investigate claims that Dell used inside information to undermine the former's bid for a $2.5 billion Microsoft product license contract.
Opinion
Why milCloud's end hurts DISA and General Dynamics IT
General Dynamics IT will lose a prestigious program when its contract to run the milCloud 2.0 service ends in the spring, but the Defense Information Systems Agency also faces potential risks as the new multiple-cloud contract to replace JEDI advances.
Opinion
What's behind WT's new look
Our website's new design is likely noticeable by now. We've gone through some significant changes but our mission remains the same -- provide you the best coverage of the business of federal government contracting.
Companies
Former GDIT exec finds new home at DXC
DXC Technology has dipped its toe back into the federal market somewhat to find its new chief information officer.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Why listening, mentorship and trust drive GDIT's success
In part two of her conversation with Editor Nick Wakeman: Amy Gilliland shares why listening, mentorship and trust are critical elements to the success of the General Dynamics IT business she leads as president.
Former Peraton business gets new CEO, name
Three months after being spun out with the name CTFV Acquisition Corp., the former Peraton systems engineering business has a new name and a new CEO.
Marines developing tech-laden combat vehicle
The Marine Corps wants a new combat vehicle that will serve as a technology hub for command and control, unmanned systems and more.
Evaluation mistakes sunk NSA's first try at $10B cloud award
The decision to back Microsoft's protest of a $10 billion National Security Agency cloud computing award to Amazon reveals a series of mistakes in the NSA's evaluation of proposals.
Cloud adoption drives more commercial partnerships
Systems integrators are moving away from traditional business models as they form deeper relationships with commercial technology firms and particularly the cloud infrastructure providers.
Batsakis, Speigel return to start new adventure
Industry veteran George Bataskis and Phase One founder Jerad Speigel have joined forces with a private equity firm to buy Telesto Group, a company focused on enterprise resource planning and digital transformation.
How BigBear landed a former IBM exec as its new COO
BigBear.AI has begun life as a publicly-traded company and here to tell us what's ahead for the company is Chief Operating Officer Sam Gordy, who once led billion-dollar business lines at IBM and Leidos.
Podcasts
